5 Days Post-Op

Aug 10, 2011

Okay, so I survived the surgery, and let me tell you: that was WAY easier than surviving this clear-liquid-only diet.  I'm on day 4 of this week-long diet and I'm going out of my mind!  Every time I'm out and about, I see and smell so many delicious foods.  Oh, I can barely stand it.  What I wouldn't give to have a bite of a juicy burger or a cheesy slice of pizza.  Heck, I'd settle for one M&M and enjoy it to it's max.  But I'm being a good girl.  It's just that drinking (sipping, actually) water and Crystal Lite all day is SOOOO BORING!  Oh, and don't get me started on the dreaded protein bullet.  UGH!  Have the people who market the flavors even tasted one of them?  They are so vile, I'm thinking of forgoing them.  My surgeon said we can go without protein for the week, but I thought it best to get a little protein in.  But I think I'm done with those.  They are so nasty!  And I can't even hold my nose and power-chug it (preferred method by most) because I can only sip, sip, sip.  Oh, if you could only see the face I'm making right now!  The only highlight of my day is my chicken broth in the evening... and maybe checking my weight on the scale.

I'm already down 19 pounds!  This is very exciting as looking at my ticker, it looks like I've made a huge dent in my goal weight.  And I can imagine I'll lose another 10 at least with another 4 days of no food and 2 weeks after that of shakes and soups.  Then we'll see how the rest goes.  To be honest, I don't really want to drop the weight quite that fast.  You see, we've decided not to tell people about our surgery, and, well, if we drop too fast, they'll think something is up.  I only see my family twice a year, so I'm sure they'll be in for a shock no matter how fast/slowly I lose the weight.  Well, hopefully they'll just be happy for me.

In other news, I feel good.  I keep taking the pain killers and anti-gas pills I was given and told to take until I run out, but I almost feel like I don't need them.  Yeah, I have some gas pressure here and there, but that's about it.  Nothing I can't handle.  Aside from the sutures on my tummy and the fact that I have to adhere to this diet, I would barely know that I had surgery a few days ago.  Oh yeah, and the fact that if I try to drink something (instead of sip it), I will not like the feeling!  I wonder how long it will be before I can drink something (i.e. take more that a couple of sips at a time).

Well, it's about time for my broth. Yum!  I'll blog again soon.

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