13 Days Post Op / 24FEB2011

Feb 24, 2011

Today was my FIL's birthday and the family met at Longhorn Steakhouse for dinner. My thought was that I would just have some soup. It turns out, they don't have soup!  I eneded up getting mashed potatoes and ate a couple of tsps, maybe. It was a little odd as, although I've done lunch out with my husband and then again with my daughter, this was a whole other ballgame.

My in-laws know that I had the surgery but my SIL/BIL don't, might, probably know. I wonder if they do. I'm not sure if MIL said anything. I didn't ask her not too, but, it doesn't really matter. I feel like f they didn't know, there would have been more comment on my choice.

I wish I would have had more of a "plan" other than to have soup. Everyone ordered dinner plates which, when they came, seemed HUGE to me. Of course, it wasn't any more than I've ever eaten at any given time, but this time was different. The servings just seemed ginormous.

My BIL asked me if I was dieting and I said yes, as always, but there was not really any more comment made on my dinner choice other than the waitress who said, "that's all you want, mashed potatoes"? I took it really slow but again, forgot about not drinking while eating. Since my plan was to  order soup, I had asked for water (which I brought crystal light for) and sipped on it while eating the MP. It took me just as long to get through those couple of bites as it did for everyone else to finish. I think using the tiny forks/spoons at home has really helped slow me down. They were certainly one ofthe best tools I have bought.

I felt a little silly just ordering the MP while everyone was ordering normal, so I thought, next time, I might order a regular plate and just push the food around a bit to blend in more. Then I thought, man, that's just kinda stupid. If I would have had a better plan, I would have thought to ask for a bowl of hot water and I could have mixed the single serving packet of Unjury Chicken Soup that I had in my purse and would have been perfectly fine. Then if anyone asked, I could just say that I am doing a liquid protein diet. DUH! NOTED!

Another thing I notied was that closer to the end of the meal, I got slightly nauseated from the smells. It was just a little  overwhelming. I wonder if I had skipped the water if it would have bothered me.

So, there's my first moment out in the real world and I certainly learned a few lessons. We are now back home and I am trying to fulfill my daily protein req with having that Unjury soup. I had 2 protein shakes today so I'm getting my usual 75 gms in. YAY me!

Mammogram update. I went in for the second round of pics today for the "dense" areas that were revealed on the first mammo on Monday. It turns out there are 2 "nodules" on my right breast so they did an ultrasound. The techs are not allowed to tell you anything, so I'm assuming I'll get a call early next week for a biopsy. The U/S tech spent about 15 minutes taking measurements of the "nodules" which seemed incredibly thorough to me. Just waiting out the weekend. Gonna try to keep myself busy and not think about it.

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