I went through with gastric bypass on June 24, 2013. The morning I went in, I weighed 294 lbs. Everything went well and I went home after the first 24 hours. I was supposed to return to work at 2 weeks post op. The day before I had a fever that got up to 103.1 and some pain in my chest. I called in to work and went in to have a CT scan. They found a leak immediately. I was rushed into emergency surgery. They placed a j-tube and a drain. The leak had created a self contained abscess. They did a culture and discovered MRSA. I spent 8 days in the hospital. Finally they sent me home with a machine that fed gave me nutrition that i needed straight into my intestines. I took nothing by mouth for 4 weeks. Even my water was given through the tube in my gut. I went to the surgeon 3 days a week for check ups. Almost every time, he would slowly move the drain out further and further. Finally he pulled it out after the second week. Best feeling ever. Eventually it all came out. I lost nearly 35 lbs just in that first month. At 9.5 months post op I am down 103 lbs. I still have around 60 left to lose and it has slowed down, but I am still going. The best part of the experience, besides the newfound confidence, the smaller sizes and new healthy life... was that I got to spend 3 weeks with my dad this summer.
In February Kenny accepted a position in Louisville, KY. We have to be moved over the summer. He has to be up there working June 2. It's exciting and super stressful at the same time. The boys are taking it well. They will miss a lot of things, places and especially people. But they are handling it all very well. We plan on me being a stay at home mom for at least the first 6 months. If we learn that it won't work... then our next plan of action is for me to find something part time. Hopefully with my new life in Kentucky I will be able to spend more time blogging.
this photo is of me 100 lbs down. the photo on the right is of me receiving my 5 year award at work. I was over 300 lbs. The one on the left is me where the same shirt after I lost 100 lbs.
This one is pretty much the same thing. 100 lbs down comparison.
