Losing It - with BabyDee209

Today is my 6 month surgery anniversary! I’m down a total of 89 pounds from my highest weight, and 75 pounds from surgery. It’s been a crazy road so far and I’m finally feeling like I’m making progress. Would I have don’t it again? that is too soon to tell. It’s been rough and my body continues to fight me. My liver hasn’t been happy but I also haven’t been the best at doing what my doctor says. I’ve got it dialed in now and feeling so much better. I still have a long way to go and am excited for all the possibilities. It’s amazing to feel that I can start to fit in this world again. It’s still a tight squeeze but it’s getting more comfortable.

Haven’t posted an update in a few weeks. Needless to say I’ve not been feeling 100%. My journey of navigating life sans gallbladder has been troublesome. My battery is running on low, and I was very grateful for a straight 4 days off with zero responsibilities.

New milestone unlocked, I’m out of the 300’s. It’s crazy to say that number out loud but it is what it is. So Here’s to never going back.

Pray for me as I undergo another surgery Wednesday. This one is not gastro-related (thank goodness). But I have no idea what to expect in regards of its extensivity or recovery time. In searching for a cause for my jaundice they found an IUD that had been missing for nearly 6 years. It was assumed expelled from my body, as they couldn’t find it. Apparently it went rogue and after floating out of my uterus and taking a journey around my body ended up in my abdominal wall. Go figure. I have THE craziest luck. Glad my doctors were able to work together to squeeze this procedure in by the end of the year since I’ve already got my out of pocket maximums! 🤣

Hoping you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend with great food, family and friends.

Good morning! As of this week (week8) I am down 55 pounds! Things are starting to fit easier. I’m not having to do the pre-stretch of my shirts, 🤣

After my post last week, I pulled up my granny panties and cleared out fridge, and ordered a bunch of good healthy, easy to assemble food. I’ll share some of my faves throughout the week. I started sucking down the protein shakes, adding some fun twists to them to make them more palletable. My digestive system is still a crao shoot (literally) of what kind of day I’ll have as my body adjusts to functioning without a gallbladder. It’s not been pretty and it’s very unpredictable.

Thanks for all your comments and kind words and texts. I have a lot of work to do, mentally more than physically at this point. Thanks for following along and giving me an outlet to process all these changes.

Sorry I’ve been quiet lately and hadn’t had a chance to post an update. Truth is, I’ve been feeling really run down. This no gallbladder has really messed me up. I’m afraid to eat, anything. The uncertainty of how my body will react to food is like a ball and chain to where the nearest bathroom is and how quickly I can access it. My energy level is so low as I’m still technically recovering. And although I’m down a significant amount of weight for 7 weeks post op, I don’t feel Healthy. I told myself that I’d be upfront and honest throughout this process and I’m struggling. I don’t have the energy to cook, so I’m eating crap food, when I do eat. I haven’t been hitting my protein goals so that is something I am refocusing on this week. Having bariatric surgery is NOT an easy fix. There are so many aspects of weight gain that you HAVE to work on, mentally, socially, and physically. I’m hoping I can start checking off one hurdle at a time, but feel like I’m on a hamster wheel right now. One day, one meal, one decision at a time.

How I feel most days…

I popped up 2 pounds, but granted… I was surviving on IV fluid this time last Monday as I went in for surgery, again.

4 weeks post dueodenal switch and 1 week post gallbladder removal I’m on the road to recovery, again… I’m now not only learning what life is like with a smaller stomach but now with no gallbladder… this past week has been hard. I’m tired, I feel dehydrated and I know I’m not meeting any of my nutrition goals. It’s a busy month and I really need to take the time to slow down and do the hard stuff to plan and prep correctly. On the bright side, I keep hearing how small my face got so I grabbed a pic from a month ago and took one with weekend and put them side by side. 28 pounds in 4 weeks is a lot of weight. But Idk, can you see a difference?

Made it home yesterday after one final crazy thing to happen as a parting gift. As they took out my IV my arm swelled up, got me looking like Popeye. Oh well… I’m home and at least my cat missed me.

Day 5 Hospital stay: just saw the doctor, said my gallbladder was a mess.
Billiruben numbers and other liver enzymes are already coming down. He’s satisfied and I feel good so I get to go home!!!!!!

After over 12 hours of being in the same supine position I finally got to get up and walk to the bathroom… man that felt so painfully good.

Gallbladder removal Surgery completed and I’m doing ok. Managing pain and still getting lactated ringers. Not sure when I’ll go home but I’m sure once doc is ok with my lab results.

Week 3 Post Op: although I’m back in the hospital for abnormal labs, and gallbladder removal surgery, when they checked me I asked if they could check my weight. I was shocked to see I had dropped another 11 pounds!

Hoping I can get into surgery today that my liver will be ready enough, so I can get back to my life. 4 days in the hospital is already too much for me.

My girls came to visit me yesterday afternoon. I know they are worried. They are not used to seeing me completely helpless and not in control. I am so proud of them being such great helps to me Saturday filling in all my different shoes. Man, I’m one lucky mom.