One Week Post-Op

Aug 30, 2010

Well, I returned home from Montreal yesterday and am SO happy to sleep in my own bed. I'm off pain meds but still get nausea daily. I had a rough go at the hospital, as I was awake for the surgery (horrible experience) and had to fight so hard to get the nurses to properly manage my pain and nausea. I've been hungry since the day of surgery, and everything tastes normal to me which I'm really happy about. The nausea is the only thing holding me back at this point, but I still get hungry when I'm not nauseous. I got to the point in the hotel where I couldn't think of anything to eat there that appealed to me, but now that I'm home I'm finding it a lot easier. I'm probably progressing my diet a wee bit fast, but I'm paying close attention to my new stomach's reactions to everything. So far, I seem to be tolerating everything =) Even lactose, real sugars, sugar alcohols, and starches aren't causing me any issues that I can tell, although I'm still keeping them limited. I only lost 4lbs since surgery, and I'm thinking it's because I haven't been eating or drinking enough. So my goal for this week is to up my protein, fat, and fluids (and obviously limit carbs). I'm hoping that will do the trick. Even though I am confident in this surgery, I still have this fear right now that I won't lose the way other people have, especially after seeing how little weight I lost this week. Me and the scale are going to have to start parting ways I think...I get really obsessive about it every time I try to lose weight, and it always leads me to feel disappoined. I'm trying to start taking short walks every day (about 10 mins each time) because I'm finding that it's hard to breathe after sleeping, like my body is crushing my lungs or something. I know Dr. Gagner said the surgery causes my lungs to be partially deflated at the bases, so I'm assuming that's still impacting my breathing now. I do find the walking helps though, although it's very frustrating how winded and drained I feel after only 5 mins of walking. I'm hoping this will improve this week as well. Overall, it's been a tough week but it keeps getting easier each day, and I hope this week will be when everything turns around for the better and I start to feel like myself again. =)

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