I haven't been feeling well since the endoscopy. The consistent pain and cramping is gone finally, thank goodness, but I still feel sick after I try to eat. I talked to the nurse today and I decided to keep going status quo and choose carefully what I am going to eat & include Tums in my diet.
The deal with my surgery at this point is that Dr. Wasco has to submit a new letter for insurance because the procedure is now different than approved for. So on with the waiting game ...
Friday, April 17, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
April 15, 2009
I had another endoscopy this morning. Apparently I had even more polyps today, so more biopsies. He said they looked angry and aggressive. The plan at this point is to remove at least part of my stomach. I'm not sure how much, but I would rather remove tissue so that I don't have to worry about it afterwards. Hopefully they will call me in the next couple of days so that we can have some sort of time-line! I look forward to my pre-op appointment with him so that we can ask all the questions that we have about this. He, of course, needs to have all the tests back in order to proceed with the exact plan.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
April 11, 2009
It's after 2:30 am and I am reluctantly awake. I went to bed at 9 because I wasn't feeling very well. I skipped supper tonight because I wasn't feeling well. I'm still not feeling great. I absolutely detest the "ick" of sickness. I must admit that it makes me think about what it could be like after surgery. At my support meeting, I found out that some struggle with feeling sick often and some don't at all. I really wonder which category I would fall under ... I'm afraid it would be the feeling sick often type. I haven't had any symptoms tonight, other than just not feeling well, but it's still not fun. I would much rather be sleeping!
My next endoscopy is on Wednesday. I'll keep you posted!
My next endoscopy is on Wednesday. I'll keep you posted!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
April 5, 2009
I had a really great weekend spending time with my extended family. My mom turns 60 on the 8th of this month and we had a fun time celebrating her. My siblings from CO came to WI and it is always so great to see them. So, even though it was a weekend for my mom ... I guess I am going to make this entry still about me! ;p
In our society, as many of you know, events like this always have food! So they are always a bit problematic for me. My sister Cat consumes a diet that is similar to my pre-surgery diet. (By the way, she is gorgeous!). She gave me some new ideas of things that I could make and take to parties and still eat them! :) I decided to skip even my token bite of cake. My sister Ann made a really delicious Chicken soup; but it did have rice, potatoes, peas and I think corn in it. I am not supposed to eat any starches with this diet. I had a cup of it and it was really amazing, but for this party ... that was my dessert!
My siblings and parents are being very supportive. They wondered though why I would still pursue the surgery since I have been so successful losing weight with the pre-surgery diet. Actually a few others have wondered that as well. I don't have a great answer for this. I think my desire to continue with the process is partly fear and partly impatience. I don't want to give up and potentially keep the yo-yo process going. I feel foolish saying this, because I am very aware that eating healthy is a choice. I guess I have been struggling with this for so long that I just can't help but worry a bit. The impatience part, of course, is related to the hernia. I just want the weight off as quickly as possible so I can get it repaired once and for all! On the other hand, I really do need to have some questions answered about how we are going to check on my stomach down the road. Although it would be nice to be thin again, my true goal is to be healthy!
In our society, as many of you know, events like this always have food! So they are always a bit problematic for me. My sister Cat consumes a diet that is similar to my pre-surgery diet. (By the way, she is gorgeous!). She gave me some new ideas of things that I could make and take to parties and still eat them! :) I decided to skip even my token bite of cake. My sister Ann made a really delicious Chicken soup; but it did have rice, potatoes, peas and I think corn in it. I am not supposed to eat any starches with this diet. I had a cup of it and it was really amazing, but for this party ... that was my dessert!
My siblings and parents are being very supportive. They wondered though why I would still pursue the surgery since I have been so successful losing weight with the pre-surgery diet. Actually a few others have wondered that as well. I don't have a great answer for this. I think my desire to continue with the process is partly fear and partly impatience. I don't want to give up and potentially keep the yo-yo process going. I feel foolish saying this, because I am very aware that eating healthy is a choice. I guess I have been struggling with this for so long that I just can't help but worry a bit. The impatience part, of course, is related to the hernia. I just want the weight off as quickly as possible so I can get it repaired once and for all! On the other hand, I really do need to have some questions answered about how we are going to check on my stomach down the road. Although it would be nice to be thin again, my true goal is to be healthy!
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