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Feb 12, 2016

So my surgery date was February 8th and the doctor said all went well.  I woke up in extreme pain and was later told that they do the surgery with you in an almost standing position. (this from the surgeon)  So my back was spasming until they ordered me a heating pad and that with pain meds really helped.

Its hard to sleep because I am a stomach sleeper but do catch some Zzzzs in a recliner and sleeping on my side in the bed.

Its a lot harder to get in all the protein than I thought it would be.  I am currently 3 days from being discharged and only getting in about 40 grams of protein a day. Im trying, and its better than the first day which I think was in the 20s.   I would recommend not worrying about water, broth, popsicles or anything else until you get the protein in there.  Today I struggled with being awake a bit so I missed my anti reflux meds (which they never mentioned in class) and my second dose of calcium I think it was. 

Its a lot to schedule but its a learning process, so give yourself time to adjust and dont stress about everything.  If anyone has questions about the process feel free to IM me, I will answer all questions honestly and to the best of my ability.  And oddly enough I dont even care about weight loss at this point, I just want to heal and be able to drive and not be stuck in the house. I can tell however that I have lost some weight even just in this first week.  I see the doctor again for a check up on the 24th of this month. I see nutrition on the first of next month and hopefully at that point I will get moved to soft foods so I can eat an egg or some cottage cheese because no matter how you slice it this all liquid stage is really boring. But like any detox for addicts it does not allow you to lean on food which I found this week struggling with depression...your best friend, your crutch...is gone.

Thankfully God is still here... looking forward to positive results ahead!! :)*

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