I'm not going to go over day 20 because it's been the same as the other days.
I got my results for the H. Pylori and thankfully it's negative but now I wonder where the gastritis and polyps are coming from. I don't know how long it'll take to get the results for that but I'm anxious to know it.
April 21'st was my second nutrition class and it was a lot of information to take in. It was about the day before surgery and the day after. I also got weighed and I'm on track for next weeks weigh-in!! That was pretty awesome.
Okay here's some information about what my bariatric program requires for surgery:
I'm keeping a food diary now but I'll continue to keep one after the surgery and bring it with me to all post-op appointments
Week 1: Full Liquid 1 Diet
Week 2-3: Full Liquid 2 Diet
Week 4: Pureed Diet
Week 5-6: Solid Food 1 Diet (soft solid food)
Week 7: Solid Food 2 Diet (regular solid food)
Wow! 7 weeks until I can have regular food! That seems like a long time. The dietitian said that I'll be craving salads so get them in now. Honestly, I think there will be other things that I'll be craving.
The day before surgery is:
- No Food and stop taking Optifast or any protein supplements
- Follow a clear liquid diet only
- Drink at least 100 ounces of fluids but it's things that I can drink now so I don't think it'll be that bad regarding what I can drink.
- Exercise Goal: At least 30-45 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity to prepare you for minimal exercise to come in the next few days.
The 100 ounces of fluid is going to be a bit hard, but I told my mother that I'll probably have a hard time sleeping so it won't matter if I'm up and down going to the restroom through the night.
I'm now able to walk 45 minutes but I can't do it moderate to vigorously because of my asthma. They'll just have to accept that. I think it's awesome that I can walk 45 minutes now!
Today was EGD day. I was really excited to get it done because that's the last of my tests to get done. I might have to get some blood work, but I'm not sure.
I didn't have to be at the hospital until 1:30. I thought I would be so hungry since I couldn't eat anything after 12:00 midnight but I didn't feel any hunger.
I had to wait about an hour to get back to the procedure room but the room that I was waiting in had a TV which made the wait time pass much faster. They started an IV and then it was just the waiting game. In about an hour they came to take me back to the room. When I got there I was so surprised I didn't have to get onto an uncomfortable table. They kept me in the stretcher that I was on in the waiting room. I was even able to keep my warm blanket that I brought with me. Then they put me on oxygen and put this horrible plastic thing in my mouth and told me to bite down on it. Because I have dentures it was against my gums and it really hurt. They then put an oxygen mask on me and started the IV sedation. That stuff really burned! I wanted to tell them but I was quickly getting knocked out and didn't have time. I don't think they would have care :) I did tell the nurse when I got back to recovery though! The procedure didn't take long at all and I didn't have to stay in recovery very long.
Now, onto the results. I have moderately severe gastritis and 2 polyps on my stomach. They took biopsies of the polyps and the stomach lining. I don't think it's anything to worry about regarding the polyps and the gastritis is probably h-pylori which all I'll have to do is take an antibiotic for it. Hopefully I'll know something next week.
I got home and slept a lot! My stomach hurt some from the biopsies and my throat hurt from what they put down my throat. All in all, it's a pretty simple procedure and really not anything to worry about.
