Ruby

Ruby got hit by a car tonight. Marcus opened the door and she took off after a dog across the street. She seems to be OK, it just barely clipped her, shes limping on one of her front feet but already walking better on it than she was initially. I'm worried about internal injuries, but we just can't afford the ER for her right now. Keep your fingers crossed for her please! She is just the sweetest dog I have ever had and I would be devastated if something was wrong with her.

First Post-Op Appointment

Just a quick update, I had my first post-op checkup today. Dr P says everything looks great and I am doing perfectly. The nurse Pat says she thinks my incisions look so good that I won't even have scars (woohoo!). I have lost 28 pounds in 20 days, according to their scale! WOOT!

Home

I am home, actually, have been since Thursday. Today is the first day I have felt like sitting at the desk chair for more than a second or two, it is not very comfortable.

Dr. P said my surgery went excellent, and I have been feeling pretty OK. Tired and sore, but no serious pain and all my incisions look great. I have been doing fine with the first phase of the post-op diet and have managed to get all my protein in every day, although I am not up to where I should be with water yet. I am getting in a little more every day though, so I know it is just a matter of time!

My hospital stay was pretty unremarkable, so I probably wont bother to write about it, it was short and quick and I had great nurses and a private room (so, no crazy roommate to talk about!), so there is just not much there to tell! I did learn that I am allergic to morphine though!

Anywho, off I go, I have been sitting here about 20 minutes and my body is tired of this chair!

The time has come!

Here are my official before photos









And my pre-op measurements...I am taking a lot because I find it interesting all the small ways that our bodies change that we tend not to notice!

Neck: 17.5"
Chest (over boobs): 63"
Chest (under boobs): 58"
Midriff: 64"
Waist: 67"
Right bicep: 20"
Left bicep: 19"
Right forearm: 13"
Left forearm: 13"
Right thigh: 36"
Left thigh: 36"
Right calf: 23"
Left calf: 23"
Right ankle: 12"
Left ankle: 11.5"

I report to the hospital tomorrow morning at 6:30AM and surgery is scheduled for 8:30AM. I will post here when I get home!