Tony's Journey: Volume Three

Today marks one week since Tony's gastric sleeve bypass surgery last Monday, February 21st. You can catch up on his story by going back here. Thanks to all who prayed for an uneventful surgery and for continuing to support him as he is back home now and as he says it, is preparing for his new life.





February 20, 2011

Well, son, in the morning is your big day, I wish you the best of luck on this journey and will be praying for you, I know everything will go just fine...love you, MOM

February 21, 2011

Well the time has finally come. Surgery Day. I weighed in this morning at 368 so that is 17 pounds lost in 10 days on their crazy diet before surgery. I had a rough time sleeping. Pretty much worried about this day all night. All my family called me last night and wished me well so that made me feel better. I won’t be on here (Facebook) for a few days but Judy will let everyone know how I am doing. I give her a hard time, but I gotta say she is a good woman who has been beside me and is willing to take care of me. So I gotta love her for that. LOL. Yesterday I really, really pondered over whether or not this surgery was for me. Well, I made my final decision and said, yes, it is for me. My goal weight for me is 200-210. We will see how it goes. They say if all goes well and I exercise I should lose 160 pounds within 1 to 1 ½ years. Well if I don’t kick the bucket on the operating table this morning I’ll be talking to you all on Thursday. Sorry, Mom. Have to have some sense of humor in there. LOL. C-YA ALL and thanks to everyone that is thinking about me.

TONY

February 22, 2011

Well it's 4 in the morning, they keep waking me up every 2 hours to check my vitals and my rose bud drain (it is the tube that is running out of my body cavity). Today is a big day I get to have blue ice all day so they can see if I have any leakage in my new stomach. If that all goes well then alot of things get unhooked from me. whoo hoo

This has been quit the experience for me, I know we all have had big things happen in our life. This is one of the biggest for me. I got to see my little buddy (Lily) yesterday and that really cheered me up it; just sucked cause I could not hold her. But at least she smiled at me, and that made my day. Well the morphine drip is kicking in time to sign out. A BIG THANKS FOR ALL THE WELL WIHES AND PRAYERS FROM EVERYONE.

And a really BIG THANK YOU TO JUDY for staying with me a taking care of me.

Well got to go for my first walk, everything is going great. Hope to go home tomorrow

February 24, 2011

Well I am finally home. This is my first full day of my new life. I have to say one thing that is weird, is it takes me a good half hour to drink 8 oz. of fluids. I haven't got sick or anything like that, but I notice when I rush the drinking my stomach really starts making noises. Everything is feeling pretty good EXCEPT my 6 incisions, they really hurt. The biggest one (where they pulled my stomach through) really hurts. It makes it painful to move around. Judy has to give me a blood thinner injection in my stomach for 10 days straight. I think she just likes to stab me with the needle. LOL

I am still on liquids only, for the next 14 days, I get 3-8oz protein shakes they have 35 grams of protein each, and 3- 8oz protein drink mixes, they have 10 grams of protein each. That is all I get for the next 14 days. Oh and I can ...have sugar free popsicles, but they have no value at all. They are just there for my mind games on when I think I am hungry. I am not really hungry at all, once the soreness goes away I think everything will be fine. I am up walking every hour for 3-5 minutes, and I am doing my breathing treatment every 2 hours so I don't get fluid in my lungs. Sleeping is really hard for me, because I like to sleep on my left side and that is where the big incision is at. So I can't sleep on it. I weighed in at 365 this morning. It was funny when I came home from the hospital I had gained 2 pounds from all the fluids they pumped in me. I beat by Sunday I am in the 350 pound range. I’ll just have to see.

February 25, 2011

I am doing pretty good, still sore. But that will soon pass. I am down to 362 this morning. Funny thing is I am not hungry, but I make sure I eat when I am suppose too. And Lily is coming out today to see me. I will enjoy seeing her that is for sure.

February 26, 2011

Well today my main incision has stopped draining. So Nurse Judy said I need to let it air out today and see how it does. 16 days ago I weighed 385; this morning I weighed in at 359. That is 26 pounds in 16 days. The funny thing is I don't feel hungry at all. I have to remind myself to have my protein drinks. I am going to try and walk a little more today. Hope everyone has a good day.

February 28, 2011

I am now down to 356. That is 29 pounds in 18 days. My problem that I am having besides the soreness of the incisions. Is that I am not hungry. I am supposed to have 3 shakes a day and 3 protein drinks a day and I am getting only 2 shakes and... 1 protein drinks a day. I forget that I have to eat. I have signal to the brain anymore that I am hungry. And it is really weird. I sit and watch the food channel and I just think I bet that will be good. But it doesn't make me hungry. I have my first check up with the doctor on Wednesday the 2nd. Everything is going good, I am just bored here at the house by myself and I can't get out and really do the things I am use to doing. I will go back to work on the 14th of March if the doctor ok's it. That is really all there is to update, I seem to lose a 1 or 2 a day. I figured by Saturday the 5th I'll probably be in the 340's.