2 Months post op - 41 pounds down from surgery

Aug 11, 2009

Well today is my 2 month surgiversary. Its been a very rocky road to say the least! Its been an emotional rollercoaster but is now getting alot better. I've cut down on my exercise to 3 days a week in the gym, 3 times a week aqua aerobics, 1 day belly dancing and 1 day salsa (on the same day). i'm not spending more that 1 - 1 1/2 hrs a day in the gym. I've also changed up my food...for brekky i have a protein drink which i put in the blender and add a banana, grapes, apple and plum its really yummy! I then freeze the left overs and have that as a snack later on in the day (sounds weird but its soo nice). For lunch I have a tuna salad - lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, jalapeno peppers, green olives and onions - loving it. This operation has been so weird because before op i was highly allergic to any type of fish, the smell of it would make me heave. Tuna and mackerel was the worse. Then a few weeks ago my daughter was making tuna pasta and normally i'd stay out of the kitchen but i went in there and it actually smelt great. I told her that i'd like to try some, so i went and got my Epipen in case of a disaster. Normally my throat swells and i'm unable to breathe properly, I also break out in huge blotches all over my body and if its really bad, my face swells up so bad closing down my eyes and lips swell about 3 times the normal size. With the Epipen its immediate relief..my daughter Ash was saying i shouldnt take a chance but i've always felt like i've missed out on eating fish as i used to love it as a kid but found out when i was 14yrs old that i was allergic to it. Anyway, armed with Mr Epipen in one hand and Tuna Pasta in another i tasted it and waited for a few minutes and nothing..no itching, no swelling no nausea! After that i've been eating tuna salad, mackerel or salmon almost daily, each time armed with Mr Epipen..but no allergic reaction...

A couple of weeks ago, if you asked me i would have told you that i had regrets about doing this op, today i'm over the moon and so thankful...i used to worry about eating out at a restaurant and the kitchen staff using the same utensils for fish and other foods, i used to worry about having an attack on the plane, every time i ordered a sandwich... i never left home without my Epipen and now it looks as if thats all behind me...and i cant explain how this happened, my Doc also doesnt have an explanation. Thank God is all i can say!

As many of you know i stalled for nearly a month, i think that was the worse time as i kept on feeling that i was going to be the one person who failed at this...i'm so thankful that it has passed and i know there will be many many more but now i know how to handle it.

For the last week or so i've been feeling really great, very active and very motivated! I feel good about myself.
This week is going to be a bit different as i've lost my Gym/belly dancing/salsa dancing/aqua aerobics buddy...my daughter Ash. My sister and her hubby and kids have taken her to Cyprus for a week, they left this morning, so at the moment i'm all alone at home and READY TO HAVE SOME FUN!!! YIPPPEEEE!! hehe, tomorrow i'm going to visit a friend who had the bypass done today..i met her online and we've chatted nearly everyday for the passed 2 weeks or so, so that should be nice..although she'll be in hospital.  Friday, i'm meeting up with my girls for lunch/dinner whatever it turns into and on Saturday night my girlfriend and i will be going to a club called Big Girls Paradise..which is a club for women over size 16 and its GREAT...we have a fabulous time once a month.

Anyway, thats enough of me...sorry for rambling on a bit...

I hope everyones doing really great!

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