sweethollow
13 Days post-op and feeling GREAT!
Aug 04, 2010
I am now nearly two weeks post-op, and feeling great, except for a couple minor things. I got thrush (from the antibiotics I recieved in the hospital), and I am having an allergic reaction to the sutures or dermabond. I have huge red itchy welts around all my little incision ports. The incisions are all healed nicely, except for the allergic reaction. So I am taking medicine for both. But I have lost 18.5 lbs so far :)At only one week post-op, I was walking a mile and beginning to do some other light exercises. I have been exercising everyday and feel so much better than I thought I would.
I am allergic to dairy and corn, and so the diet has been a little more challenging for me, since I can not have any of the bariatric products, and have had to make up my own. I have to use soy protein isolate, which isn't bad, except that the scoop of protein powder is larger than the broth I am trying to mix it into, so it becomes like a think paste -yuck! Once I hit week two and was able to have soy milk, I threw it in the blender with some vanilla and crushed ice and made my own protein shakes. They aren't too bad. I can last on those for a few weeks if I must. I am also allergic to eggs, so I will not be able to add any of the eggs or cheeses that I would otherwise be allowed in weeks three and four. But I can have hummus, and I love home made hummus!
While cleaning my room the other day, I came across a diary with my New Year's resolutions from 2008. The entry read in part:
"I want to lose weight in the next six months, be diligent to exercise, to go to bed by 11:00 so that I will be able to get up and exercise, to stay in the Word and keep my focus on Christ."
"Reasons not to quit (This is so I remember how miserable I am when I feel like giving in to food): To be able to sit comfortably on a plane; to be able to sit comfortably anywhere; to sit comfortably in Eric's chair; to be able to go on rides at the fair or amusement park; to be able to sit at a theater and not have my arms spilling over onto the seats on either side of me, and think the people sitting next to me were wishing they weren't sitting next to me; to sit comfortably in Sunday school; to be able to look at myself in the mirror and not cringe; to be able to go to a doctor's appointment and not be mortified; to be able to enjoy shopping for clothes; to be able to enjoy time with my husband more; to improve my sleep apnea; to help my knees feel better; to help my back feel better- and this is probably the BIGGEST motivator; to be a positive, healthy example for my children; to buy smaller bras; to wear cute shoes again; to be more active and be able to hike, etc.; to cuddle more with my kids and husband; to glorify God with the body He has given me."
I post this here, because I have read so many similar posts, and I know it is not just me that feels this way, and because I don't ever want to forget where I came from, and why I made the choice I did.
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About Me
Collierville, TN
Location
31.5
BMI
Surgery
07/22/2010
Surgery Date
Jun 13, 2010
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