Renee C.
Slowly improving
Feb 11, 2017
It's Monday morning and I am supposed to be back at work on Wed. I don't feel so great, but each day is a little better so maybe Wed will be fine.
The fever went away; they had me get some bloodwork done and it didn't indicate infection. Whew! So glad for that. The fever has not come back, either.
Yesterday was low-grade nausea and everything tasted absolutely terrible. I've seen enough people talking about this post-surgery to know it's normal. Awful taste in my mouth. Yuck, yuck. I mostly sipped water and for sure did not get enough protein in as a result.
Today is better: I got down some mint tea this morning and will finish it up here shortly. Maybe 3 oz of pureed bean soup with a dollop of plain greek yogurt. Tasted pretty good! I do need to see if I can get a protein drink in today though. Either 8 oz of protein drink or 8 oz of plain Fage yogurt will give me 20g of protein. My goal is enough liquid and enough protein today.
A 35 min walk yesterday around the little lake on our walking path. At the pace of a turtle mind you, but I made it. Will walk it again today at the warmest part of the day, when it might hit mid-50s with sunshine on my head. Get the blood circulating.
I was able to turn over both directions in bed last night, very very carefully. That's a huge win -- the muscle spasms have been preventing it and they still kick in from time to time, but not having to get in and out of bed to change positions is a big deal. Here's hoping that improves so that I can go back to rolling around. My body aches when I sleep in one position too long. Probably due to the weight.
Today I will try to look for photos of myself so I've got a couple "before" pics to put in here.