Beckypooh
July 19, 2004
Jul 03, 2013
I guess it's been awhile since I updated. I'm feeling much much better. Dr. Shina decided to leave my hematoma alone and just check it with a CT scan every few weeks. My second scan revealed it was smaller in size so he feels we can just let it absorb over time. I hit a plateau for about 3 weeks where I was stuck at 237 (on my scales) and couldn't lose. In the last week the scale starting moving again and I'm down 7 more lbs. I really started to feel a lot better last week. I haven't had my iron checked in a few weeks but I would swear my hemoglobin is near normal because I don't get exhausted and out of breath anymore.
I started exercising last week and was working out to a tape 1-2 times a day and walking for 20 mins. at a time until the weekend. We had our nephews all weekend and I didn't make time for myself to work out. We did swim with them on Saturday (I don't swim but I move around some) so maybe that counts at least. I notice I can do more of the housework without it being too taxing. I'll be ready to go back to work on Thursday when my leave is finished. I'm still sore sometimes but I have more good days than bad days now.
I'm a little disappointed with my scar. I thought it might be smaller but it's ugly. The length of it is not as bad as other incisions I've heard about but every single staple left a bright red dot and the incision is wider in some places than in others. I was measured before the surgery for a special binder but it was soiled badly when my drain leaked so they threw it away and brought me a binder that was too big I think. So the binder I came home with wasn't really a good fit and it was so long I had to roll it up to go to the bathroom and constantly adjust it when it kept riding up to my waist.
I really notice the difference in my face and my waist is back! Yay! It may seem hard to believe but yes, I used to have this indention between my ribcage and my hips that most refer to as waist. I'm wasting away! HaHa!
I have my normal sense of smell back and my sense of taste. I have tried some sugary foods but don't like the taste of sugar very much. Nothing really makes me sick but I just don't like the taste. The only time I got really sick was after I foolishly ate some Ben & Jerry's ice cream, about 1/4 c. and I was really sick. I had dumping and tried to throw up but it was only clear liquid. I am really careful about chewing thoroughly and I watch my portion sizes. I did have one day where I binged over the course of about 3 hours on 6 pieces of boneless wing nuggets from KFC. I didn't feel sick at all and later I felt really alarmed that I could eat so much. Since then I am really watching and measuring what I eat. The guilt when I eat something I'm not supposed to is far greater since I've had my surgery. I'm aware even though I've had this surgery that I am still a food addict and always will be. I never want to be 275 lbs again and I have to do what it takes to make sure that never happens.