bypass journey

Well, here I am again, and it has now been 11 days. Wow, time flies, even when you are not having fun... Well, I have to be honest and say I have had a little fun. I have been making some crafts, and that is always fun. I will make it a new goal to see if I can't get some pictures posted today or soon.
On to the journey though...I am feeling better in some ways, and not so in others. Suffice it to say, that I have had some problems. I had to call the doctor, and was told what to do...so now I am hoping improvements will come. I have lost three pounds every day since I got home from the operation. Today however, I stayed the same. That makes a total of 19 pds, which is pretty good in 10 days.
Today, I have all these twinges and sharp little pains in my stomach. If they get worse, I guess I will have to call the doctor again...I hate to be a pest, but I would hate even more to have something be wrong.
When I burp (bring up gas I guess would be more delicate) I seem to taste food I ate two days ago. This doesn't seem like a good thing. Just call me worry wart!

Surgery memories of gastric bypass

Since this is somewhat of a journal, I thought that I would throw in here that the worst moment I can recall of this whole journey, was the moment I woke up in the recovery room. There was a nurse standing over me, and asking me where I hurt. I can barely get out a sound at this point and it feels like it is coming from someone else. Of course, I say..My stomach, and my back. "Well," she says to me..." you just had surgery on your stomach and was on a hard stretcher for a few hours, of course your stomach and back hurt." So now, I want to hit this nurse and ask her what did you ask me for if I wasn't supposed to tell you? But I am not moving or even hardly talking yet...so I just groan. This of course does not seem to please this miserable recovery nurse who gives me a dirty look. Now of all the places you would want a caring, and thoughtful nurse, wouldn't recovery be one of them. OOOOhhhh....did she make me mad! Too bad I wasn't with it enough to take names....I would like to ask her if she didn't think she could adjust her attitude a little better for waking patients....What a world!

New day...why don't I feel better?????

Ok, well here we go with another post on gastric bypass. I am at the point where I really need to be feeling better, but just don't. Well, to be perfectly honest, in some ways I do. However, my stomach seems to be getting more tender instead of less. Leave it to me to take the hard road...LOL!!! I am not sure how much more protein drinks that I can take. Now normally, a chocolate shake would tast good once in a while. For some reason, there is definitely a difference. Can't imagine why.

More on the journey....

I did finally manage to get out for a few minutes and the weather was nice. It did seem good, but after three garage sales, and the dollar store..I was tired and ready to go home. Very shortly, I feel a nap coming on. Me, who never takes naps because they are a waste of time!!!!
First, however, I would like to share some thoughts on my surgery. As soon as the date was given to me, I had some misgivings and nervousness. It is surgery, so I feel that to be perfectly normal. I kept hearing one question over and over, that I thought was a little odd, but understood where it was coming from..."Are you getting excited?" I can honestly say, that there was not one point where I was actually excited. I was and still am, looking forward to starting my eating journey anew. This time around I will treat my baby stomach sooooooo much better. That is the plan.

The gastric bypass journey.

I know it has been forever since I posted here, but i thought now was a good time.
I have had gastric bypass surgery. Today is my 5th day. My stomach is in some pretty good discomfort. Not severe pain, as the doctor's office calls it, but discomfort. I am supposed to drink 60 grams of protein a day, and I am lucky to get down 18-20. They shrunk my tummy...it won't hold much more than three swallows an hour without discomfort...wow...what a trip.
I am going to get dressed in a few minutes, and see if getting out helps me feel better. Ready to try something different.
I will try to be back and fill in more details later.

This little bubble gum tree is a gift I made for my sister's hubby, who got way more bubble gum than any "kid" could ever chew. Since we all know that he likes it, he got some from everyone. So much for communication. LOL!!!
Wow, now it really has been a long time. Maybe if I post more often, someone will find me. It is 5am and I have already been up an hour. What have I accomplished in that time you might ask.
Well, I have checked my email, had my coffee and am now revisiting my blog....LoL...big accomplishments.

And Time marches on

Yes, time just flies. I hadn't realized that it had been so long since last I posted, but here is another little message, just incase someone should acutally happen to drop by. I haven't really been doing too many crafts lately. Working and cooking supper, and then it is time to go to bed to start all over again the next day. I have however been working on some scrapbooks and made a little jewelry. Sorry, I can't show pix of the jewelry...I gave it away as fast as I made it....LOL!!!

I do have some pix of some jewelry I made previously though if only I could find them.

The first one was some little heart beads...turned out really cute...the colors really don't do it justice, but that was my 4 mp camera...I now have an 8mp. The second set was some coral chunky beads. I made a necklace and earrings....and the third (my favorite) were pink bracelet and earrings.

Happy Crafting till next time.