Pureed food & 1st scare!

Apr 22, 2014

Today is my first day eating pureed foods.  I was excited and nervous at the same time.  I made Cream of Wheat, homemade refried beans and egg custards.  Unfortunately I cooked the egg custard a little too much and it made a harder shell on the top.  Second bite I got some of the top and swallowed it before chewing.   OOPS!  I realized what I had done the moment I did it and stopped eating.  After about 10 minutes I started having some pain so I went to take a nap.  After about an hour or so I was getting hungry so I ate some refried beans and they pushed down whatever was feeling stuck.  So I feel pretty lucky.  Not gonna make that error again!

I'm still not eating much, still don't have much pain at all and am slowly getting my energy back.  The haze is finally starting to lift off my brain and I'm able to focus much better as well.  My incisions are all healing nicely.  I have very little to no bruising but its all itching so I must be healing!  The big bandages are off and all I have left is the tape.

I still have about a week left before going back to work and im glad for that.  My job is not strenuous but I'm not able to sit upright for long periods of times yet.

So far I am very happy I made the decision to have surgery.  No buyers remorse here!  Im trying to take it all very slow and not push anything.  Im so glad I did all the research I did beforehand so I don't feel like anything that is happening (gas, bathroom issues, etc...) is a surprise.  The weight is really melting off right now which is kinda freaky.  I started my pre-op diet at 288 and this morning I was 257.  That's 31 pounds in 2 weeks.  CRAZY!  I know its not always going to be like that, but im trusting my Doctors directions and the process and it will all come off in time. 

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