A function for this journal

So I've finally found a function for this blog.


I'm going to have a Mini Gastric Bypass (MGB) surgery sometime this year (a date hasn't been decided on just yet, I'm hoping as early as October, but in all reality it probably won't be until December at the earliest).

If you don't know, a MGB is a form of Weight Loss Surgery (WLS).
The surgeon creates five 1in. incisions on your tummy and cuts around the lesser curve of your stomach, where the organ is the least elastic, and staples it closed. This is your new stomach.

The surgeon then travels six feet down your small intestines and finds a good spot to attach them to your new stomach pouch. This basically blocks off the part of your intestines that absorb and store most of the calories that build up into fat storage.

The entire procedure takes about 1 hour and I will be in the hospital for 24 hours for observation. Afterwards I can go back to work (because I do a job where I'm not physically lifting heavy things a lot).

That's all for now, I'm going to be late for work if I keep typing.