Monthly Archives: November 2010

Filter Removal. Or not.

Wednesday I had surgery scheduled to have the IVC filter removed that was in place to prevent any bloodclots from going to my lungs and potentially killing me. We showed up at Frederick Memorial pretty early and waited the 2 … Continue reading

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Two Appointments and Pureed Foods

I had two doctors appointments this week, one with my actual gastric surgeon, and one with the surgeon that put the filter in my neck. Appointment with Gastric Surgeon: Monday I went for my follow-up for surgery, mainly to see … Continue reading

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Surviving the Liquid Diet

I dislike the liquid diet in general, but it’s a necessity. I had been struggling simply because adding unflavored protein powder to all my liquids sucks. It doesn’t make them taste right, and not even always palatable. Unflavored protein to … Continue reading

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Fuck the drama

So I’m pissed, so I’m gonna rant All week I’ve been focusing on the recovery thing. I have to drink a lot of fluid that is very hard to do right now, like “I want to gag” hard. I have … Continue reading

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Things I’m not worried about

To counter some of the things I was worried about in the last post, here are some things I’m NOT worried about. Scars – I have so many scars being raised a farmer’s daughter, I really don’t care about scars. … Continue reading

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Emotions to work through

So I’m already being hit with emotions about surgery, which is to be expected. I consider myself pretty stable, and I’m glad I have a blog I can vent these things to so I can go back and review it … Continue reading

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