Despite the ice we got last night, along with the snow we got early Monday morning...I made it to my NUT appt and Dr. appt this morning. The kids didn't have school today because of the ice but my daughter stayed at my MIL's. So that worked out great.
Talked to my NUT and told her I was just so tired. I have energy to do stuff one day and then the next day I'm wiped out. She ask me about how much protein I was getting, which is usually around the high 40 to low 50 sometimes 60 grams. And

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I had my 2 week post op check up yesterday. I was last weighed the morning of my surgery, so I was nervous & kind of excited to see what the number was. I went into the weigh room and took off my shoes...of course... Stood on the scale and watched the number come up and I was shocked. The number came up 294!! I couldn't believe it. I even ask the medical assistant to repeat the number. Then it was time for my blood pressure. I wanted to remain calm, and my blood pressure was great. I told the

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Well, I am home from being sleeved. I got to come home yesterday, Christmas Day.
Everything went well. My surgeon came in everyday to check on me.
It's a really weird feeling not having any hunger and how such a small amount of "food" fills you up. Of course I'm on the liquid diet.
I'm walking around to get rid of this gas. That's really the only pain I have had. I just get up and walk around that usually burp a couple of times.
I lost 4 lbs. the second week

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I have 7 more days until my surgery and I am both excited and feeling a bit anxious. I will be staying busy this last week so that will help. I had my preadmission testing last week and the post surgery education class at the Bariatric Center. So that is my last meeting with the center until after my surgery.
I also went to our Sleep Center to get my results of an in-home sleep study that I did about a week in a half ago and found out I do have sleep apnea. Hopefully I will get my machine

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