My Surgery!

[Guest guest]

Well My surgery was scheduled for 7am Tuesday 11/18. I had to be at the

hospitl for 5am. My hubby and I sat in the lobby till 5:45am. They then brought

me

to my room and had me put my gown on. Then they weighed me. Then I had to get

on the bed and they took me to the holding area. there they hooked up my iv

and gave me some blood thinners! I remember talking to my hubby and mom and the

guy came in and said Im gonna give you some stuff to relax you. Because at

this point I could not lie still..My nerves were getting the best of me. Well

that was the last thing I remember except for a warm blanket being put over me

in

the OR. My mom and hubby said I talked to them for about 10 minutes after the

shot but I dont remember a thing. The next thing i remember after the shot

was them saying " Wake up Mrs you did great " ..LOL Then I was rolled to

recovery. They kept trying to wake me up! FINALLY I made it to the ICU and

woke enough to ask for my family! They let them in immediatly. The nurse told my

husband that the surgery was " TEXT BOOK " except for the time it took. We were

originally told 2-2 1/2 hours and it took 1 hour and 10 minutes.

At about 6pm tuesday night I was ready to get up and walk but they would only

let me get up and move to the chair. Thats where i slept the rest of the

night..It was MUCH more comfortable than the bed. There was another lady next to

me in ICU who had the same procedure done. Poor thing was nauseated and

throwing up. I felt sooo sorry for her! She ended up sleeping in the chair also.

The next morning we were sent for upper GI's. The other girl went first and

the dr who did the GI told the nurse she had a small trinkle of a leakage. To

keep her off food and stuff..SO now my heart is racing because we used the same

dr. They did my upper GI and I was told it was " BEAUTIFUL " . I was then

brought back to ICU for breakfast of crystal light and sorbet..I ate neither.

When

we got ready to go to my room they were gonn wheel me in the wheel chair and I

said " PLEASE LET ME WALK " so I did. It was a pretty good ways but i was ready

for it! Once I was in my room I was up and walking like every hour! I was

able to come home Thursday morning and all has been fine except the drain tube

hurts REALLY bad and the diarrea is TERRIBLE!

Now for my questions. Is it normal to have trouble getting all the protein in

the first couple of days? And does anyone mix their protein drink with

anything else to cut the taste? I have a Syrup that i have to take 4TBS of a day

plus a powder that i have to have 2 scoops a day and the protein drink.

YEsterday

I got it all except for about 4 oz of my protein drink because I was having

to mix it with Sugarfree koolaid or crystal lite to be able to tolerate

it....also how long does the diarrea lasts??

Thanks for listening to my story,

Crystal

PostOp

11/18/03

365/354/200(the 11 pds were lost from 9/29 to 11/18)

[Guest guest]

you're a trooper! try to keep hydrated, what did your doc say to

take for the runs?

lori h.

> Well My surgery was scheduled for 7am Tuesday 11/18. When

> we got ready to go to my room they were gonn wheel me in the wheel

chair and I

> said " PLEASE LET ME WALK " so I did. It was a pretty good ways but

i was ready

> for it! Once I was in my room I was up and walking like every

hour! I was

> able to come home Thursday morning and all has been fine except

the drain tube

> hurts REALLY bad and the diarrea is TERRIBLE!

>

> Now for my questions. Is it normal to have trouble getting all the

protein in

> the first couple of days? And does anyone mix their protein drink

with

> anything else to cut the taste? I have a Syrup that i have to take

4TBS of a day

> plus a powder that i have to have 2 scoops a day and the protein

drink. YEsterday

> I got it all except for about 4 oz of my protein drink because I

was having

> to mix it with Sugarfree koolaid or crystal lite to be able to

tolerate

> it....also how long does the diarrea lasts??

>

> Thanks for listening to my story,

> Crystal

> PostOp

> 11/18/03

> 365/354/200(the 11 pds were lost from 9/29 to 11/18)

[Guest guest]

Dear Crystal:

I read your story, and I was glad that you put it on here. You see I plan on

having this surgery as well but not till March, that sucks!

Any way reading your story helps me to know what others have gone threw and

this way I will know what to expect if I got threw the things others are going

threw now. This will save me from freaking out.

I was wondering if you would not mind writing to me, and letting me know how

its going for you, the good as well as the not so good stuff, like you wrote

in your letter.

I have a lot of health problems and am very nervous about this surgery, but

If I want to live I know that I must go threw this.

I have high blood pressure, diabetes, Sleep Apnea, and depression. I recently

got out of the hospital. I needed to be stabilized. But IM okay now.

I want to thank you again for your letter I know it must be hard going threw

this, but in the end you will feel better. We all will.

Take care of yourself, and keep in touch okay I would appreciate it very

much.

a friend

h

[Guest guest]

h, you're not alone. I've already had the surgery, but went through 11

months of doctors, tests, etc. to get the surgery. " I have high blood

pressure, diabetes, Sleep Apnea, and depression " Me too, and high

cholesterol, sky-high triglycerides, GERD, arthritis in 2 knees & one ankle,

and kidney disease. This surgery was the answer!!!!!

March seems like a long time, but all of a sudden it's here, and you're on

your way to a new, better life.

Joan C, California

LAP RNY 11/18/03

282/275/265

Re: My Surgery!

Dear Crystal:

I read your story, and I was glad that you put it on here. You see I plan

on

having this surgery as well but not till March, that sucks!

Any way reading your story helps me to know what others have gone threw

and

this way I will know what to expect if I got threw the things others are

going

threw now. This will save me from freaking out.

I was wondering if you would not mind writing to me, and letting me know

how

its going for you, the good as well as the not so good stuff, like you

wrote

in your letter.

I have a lot of health problems and am very nervous about this surgery,

but

If I want to live I know that I must go threw this.

I have high blood pressure, diabetes, Sleep Apnea, and depression. I

recently

got out of the hospital. I needed to be stabilized. But IM okay now.

I want to thank you again for your letter I know it must be hard going

threw

this, but in the end you will feel better. We all will.

Take care of yourself, and keep in touch okay I would appreciate it very

much.

a friend

h