9 Days before my gastric sleeve and I'm told I can still BREASTFEED!

Excited, excited, excited!  I'm almost halfway done with my 2 week pre- op Atkins diet.  Its suppose to shrink my liver so the doctor can access my stomach with no problems.  It's amazing that this can be done with just a few small incisions!  Not that my stomach is prize winning anyway with my pregnancy tiger stripes, so I'm not too concerned about the scars.

I am extra excited because the surgeon told me I CAN KEEP BREASTFEEDING!  I was completely shocked!  I thought the liquid diet that I have to be on for half a month and such would make it impossible. He said my body will still make nutritious milk, and he fully encourages me to breast feed as long as I want. He said only for 24 hours after surgery am I not allowed to breast feed.  But even with my RX pain pills ill be given, ill still be allowed to nurse my Joey!  Totally ecstatic!  Honestly, switching to formula was my biggest worry for this whole ordeal.  

The other worry I had was having to take some kinda crazy rx vitamins that were expensive and what not for the rest of my life.  Nope! The surgeon said I just have to take a chewable vitamin twice a day (instead of the packages recommended once a day).  

It's still going to be a difficult process. But these little things make a big difference to me.  :-)

My "before" pics at 271.8 pounds 5'8.5"

 

 

 

exciting news! surgery date is set for my gastric sleeve!

Excited about my sleeve surgery!  Got my date today- December 9th!!  Ready to get healthy and stay healthy! 

 (As long as no unexpected delays this is the date) 

I know my belly won't look this good... But you get the point ;-)

Some friends and family are happy about this and many are worried and concerned.  In the end I plan on being a better person and will make all of them proud.  

 
 

Older kid puts wood chips down the garbage disposal, found that middle kid hoarded yogurt in his backpack for 2 weeks and the curdled yogurt burst inside, middle child licks the floor at Walmart and runs around like a adhd poster child, both kids acting a fool being loud while mommy is ordering at drive through, mommy is criticized for feeding fast food to kids because its unhealthy, Joey has bitten my boobies so much with his new teeth that they are still stinging like fire in my bra....  I need a nap, or a lobotomy 

It's a bird, it's a plane.... It's a unibrow!

Jimmy came home from school with extra long eyebrows 

 

 

"Wake up Mommy!  It's 3AM and I'm feeling FABULOUS!"

 

 

 

 

"Wake up Mommy!  It's 3AM and I'm feeling FABULOUS!"

 

 

 

Laundry

Ffffffff.....

I missed ONE day of washing. Not a week or a month.  ONE. Single. Day.