1 Month Post Op doctor visit

May 28, 2010

This past Thursday, I went to the doctor for my one month visit.  She told me I was ahead of schedule on my weight loss, having lost 17 percent of my excess body weight already.  They expected me at 10%, so they progressed me to soft foods.  They cut me back on my protein drinks from three to two a day, which is fine by me.  I am started to hate the after taste, but now I am adding bananas and pineapple to my blenderized drinks for flavor.  Also, the doctor released me to go back to work which is where I am right now.  I was off for just over a month and that was long enough.

The only issue that we discussed was my constipation.  On my NUT's advice two weeks ago, I cut back on my water intake to concentrate more on getting 80 grams of protein in and the damned pipes got backed up.  After about a week of the pain, I started adding Metamucil to my diet again, increased the water, and adding fruit.  Also taking Milk of Magnesia helped get things moving again. 

I explained to her that I have suffered with fissures before and I was concerned I was heading back in that direction, which is why I started trying to "heal thyself".  The doctor prescribed me some Miralax to take for one month while I start eating more of a regular diet.

But I am down 55 pounds since I started this journey, 29 pounds since surgery.  I know i made the right decision.

0 Comments