Home Safe and Sound.

Hey everyone!

I am home safe and sound at my mom's!

I had to do a diagnostic test to check for leaks in my stomach before I could go home. That really caused me to be nauseous when I got back to my room; in part because of the taste and in part because I had to drink so much.

After that I was able to drink some water and eat a popsicle.

 I spent some time doing a Word-find puzzle and coloring. Then I layed down again for a while. My Roxicet pain medicine actually wore off an hour before I could take it again. So I was pretty miserable after I got discharged until I got home. Then I could take my pain medicine and put on my compression socks to help prevent blood clots. I walked around my mom's house a couple of times and was able to take in a small amount of protein and water again.


Here are some "before" pictures,  although I am quite swollen from my surgery, so you should account for that.

My starting weight is 265 lbs and my clothing size is either 22 or 3X as of today.

Thank you so much to all the well wishes and those following my story. Also thanks to my many friends and family who called or visited me during this time; I can't begin to tell you how much it means to me.

Also special thanks to my surgeon Dr. O. Raphael Nwanguma, his Nurse Practitioner Teresa Stidham, and his staff at Bluegrass Bariatric Surgical Associates. Also to the numerous clinical staff who had a part of my care at The Medical Center thank you. I cannot thank you all enough! They were all so fantastic to me at both places!

I will try to stay updated at least every two weeks!