Surgery and beyond

Have you ever had surgery before? Have you ever wanted to have surgery? If you've had surgery before I bet you never want to have it again, but that wasn't the case for me. I had three surgeries before my gastric bypass, but despite having those three surgeries, I wanted my gastric bypass surgery so bad! Obviously no one wants to be in pain, however I wanted to feel the feeling of being satisfied with less food. I wanted to get rid of my weight for good so I could live healthier and get my breast surgery.

So far, it's working and I am so happy! I didn't lose weight the first few days after surgery because of fluid build up and swelling, but almost a week after surgery I finally saw some weight loss on the scale. It was like a small miracle! I'd been eating less than 500 calories a day and to not lose weight was weird. I'm glad to see it happen finally! The weight loss isn't important while I heal of course, but it's still nice to see.

Here is my daily diet: Two ounces or 1/4th a cup of light vanilla yogurt for breakfast, a snack of 2 oz of sugar free pudding or jello, for lunch 2 oz of strained cream of mushroom soup, another snack of 2 oz of pureed fruit, for dinner 2 oz of V8 Juice and then a last snack of sugar free jello or pudding. Throughout the day I am also sipping on a protein shake and have to drink 48-64 oz of water. It's been hard getting the water down now, because I am instantly full on 2 ounces, so I have to sip on an ounce at a time.

If you are thinking that you want to do this surgery, don't jump into it without a lot of thought. If you are just looking to lose a little weight, then you don't need this surgery. This surgery is for those individuals who are able to committ to a life long change, who need to lose a large amount of weight and who have tried to lose weight unsuccessfully in the past. I didn't decide to do this surgery lightly and without a great deal of thinking. Once I had cancer I knew that time was of the escence. I needed to get it off quickly because my fat cells were producing estrogen which can feed cancer cells. More to come later!