last post surgery update
*this is an update 12/28/2007*dramatic huh? i'm having surgery that am. in september 2003 i had gastric bypass surgery and since then i've lost and kept off almost 120#.as time has gone by, many things have gone "south". i promised myself that if i kept the weight off, i was going to make sure i looked as good as i felt. the planning has come to fruition, the money is ready and the 2 surgeons are aligned. as richard knows(hi richard! ) getting one surgeon in line can be interesting, getting 2 organized, well it's been an experience. the time has come to have the hernia repaired and have a tummy tuck/breast lift. if you're squeamish stop reading at the end of the sentence and i'll let you know when you can start again.~~~~~~~~
the general surgeon starts first, he'll push in the hernia, mesh patch the area, suture the underlying muscles together and leave. he's talented but a frosty dude, aka he's known as a snot in my hospital. the plastic surgeon then comes in. she'll have marked me up first in the pre op pen. the girls will go down to b-cups (victoria secret i'm coming!). the weight being lifted truly from my neck and shoulders and upper back will be immense. the abdominoplasty will take longer. the incision will be a reverse t shape. she'll liposuction the depleted adipose (fat) cells up, then she'll remove the excess skin. despite urban legends, it cannot be used for the burn patients as a temporary cover for them. she'll suture several underlying areas shut, suture my skin closed, then she'll leave. the or staff will then wrestle my unconscious form into a post surgical compression garment, something like a long line body briefer. the very sweet anesthiaologist will wake me up. i expect, as i have every time i've had surgery, i'll vomit and get everybody all excited. i'll be a inpatient overnight at least.
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i have made and froze almost a months worth of raw food for the dogs (if anyone looks in the freezer in the basement, it looks like a butcher shop). i have made and froze dozens of meals for me and eileen. i have not told my mother about this. my mother is in not good shape and she would get into her car and come down here, i'd feel guilty and try to wait on her, and the cycle isn't pretty to think about. i'll call her after i'm back home, she'll be upset but i cannot take care of her and myself at this time so i made the hard choice to tapdance around this for awhile.
i will sleep with in the recliner, under a pillow, we all know our cats will walk over our sleeping forms if they can, alex will want into the recliner, so the pillow is protection from paws.
eileen will post under my screen name to do an update tuesday night after she leaves the hospital. please keep me, and my furries in your thoughts, i'm alternating between fear and exhileration.
Last edited by joycenalex; 12-28-2007 at 08:42 AM.
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ugh, being nothing to eat or drink till after midnight is gonna be tough. if they start surgery at noon, i won't be done and in recovery till 6ish. i won't be out of the hospital till thursday, not a fun idea. i'm gonna miss alex so much. i love the other ones, but alex is my baby. the good news is that i got the leave papers today faxed to my boss' boss 
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