After abdominalplasty

On August 31, 2011 I underwent abdominalplasty.  If I had known had much pain and being uncomfortable I am I might have given this surgery a second or even third thought.  I am glad I did it as the extra large amount of skin hanging in front of me was unattractive and making me miserable. I had heat rash, discoloration of the skin, the beginning stages of sores and some small amount of drainage from irritations.  I had two drains from the surgery which one has now been removed. I am hopeful that in a few weeks the other one will be removed. I am really not in a lot of pain from the incision that extends from the far left of my side to the far right of my  other side..I just have to be very careful not to pull apart the incision. It is only put together with a glue.  I can not get it wet which means showering has to done very carefully as not to let the water stream on the incision.  I was told they removed 7 to 8 pounds of excess skin and 2 to 3 pounds is a norm. I am sleeping a lot because of the meds but hopefully I will be off those soon. I know this is a slow recovery but will be well worth it once I am well.
I have to thank My Lord first and then my family for their support. I could not have done without them.
My hopes are someday to be able to hold a job or even work as a volunteer. I am ready to meet this world head on.

August 12, 2011

This is my first entry into this blog. I am not sure what I will write here. I want to tell my story of my life after my gastric bypass. It has been a journey I will never forget. I weighed 317 pounds at my heaviest. I was miserable. I did not want to look into a mirror or my see my reflection in a window. When people passed me and looked at me with disgust I felt embarrassed and ashamed of what I let myself get to.  Now at 175 pounds I have self esteem and feeling great about myself. In the next few post I will begin my journey to let others know what I went through. I may not start at the beginning. I am 61 years old and that would take up a lot of space and time. lol  I am able to smile now and look at myself in the mirror. I can even cross my legs. :) If anyone does read this, please let me know what you think. I am an open book and willing to share my thoughts, my hopes, my dreams, and my concern for others who are going through the same thing I am. If I get too emotional, forgive me. I am just plain and simple and at my age I can say what I want. I deserve the right to. I earned it.