3 weeks completed..

Apr 10, 2012

Well yesterday was my 3 wk post op date.  I have lost a total of  34 lbs and 20 since surgery am.  I dont SEE a difference except on the scale numbers - but I am sure it will happen.  I have been wearing "loose fitting clothes" for years now - elastic waist etc.  So dont know if clothes are even getting bigger on me or not.  But - in time I am sure that will happen as well.

I am having the hardest time with remembering all that I need to eat/take during the day.  My water amount I pretty much have down pat - unless I dont feel good that day.  If I "go back to bed" during the day - I am not able to get enough water in either.
When I first read "the rules"  - I thought, "really? why is making sure you drink 80 ounces a potential problem, I drink 120 on an AVERAGE day!"  Now.. I SEE why that can be a potential problem.  The hardest thing is not drinking for awhile after you eat.. that closes even more "time" for you to get that water down!  I am doing the am vitamins without a problem - its the evening ones as I dont seem to remember them until I am nice, cozy in bed and almost asleep.  I think I am going to set up a "area" on my bedside table with a couple days of my evening meds so when this happens I dont have to "get up" and end up saying hell with it.  If this works for me - then I can just "refill" it as needed.

I am also having issues with protein.  I have become lactose intolerant - which totally SUCKS cause I LOVE milk!  And milk is even tasting weird to me now.  1% is actually tasting "too thick".  I got lactaid and it tastes ok - so Im gonna try that - but since I can barely get the 1 1/2 oz of protein (food) in me at  a time - I have to drink 1-2 shakes per day - and they of course want me to get 2-3 servings of milk in as well (milk or yogurt).  I now can eat soft foods - so the kinds of yogurts I like, I can now eat - so thats good.  The hardest part is getting into a routine/habit with all of this.  Im sure it will happen - just afraid of getting myself "sick" in the meantime.  I go back to the Dr May 3 for  my next post op appt - and I think I get bloodwork rx then.  I already have two drs give me rx for bloodwork - but not to be drawn until June 19th - which will be my 3 mo mark.  They want : AST, ALT, Lipid profile, BMP, Hgb A1c. CBC, UA & Vit D.  Im sure Dr. Kim will want more - and am hoping that I can get all this blood drawn at the same time.  Then they can just CC the results to all three Drs lol.

Well thats about it for updates.  9 more days till my 1 mo surgiversary :-) so will blog again around then.
Hugs & prayers to all
Liz

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