Aomiel

Well I haven't been here since 10/28 because my surgery date was 11/3 and I was madly trying to tie up loose ends at home and in my business so I could, with a clear mind, take a little down time after surgery.

My clear liquid day on Monday went pretty good, although I had a *major* migraine by the evening which didn't go away until they hit me with the general and then it was instant relief and total oblivion for a couple hours.

I have the lap band so I went in at 5:45 am and was discharged at 2 a.m...ahead of their usual schedule but pretty typical for me. I went home with pain meds but never had reason to take them. I did take some liquid tylenol for the sore muscles in my neck and back the day after surgery but I ended up going back to work and just moving around made me feel better. Yes, I did take it easy.

Day 2 (Wednesday) after surgery and I overdid it. I know better today. I'm healing well. Haven't had anything but liquids since Sunday night but no hunger and I feel great! Best of all, my blood sugar has dropped 100 points since Sunday!

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Laureate

Congrats, Aomiel! Good to see those blood sugar numbers fall, isn't it?

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Terri
Over 50 BMI Member No. 9

Cigna approval for LAP RNY surgery: 9/4/09
Pre-op consult: 10/15/09
Pre-op tests: 10/21/09
Surgery date: 10/26/09!!

Highest weight: 319
Surgery weight: 287
Current weight: 269
Goal weight: To be determined, but probably 175ish
Other goals: To get back on the tennis court and back in my kayak again!

Beth in Texas

congrats, but man...don't know how you have managed to get back to work/life routine so quickly! I just about fell to pieces when I returned 5 days after!

But, I really am so glad you're seeing positive results with your bloodwork so far!

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10/27/09: Surgery

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

Aomiel

It absolutely is! I just took my evening reading and it's 151! Woohoo! It's even more exciting than watching the scales drop!

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Aomiel

To be honest I've always been a rapid healer...good genetics.

I had a c-section 17 years ago and 8 hours after they sewed me up, I was walking down the hall, pushing my IV stand, on my way to the nursery. The doc had to fudge his notes in order to get me the usual 3 day hospital stay (since the baby wasn't going to be discharged before that time and I didn't want to go home without him) because if he had written the truth, they would've shipped me out that day.

Three weeks later, I was back in front of the classroom teaching.

I was hoping this surgery would be equally as easy even though I'm almost 20 years older (and not in as good shape as I was previously).

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