1 Week Checkup

One week out from my operation I meet with my nutritionist and doctor.

At the nutritionist I found out that I had lost 22lbs from my highest weight (in only 1 week); she said this was very normal for a man, but I should not expect these results to last as the weight loss will slow down, but maintain.  At the meeting we went over the different kinds of foods that I could intake (still only liquids) and how I was going to transition to soft pureed foods in the next week and then soft foods before coming back to her in the following month.

After that appointment, my next meeting was with the doctor; at this appointment they took out the 10 staples I had in my side from my larger incision and then we talked about my weight loss and what to expect from here on out.

This appointment was very informational as me and the PA for Dr Pirrello talked about my expectations and his expectations, etc.  He told me this date that he could see me in about a year being down 150lbs (AWESOME!!!!)

At 1 week out I still had pain in my side from the incision, but was assured from the doctors and nurses that this is completely normal.  I also noticed that over the week bruising has developed and seemed to get a lot worse, but was also assured that this is completely normal and would eventually go away.

After the two meeting I was a little bummed by the fact that I did not get cleared for purred foods yet, but I knew that I needed to wait.

The next post I will go over my first month, and this is where the struggles really start to set in!