2 weeks out, and a new hair do

Holy Crap, has it been that long since I posted. OMG. Sorry. So yes I had the surgery and am now 2 weeks post op... All went well and I am doing fabulous health wise. Weight loss is great too. I'm down 15 since surgery and 50 total. YAY me. Had a new hair cut to go along with the new me that is emerging....

before and after photos.... yikes, I was sooo overdo for a hairstyle. lol.

But I love my new hair... Later today I will get to mess with it myself and see if I can style it. Seems pretty simple, but it NEVER looks the same when you do it yourself. lol.

Keep looking, right after Chritsmas I will be posting one month out photos to compare from pre surgery ... that should be interesting :)

I'm ready for Christmas... and Katera's birthday... her party is this Saturday at Grandma's house... She's gonna be 5. wow, where did the time go?

todays ramblings

I am feeling better. The sickness is still going thru our house. First Katera, then Shylynn, then Reanne and of course then it was me. So yesturday I was the one in the bathroom all day. Was too weak / sick to go to work. Lets hope lil Mr Man doesn't get it. Right now he is going and going just like the energizer bunny. He seems to have a shoe fetish... Loves the girls sparkly shoes. What's up with that?

So today was the day for my meds again. Had to give myself a B12 shot and take the presciption vit D. I wasn't so nervous to do the shot this time.

13 days till the surgery..

2 weeks 2 days

2 weeks and 2 days till surgery. I am on day 3 of a clear liquid diet (with protein suppliments 3 times a day) and s'prisingly I am not hungry and am doing fine. I am highly motivated and have lost another 4 lbs. So as of now I have lost 21.5 lbs. A long way to go, but I will get there :)

let the countdown begin... 19 days...

So I met with my dr again today. He is fabulous. Anyways we went over in details my results.
I have a bunch of prescriptions to fill:
Vit B12 shots (one a week for 3 months)
Prevacid once a day (can take prilosec OTC instead)
Vit D 2000mg (OTC) once a day
Vit D 50,000 3 times a week
Chromagen Forte 2 times a day
And I need to have 5 Venofer Infusions
Also gave me the scripts for the narcotic & suppository for nausea.

I had a hard time giving myself the shot, but I finally did it. I'm wondering how much of this all my insurance will pick up... But regardless I need it and so cost doesn't matter. I was kind of overwhelmed with all the information, and it really feels real now if that makes sense.

Oh and he will remove my gallbladder while he's in there and possibly repair the hernia. He stressed that while we are opting for doing this laprascopically, if the liver has not shrank then it would result in an open procedure. Ugh. So I'm going to start my liquid diet tomorrow and get a head start on it and then one day next week will be a normal diet (while I do the 24 hour UA) and then back to my liquid diet with protein shakes till the day before surgery..... less than 19 days now :) WOO HOO.

Halloween Photos

Here are 2 goofy photos of my kids on Halloween, Hayden is 16 months now and Shylynn is 6, Katera 4, and Reanne 9.

Reanne & Shylynn were Hannah Montana, Katera was a pirate, and Hayden a monkey.

Life sure is crazy busy with them, but I love it. They are really good kids, sure we have our share of mishaps and lessons learned. but all in all, they are great. I love being their mum, and I will love it even more as I lose this weight and become the healthier thinner me that I know I can be.

mini intro

Learning all about loads of things right now, so thought I'd try to find a place to record it all. (mind you this is new to me to, so bare with me while I work out the hiccups).
I'm anxiously awaiting the next 3 weeks till I have my RNY surgery. So here I will be recording that journey. The journey of a lifeftime to a thinner and healthier me.
Thanks for coming along with me.