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24 April 2013
Weigh-in:
275.8 lb
lost so far:
45.4 lb
still to go:
135.8 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 4.9 lb a week
23 April 2013
well, today was the first day after getting the infection that the redness seems a little improved. I called the doctor yesterday to let them know what was going on--redness still there, but hard lump is softer. They decided to keep me on antibiotics for a total of 2 weeks. I was encouraged this morning when I saw that the redness was slightly improved. I started soft food today and boy was I glad. My caloric intake increased a little, but I'm still not up to 1400 calories. That will take some time before I can handle that much food in a day. I'm worried that once I start work that there will be days that won't allow me to eat a meal slowly like they want me to. I guess I will have to keep protein bars on hand in those situations. I'm starting to plan for going back to work next week. One of the issues I have now is to watch that I'm getting enough fluid in, so I'll have to keep a water bottle with me at all times to sip on. I've had a couple instances of vomiting, but they were related to eating too fast or too much. I'm still learning to pay attention to my stomach and how much I can tolerate. I do need to practice eating more slowly though. One thing that has been nice today is REAL food and not the mush I've had to eat recently. In two weeks I'll be on regular food. That will be another adventure.
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23 April 2013
Weigh-in:
276.5 lb
lost so far:
44.7 lb
still to go:
136.5 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 2.1 lb a week
21 April 2013
Well, I guess I should add an update to what has been going on here. I had surgery on 4/1. I had my barium swallow on 4/9 which showed no leaks--yeah!! They removed my drain on that same day---boy did that hurt! About a week later, I noticed some redness around one of the incisions with a hardened area. I think what happened is that I developed a small hematoma (blood collection) that caused a cellulitis (infection in my skin). I went in to see the surgeon and they placed me on some antibiotics. I've been on the antibiotics for 2 days now and I still am not seeing any improvement. Things aren't getting worse either. I'll call the doctor again on Monday if things aren't improved. There is a chance that they may have to open that incision back up and evacuate the hematoma to get this to clear up. I have a tendency to bruise easily and have had 3 hematomas prior to this on my legs. Seems like I always develop cellulitis, but it usually clears with antibiotics. Other than this infection issue everything is going fine. I'm still eating pureed food, but next week I start of soft foods--yeah!! I miss fresh veggies, but I have to wait until I'm on regular food before I can start eating that kind of thing. I don't feel hungry anymore. I feel thirsty more than anything and drink quite a bit of water. I've never been much of a water drinker in the past, but that seems to be what I want now. I tend to crave meat and veggies. I see sugar filled things and have no desire for them because I know they will make me sick and I hate being sick. It's been rather easy staying on track so far. One problem that has developed is my medicine causing me to feel nauseous and it never did before. I tried 3 different multivitamins and all made me feel sick. I finally found one that didn't and it is the gummy vitamins. I'm off my blood pressure medicine and some of my other medicine doses have decreased, so I am happy about that. I wish this infection would not have developed, but hopefully the antibiotics will take care of it.
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21 April 2013
Weigh-in:
277.1 lb
lost so far:
44.1 lb
still to go:
137.1 lb
Diet followed reasonably well
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losing 5.6 lb a week
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