May 2nd - my first full day at home - post bariatric
Well I did it...well the surgeons did really...but I'm here...post bariatric surgery...
The staff at Humber River Regional Hospital were fantastic. I thank them from the bottom of my tummy. Dr. Starr (surgeon) and the cute assistant whose name I cant remember. I thank Dr. Glazier the Internist and I truly thank the nurses: Ingrid, Glyann and Jennifer...who all made me have to grab my stomach when they made me laugh and took the best care I have ever had. I thank the dietician who came in and explained and quizzed me as well as the physio therapist. The food people, the cleaning ladies...they were all kind and even the pre-op staff...you are amazing. I especially want to thank my sister Maria Idilia who has been my right arm - and also another one who had me laughing, picking up all the stuff I had to come home with - meds, supplements etc....checking up on me etc...and all my friends and coworkers who have been doing likewise...me thinks I'm missed at work...heehee.
Dr.Starr said that of all the surgeries he had on Monday I was the best...he did say it wasn't a competition and he probably said that to everyone...but I will believe him. I did get up and walk several laps, sat up, did my breathing exercises etc...I wanted to get better and come home...after all, this surgery is so that I can have a better, healthier and more active life than I have had.
I don't over do it...I do rest when I need to. I am having clear discharge from one of the wounds...and I still haven't had a bowel movement (I know more info than you needed or ever wanted)....but believe me...it will be a celebration...as much as when I first passed gas after the surgery....CELEBRATION....gas be gone!!
Yesterday I was feeling wiped and a bit overwhelmed...how am I going to remember everything I have to take and when (yes the dietitian went through it with me but my brain is still fuzzy)...so this morning I sat down and reviewed it all and wrote out a schedule.
I am also doing a food log... haven't been able to get all my food in...appetite is definitely nonexistent plus I get a bit of pain in my chest from gas when I eat...but its necessary and I will do it...slowly.
This is my journey to the lighter side of life...
Well I did it...well the surgeons did really...but I'm here...post bariatric surgery...
The staff at Humber River Regional Hospital were fantastic. I thank them from the bottom of my tummy. Dr. Starr (surgeon) and the cute assistant whose name I cant remember. I thank Dr. Glazier the Internist and I truly thank the nurses: Ingrid, Glyann and Jennifer...who all made me have to grab my stomach when they made me laugh and took the best care I have ever had. I thank the dietician who came in and explained and quizzed me as well as the physio therapist. The food people, the cleaning ladies...they were all kind and even the pre-op staff...you are amazing. I especially want to thank my sister Maria Idilia who has been my right arm - and also another one who had me laughing, picking up all the stuff I had to come home with - meds, supplements etc....checking up on me etc...and all my friends and coworkers who have been doing likewise...me thinks I'm missed at work...heehee.
Dr.Starr said that of all the surgeries he had on Monday I was the best...he did say it wasn't a competition and he probably said that to everyone...but I will believe him. I did get up and walk several laps, sat up, did my breathing exercises etc...I wanted to get better and come home...after all, this surgery is so that I can have a better, healthier and more active life than I have had.
I don't over do it...I do rest when I need to. I am having clear discharge from one of the wounds...and I still haven't had a bowel movement (I know more info than you needed or ever wanted)....but believe me...it will be a celebration...as much as when I first passed gas after the surgery....CELEBRATION....gas be gone!!
Yesterday I was feeling wiped and a bit overwhelmed...how am I going to remember everything I have to take and when (yes the dietitian went through it with me but my brain is still fuzzy)...so this morning I sat down and reviewed it all and wrote out a schedule.
I am also doing a food log... haven't been able to get all my food in...appetite is definitely nonexistent plus I get a bit of pain in my chest from gas when I eat...but its necessary and I will do it...slowly.
This is my journey to the lighter side of life...
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