1 month post op today!!!

Jul 01, 2015

I am going to say, this has been the longest month of my life!  June 3rd was my surgery date and a lot has happened in 4 weeks.  As of 5 days ago, I am completely pain free. No more pain meds or Ibuprofen, just the medications/vitamins that are recommended by my surgeon.  I have been waiting all month to be pain free and to be able to DO things. I have started my cardio back up, which is walking and Zumba to change things up.  I am now alright to start my strength training as per my physical therapist.  I am officially on stage 3 foods, which is basically anything except hard/raw vegetables.  Those are still a couple weeks out, and boy am I jonesin' for a salad!

I don't feel robbed of food, which I thought that I would. I just eat so much less.  Right now, Hebrew National beef hotdogs and homemade potato salad are my favorite foods.  I find it interesting that foods I took for granted before are suddenly much more than just "food". They are fuel and I am able to slow down and enjoy them.  I can still have these things, but am SO grateful that my stomach can only allow me so much.  Honestly, a BBQ with friends the other night consisted of a couple bites of baked beans, couple bites of potato salad, 2/3rds of a hotdog and a quarter sized piece of chicken.  My dog was happy to get to nibble the left over hotdog and chicken.  But I got to have what everyone else was having and didn't feel "robbed" of the social aspect of food. I was there, I participated, I was full and I had a great time!

This is all I want. I want to be able to still enjoy life but not have it revolve around food. I want to be able to eat what I want, (which is healthy by the way, not crap. I try to stay away from processed foods) but not let it rule over me. I can eat a little and then go off and do something else and not look back!

Without the pain, I feel that now is when the true success of this life changing decision will begin to show. I am excited for that. So excited.

YAY for the future of me!!

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