5 days Post-Op
So I had my bypass on Monday, December 21. An early Christmas gift to me! So far, so good. As of today, the abdominal pain is almost all gone. Finally had a bm today. I was wondering when that was gonna happen. Had to take a couple of stool softeners to shake things loose. I'm starting to be more active as well. Plan on taking a nice walk around the neighborhood today. Only thing that is a pain is I stil have a drain line in my stomach. I empty that about twice a day. No biggie, but it will be nice to have it come out on my first post-op visit on Wednesday.
Learning to schedule things like my eating and taking my supplements. My doc has taken me off my drugs for diabetes, arthritis and gout. Still taking for GERD and high blood pressure. I am down 10 lbs. as of this morning. Only 125 to go!
I carry the dust of a journey
That cannot be shaken away
It lives deep within me
For I breathe it every day
Highest weight: 402
Weight before surgery: 368
Goal weight: 235
Sounds like it is going well! Have an awesome New Year!
HW: 336.5 (March 1, 2015), Height: 5'11", Birthdate: November 8, 1955
VSG: July 1, 2015 288.0 lbs, University of Iowa Hospitals -- Dr. Isaac Samuel
CW: 196 lbs, goal: 186
8/2/15 -- 263.8 | 8/30/15 -- 256.0 | 9/20/15 -- 248.6 | 11/1/15 -- 240.6 | 11/29/15 -- 233.2 | 1/3/16 -- 227.4 | 1/31/16 -- 218.6 | 2/28/16 -- 211.2 | 3/27/16 -- 204.6 | 5/2/2016 -- 206.6 | 5/30/2016 -- 203.8 | 7/7/2016 --198.8 | 8/1/2016 -- 197.8 | 1/25/2017 -- 196.3 | 3/23/2017 -- 194
It sounds like things are going great and are unfolding as they should, smile!
I am a female who works with men and women who may be having the same or a similar surgery and/or have binge-eating disorder/food addiction. I am hopeful I can be part of your forum to gain perspectives from the male counterparts outside of my working time? Please let me know.
Take great care,
Susanne Dorder, M.A.
Binge-eating disorder/food addiction specialist
Susanne Dorder
on 12/26/15 9:19 pm
Congrats on your success so far. Although everyone wants immediate transformation, remember to be patient and look for slow steady progress over a year+.
None of us gained the weight in a few months, so take a steady long term view on losing the weight, and tackling other goals like strength training, new approaches to nutrition, changes in how you and others see you after substantial weight loss, loose skin, etc.
Good luck!
