Catching Up

Whew... it has been a rough month for me! I know it has been a long time since I posted anything but scrapbook pages, but I had a BIG health scare this month. I spent some time visiting with my sister, niece, and cousins earlier this month, and that night I ended up coming down with a stomach bug. No fun!! That stomach bug ended up turning into a big mess and I ended up in the hospital for a week. After several inconclusive tests, I was released on Friday night (2/20). Once we made it home, I ended up sick and anxious all night long and by Saturday morning, I just couldn't take it anymore.

We called my bariatric surgeon (I had the lap band surgery in October 2006) and told him that I was having a lot of problems and that I couldn't stop throwing up. He told us to meet him in the Emergency Room at Memorial Hermann - Memorial City. After examining me, we all agreed that the lap band needed to be removed. I told him that I just couldn't handle it anymore. Even though my band has been open (not restricted) for about a year, this was just an ongoing issue that I couldn't deal with anymore. They did surgery that day and removed the band. When I awoke, my blood pressure and blood sugar went down immediately and I felt better almost instantly.

I was released from the hospital on Sunday and have been recovering at my mother's house since then. I will be off work the rest of this week and should go back on March 9th. I went to see the surgeon on Friday for my follow up, and we have determined that I am allergic to the dissolving stitches they used to close me up. Bah! I am itchy and red, but feeling MUCH better than I have in a long time. It was like I had a transplant that my body has been rejecting for the last two years.