#bariatricsleeve

Bariatric surgery happened last week!

I’m losing weight super fast but it’s harder to heal from than I expected.

My surgery went “beautifully “ per my surgeon. I ended up with high blood pressure and high blood sugar since I couldn’t take my meds the day of surgery and I was given a steroid shot. My blood sugar was in the 200’s and the steroid shot kicked my butt however once it got out of my system my blood sugars were awesome and my insulin use is less than half of what it was!

I only boils insulin if I eat more than 10 grams of carbohydrates now.

My abdomen looks misshapen but it’s because of internal sutures and it will go away. I have staples covered in tagaderm because it prevents infection to give me the best chance at healing. My staples come out on the 3rd. I have 6 incisions so one incision is not in the pic.

Some people like a binder. I am not one of those people. I want my body to swell and do what it needs to do to heal.

I can have about 4 ounces of food before I feel sick from eating.

I’m doing peanut butter and bone broth. I have tried other things but the pressure of digestion doesn’t feel awesome. It’s dull achy and why cause discomfort when I already can get what I need from what I’m already doing? I get fluids and protein from my bone broth so I can meat my daily protein goals.

My brain says eat nachos but my GI system won’t let me granted I haven’t even tried because it’s too soon.

I won’t eat more than 4 ounces or half a cup in one sitting. I am particularly about that because I don’t want to stretch out my stomach.

Completely forgot to celebrate that I passed the 100 marker! WOOH!