Out of the Loop - but Happy

Mar 27, 2012

Hello all - and sorry for the long absence

I've been busy back at work, working on stuff around the house (Spring cleaning and all), busy with KLN, and busy living again!  And it feels good.

Post-op updates:  well, it's week 5 (I think) and I'm down 46 lbs! wh00t!!!   I'm feeling pretty good...I have occasional bouts of nausea/dry heaves (it's stomach acid and dehydration, per my DR) so I'm working on getting my water intake up and making sure I take all my supplements when I'm supposed to.

Eating: is still interesting.  I'm on mushies, but eating mostly soup - which tastes best to me and experimenting with what I CAN turn to mush.  My faves so far are turkey chili (work makes a really good one) and stuffed peppers (I only eat the stuffing, which is really ground turkey, tomatoes, etc, and skip the pepper.  Oh, and FruitFull bars are the truth!!!

Nutrition:  Still uppping my supplements to get protein & vitamins where they need to be, but it's a process of experimentation.  I have this nasty thrush still, so most artificial sweeteners, medicines, and protein drinks make me nauseous.  What I have found is I can tolerate Muscle Milk powder pretty well, and that it's a short shot almost (32G of protein per 5-6 oz of fluid) so I much prefer it to anything else. 

NSVs:  where do I start?  The clothes getting baggy?  The shoes that fit again?  Being able to walk stairs relatively pain-dree?  my coworkers noticing how agile I'm becoming (they say they can tell my back/knees don't hurt as bad)?  Or the people finally noticing the weight loss:  saying my clothes are getting too big, or I'm moving much easier.  Overall, I'm really please with my progress so far.

Negatives:  I don't want to paint this super-rosy picture.  Yes, I've had nausea and rare vomitting (1X in the last 3 weeks).  Yes, I've had diarrhea.   But no stuck food, no dumping, minimal pain (mostly just gnawing hunger...lol).  I've had some head cravings (I wanted an italian sub from Publix really bad!), and my energy levels are just now getting back up (yep, I really need to work on supplements).  But overall, the negatives are minor.

So yeah...I'm really happy!!!!

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