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Surgery was done and now I’m back home
I got my Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileostomy with Sleeve gastrectomy on Monday. Everything went fine with the surgery. I made everyone aware that I had issues with pain meds (I require more because I metabolize them very quickly and they don’t last as long) and anesthesia (I wake up during my surgeries) so everyone seemed to understand. The surgery took a little over 5 hours. I was in ICU for 6 days as they tried to figure out some reasonable pain control for me. One of those days I spent screaming and crying for 12 out of the 24 hours that day. It was rough. The pain is pretty bad, still.…
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The surgery date has been set
I know that it’s been a while since I’ve written any updates. I just had my pre-op appointment on Friday and the surgery date has been set for my bariatric surgery. The big day is February 27th @ 10:45am. I can’t believe we are weeks away at this point. Exactly two weeks today in fact. I’m starting to mourn the foods that I love knowing I’ll never be able to have them again. I wish I could get some salsa in the next two weeks but I don’t think our budget will be able to handle that. I won’t be able to take any NSAIDS for the first month or…
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I had hip surgery
I had hip surgery. It was one of the most painful experiences I’ve ever been through. The steroids I’ve had to take for my asthma/COPD caused me to have osteonecrosis of the hips. Basically, they killed my bone in the hip and femoral head and my bone died. I had a hip core decompression with a bone graph. They drilled into my hip bone and femoral head and removed the dead bone inside. I can’t walk or put any weight on my right hip for 4-6 weeks, so I have another 3 weeks left before my next doctor’s appointment. I’m not sure if I have to learn to walk again…