1 Month Surgery Follow-Up

I had my 1 month follow-up with my surgeon. He said I'm right on track! He said it will be normal to lose an average of about 25 pounds a month for the kind of surgery I've had. I used to have a pinching feeling when I would get full, but I no longer have that. He said I had that because everything was still pretty swollen, so it would pinch when I was getting too full. But now, I actually get a full feeling! I've only thrown up once from overeating, and it wasn't even like a normal kind of throwing up that I would do before. It was just - I kept burping up my food, and I had to get rid of it or else keep being miserable and re-swallowing my food (which I know is gross! TMI!). Other than that incident, I've been able to keep everything else down. I hope you all are doing well!

Feeling AMAZING After Surgery!

Weeeeell... you might get tired of seeing my face, but the more confident I get, the more I will probably post selfies... Feeling good after my doctor visit the other day! My surgeon said I'm doing fantastic and because it doesn't look like I have any complications, I can go ahead and move on to soft foods. I was hoping to be a little less than I was for my first visit, but he said he thinks my numbers are great. I was just wanting to hit a milestone lol (I'm not posting my numbers on purpose because I'm just not comfortable sharing them publicly.)

Alright, so now I am 1 week and 4 days after surgery - I am starting to feel amazing! I have the feeling back in my hand now (It also helps that I started seeing a chiropractor for it), it's easy to breathe again, my headaches are gone, it no longer feels like there's a weight on my chest, I'm no longer tender in my abdomen as if I had done too many sit-ups, and I feel energized. Sometimes I get weak and low (when my blood pressure or blood sugar fluctuate too much) but most of the time, I'm great!  I'm taking my vitamins like I'm supposed to, and I've been on soft foods.

There was one incident at a birthday party recently where I felt sick to my stomach and very weak, but I think it's because I was late taking my vitamins that day, and I wasn't used to eating bread yet. I don't think I was SUPPOSED to be eating bread yet, but I had tried bread with a hotdog for the birthday BBQ. Either way, I've been feeling great other than that.

I'm HANGRY!

Today makes 1 week since my surgery, and let me tell you - I am HUNGRY! I don't know how some people say they aren't hungry afterwards. I cannot wait for my appointment with my surgeon tomorrow to get the clearance for soft foods because I need some cottage cheese! The only difference this time around is that I won't be eating as much as I used to, which was always my problem. My portion sizes were huge and this time I won't be able to eat but a few bites. I was also never one of those people who ate because of feeling depressed or sad. I ate because food tastes good. My Mom was always such a good cook, which was a skill passed onto me. When I'd get sick and can't taste anything, I would hardly eat at all. Why? Because it was tasteless! The food wouldn't taste good when my sense of taste was absent. Anyway, I can't wait to see what my weight is tomorrow. Wish me luck!

After-Surgery Questions for Bariatric Surgery

I know it's been almost a week since I've been home from surgery, but I have some questions that I JUST NOW thought of! You know how paranoid I can get when I think too much... Or maybe you don't, but that's what happened! I thought a lot about everything I'm going through, and NOW I have some questions... Mostly about the staples:

1.Has anyone else found it harder to breathe after surgery? I feel like if I talk too much, I get winded and have to stop to catch my breath. I've been using the "incentive spirometer" hospital gave me for breathing, but it's still hard.

2. Another thing I wonder - I know the staples are small, but is titanium a bit weighted? Because I feel like when I lay back, there's so much pressure in my stomach area, and I was wondering if it's because of the weight of the staples???

3. Another question about the staples - does that mean when I get overheated, the staples stay at a warmer temp and are slower to cool down because they are metal?

4. Another staple question - If I move and twist around too much, will that cause the staples to rub against any of my other body parts or organs and scratch them up? Sorry if some of these questions are graphic, but I overthink a lot and they are things I genuinely worry about.

I had asked these on the weightloss group I'm in, but no one was able to answer anything... but if you could help by leaving an answer in the comments, I would greatly appreciate it!

My Weightloss Profile

I joined a weightloss group on Facebook for a YouTuber that I like to follow named Kelsi Danielle. The Facebook group got started right around my surgery date, so I was able to make my introduction post a few days after recovering. Basically, I had said:

When I first saw my surgeon, I was at the highest I've ever been. I just had my surgery Thursday (June 24, 2021), and by the time I had to go on the liquid diet and I left the hospital Saturday, I was 24 pounds down! I got the loop duodenal switch. My surgeon told me I have an enormous liver, but he still managed to get it done. I woke up with 8 large incisions and 3 little ones (instead of the 5 they tell you that you will usually get). I also woke up with numb fingers on my left hand and not really any gas pain. It did NOT go how I expected it would, but so far, so good!

It's now Monday, and there's been slight improvement to the feeling in my fingers, and I'm celebrating my first bowel movement today! lol (It's the little things, right? ) I keep having bad headaches though. I'm still scared I might tear something or there might end up being a leak, or a blood clot, but I try to stay positive.

Yesterday I had a regret breakdown and kept apologizing to my stomach because I was personifying it and my intestines, like - you were a living thing, a part of me, and I just had you cut off and thrown away like I killed you, or as if I killed a part of myself. It's been emotional for me but once I realized what I was doing, it's a little easier to straighten up, accept it, and move on.

Today, I am doing much better. The only pain I feel is when I cough or move around, like I've done too many sit-ups. I do find it a little hard to breathe as deep as I could at the moment, and I feel a bit winded if I talk too much right now, but I keep using the little device they gave me to prevent pneumonia. I think that's about all I've got to say about it at the moment. Any questions, feel free to ask. I share just about everything

TheMultiMom+ Introduction and Surgery Announcement!

Watch us on YouTube!

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I'm officially announcing my surgery, and thus the launch of my new addition to the channel. This took a lot of courage to do, but I'm finally feeling like I can be the me I've always wanted to be. Enjoy! ♥

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Thanks for watching! Enjoy! ♥

June 24, 2012

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DNA Test for Kidney Stones

When Adam had another appointment in St. Louis on March 2nd for his kidney testing to see if he can be put on the transplant list, they did a DNA test on him to see if there is something genetic that is causing him to get so many kidney stones, because that is what wrecked his kidneys so bad. He was getting a lot of stones, and they grew really fast. He had a DNA test done before with Ancestry.com, but that doesn't tell you things like that. This test will. I can't wait to find out the results!

What could possibly be genetic though, that would cause this to happen? And if the results come back with something positive, does that mean we might want to have Tricity checked, too? Could she be a carrier? And then how about her children?

While he was there, they also took more blood since his last blood was tainted with the hepatitis B vaccine. This time he tested negative for that. He said they had a scale from 1 to 100 of people trying to qualify for a kidney, with 1 being the best, and 100 the worst, and they told him he was about a 6, which means (other than his bad kidneys), he is really healthy and is extremely close to being someone who would qualify for a transplant first. At first I thought - oh no, if he's too healthy, they might want to give it to someone more desperate first! But then I remembered how they said they are more likely to give one to someone who won't waste it, who will survive it, and who will take care of it. If he were someone who went out drinking and smoking, they would be less likely to give him one. But because he doesn't live that way, that makes him more qualified to be higher up on the list.

Anyway, if anything comes out of this DNA test, I'll be sure to let you guys know!

Dr. Coomer is the Best!

 Tricity got me into a thing... It's called HLVRAI. It stands for Half-Life VR but the AI is Self-Aware. I really didn't want to get into something new... I even kept telling her no when she asked me to watch it with her. She ended up getting to order a plushie of "Benry" which was ridiculously priced, but she really, really wanted it, and I wanted her to be happy. Finally, after a negotiation of her making me some macaroni and cheese with tuna, I reluctantly agreed to watch the first episode, and if I liked it, I would agree to watch the rest. It took a bit to get into it because the main guy was very annoying to me, but I'm telling you... This girl knows what's good! She always has done a pretty good job at knowing what good entertainment is. I kept laughing so hard, especially at "Dr. Coomer". He's supposed to be like a tutorial NPC, and he did it so very well! So now I'm on the last episode, and this thing was definitely worth the watch. I highly recommend!

I Dyed My Eyebrows

So... Tricity told me she's tired of having invisible eyebrows, meaning her eyebrows are so light colored, you can't really even tell they are there. She gets that from Adam's side, because his eyebrows are white and nearly invisible as well. She said she wished that she could dye them or something, and I said "Of course you can!" But I was thinking the wrong thing. I was thinking about using hair dye, right? No! Don't ever try using hair dye on your eyebrows. Just shut that idea down right away. But then I thought - do they actually make a dye just for eyebrows out there??? So then I went to Google and looked it up.

While I didn't see any specific product for the eyebrows, I DID see many people suggest using a men's beard and moustache dye for them. WHY did I not think of this??? It was perfect! So since we had to go to the store later, I took her with me and we picked out a color that she might want to use. It was hard to judge by the outside of the box, but we ended up going with "Medium Brown" in the "Just For Men" brand, because that's all they had to offer.

She still hasn't let me do hers yet, but you can bet this set the wheels rolling in my mind, so I decided to use it on myself first. Guys...  :-o   I am AMAZED! My eyebrows are a little darker now (because I'll be honest - I started getting some gray eyebrows), and I look younger because of it! I don't have any photos yet because I didn't feel like taking any right now, but I think they look so much better! And it was so easy, too! When I DO get Tricity's done (meaning when she finally lets me do it) then I'll be sure to show pics. I will say they are the perfect shade for me, but I think we need to go back and get a little bit lighter of a shade for her. I don't think she would like them as dark. We will see...

Our New Big Family Video Intro

Our New Vlog Intro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIjaltV-7Pc

Now that the family has expanded, I made a new intro for all of us! Enjoy ♥

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