I just worked my first block booking shift on the ward at the Royal Victoria Hospital that has the RNY patients on it. Having been informed that the RNY's had lost their funding, and that there had only been 3 done, I did not expect to see any on the ward ! However, turns out there was a girl last week and there was a girl there last night too, post open RNY. I was not looking after her, but I mentioned to the nurse that I had also had an RNY and if this lady wanted to chat then I would be more than happy to. I went down to see her once I got my patients settled for the night, and found her behind her curtains having a little cry. She was so low, it was clear, and I wanted to offer her a glimpse of her future if she could just see beyond the here and now. She was sore and that was understandable. She said she regretted having the operation but I kept reinforcing that she will feel totally different about this givn a few months and a few stone off. She was so lovely, and I hope if you read this Lisa, you know that I am so happy to have met you last night and had a chat with you. I really hope it helped.
I shared the WLS forum website address with her, and urged her to go to the support group too, and I really hope she does. WLS is hard enough when you have the support of friends on the forum, never mind how isolating it would be without it.
I had a good shift and although it was busy, I am really chuffed to be working there. The staff and the JHO were quizzing me about my op, and the other ops available, and I was more than happy to blather on all night about it !!
Weight loss wise.... I am 3 lbs shy of 15 stone now, which means I need to loose anothe 3 lbs for my next goal ! Size 18 bum and size 20 top !! I have also noticed that when I sit on a hard chair, I can feel my bun bones !!!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Sunday 11th February, 2007
I was gutted on Wednesday to stand on the scales and have not lost a single pound this week. My size 20 jeans are getting loose on me, that's a fact, but to not even shift a single pound feels really grim. Anyway, I took more water and more protein, and lost the final 2lbs to get the 5 stone off on Thursday !!! I posted on the forum to announce that I had lost 50% of my excess fat, and got loads of wonderfully positive replies which really gave me a boost. I went on the cross trainer yesterday which I NEED to get doing more often, and lost another 2 lbs. I just need to give myself a jooly good kick up the arse to get going here.
Size 20 jeans... who would have thought it ?!! I never had size 20 jeans. When I was a size 20 before, I would always have worn leggings that stretched around me, but since getting used to wearing jeans, I cannot abide trousers that have no pockets !! I need pockets !! The waistband of the size 20's is actually loose, and I have to keep pulling them up, but it's my tummy flap that is preventing the size 18's from doing up at the mo. I will get there though !! I can't wait to be 14 stone something !! How wonderful ! Even if it takes me another month to lose a stone, by the time we go to Frinton I will be 13 stone then !! I so want to be a size 14 by the time we go there. Even if I am a size 16 though, that's ok. It's still a far cry from what I was last time we were there ! I am looking forward to seeing Pauline's face when she sees me !! lol
If you are reading this over Pauline, just know that YOU were my incentive to get the weight shifted before April and that seeing your face drop is the thing that is spurring me on every time I get on the cross trainer !!!
It's fab to feel my clothes getting loose on me. I wore a jumper that Al bought me a few Christmas's ago, 2 days ago. I had not worn it in a while because it was a little tight on me. Now it hangs on me, but is lovely and warm and snuggly !! My uniform is getting out of hand, but finances are not allowing me to purchase another one right now.
I had a lovely long chat with Irene, another prospective WLS patient, a couple of days ago. It's great to reassure others about the op, as well as have a long natter about the in's and out's of WLS. I got chatting to Louise from Newtownards yesterday too, and we are going to meet up for a coffee soon, before she goes to Brugge. Offering each other support like this is so rewarding. I could talk about WLS til the cows come home. I just love it.
Funny thing dawned on me yesterday too..... I was getting concerned that if the nursing registration body contacted me for evidence of my updating my research what could I possibly provide to proove that I have been researching. Of course I do research and I keep my knowledge up to date, but It's hard to prove that. Then I thought.. doh... my website. For goodness sake, there is weeks and months of research on that site that proves that I have learnt so much about WLS.
Anyway.... life, apart from being so financially strapped it's scary, is pretty good.
Size 20 jeans... who would have thought it ?!! I never had size 20 jeans. When I was a size 20 before, I would always have worn leggings that stretched around me, but since getting used to wearing jeans, I cannot abide trousers that have no pockets !! I need pockets !! The waistband of the size 20's is actually loose, and I have to keep pulling them up, but it's my tummy flap that is preventing the size 18's from doing up at the mo. I will get there though !! I can't wait to be 14 stone something !! How wonderful ! Even if it takes me another month to lose a stone, by the time we go to Frinton I will be 13 stone then !! I so want to be a size 14 by the time we go there. Even if I am a size 16 though, that's ok. It's still a far cry from what I was last time we were there ! I am looking forward to seeing Pauline's face when she sees me !! lol
If you are reading this over Pauline, just know that YOU were my incentive to get the weight shifted before April and that seeing your face drop is the thing that is spurring me on every time I get on the cross trainer !!!
It's fab to feel my clothes getting loose on me. I wore a jumper that Al bought me a few Christmas's ago, 2 days ago. I had not worn it in a while because it was a little tight on me. Now it hangs on me, but is lovely and warm and snuggly !! My uniform is getting out of hand, but finances are not allowing me to purchase another one right now.
I had a lovely long chat with Irene, another prospective WLS patient, a couple of days ago. It's great to reassure others about the op, as well as have a long natter about the in's and out's of WLS. I got chatting to Louise from Newtownards yesterday too, and we are going to meet up for a coffee soon, before she goes to Brugge. Offering each other support like this is so rewarding. I could talk about WLS til the cows come home. I just love it.
Funny thing dawned on me yesterday too..... I was getting concerned that if the nursing registration body contacted me for evidence of my updating my research what could I possibly provide to proove that I have been researching. Of course I do research and I keep my knowledge up to date, but It's hard to prove that. Then I thought.. doh... my website. For goodness sake, there is weeks and months of research on that site that proves that I have learnt so much about WLS.
Anyway.... life, apart from being so financially strapped it's scary, is pretty good.
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