Day Four: Tired!

Well I am four days out and home since Friday. I have slept most of the day today. I have been soooo tired! But I am guessing it is just my body healing. The pain today has been very minimal. I have spread my pain meds to 8 hours apart and thinking tomorrow I may not need them. I am the most sore in the morning when I first wake up, but I got a full eight hours of sleep last night. I have been sleeping on the couch the last few nights because it just seems more comfortable. I am dying to curl up on my side and while I can for a moment or two it is still uncomfortable to stay in that position. The diet is going well, I have had two protein shakes today (total of 40g protein) and will have one more tonight. I also had some sf jello and am sipping on my water. I think I may try some very watery mashed potatos while the family is having dinner or finish up my tomato soup. I tried cottage cheese last night and it didn't agree with me so well. Didn't vomit or anything but just didn't "feel" like it sat right. So I am going to hold off on that again for a week or so. Still no appetite which is awesome, there was pizza in the house last night and my first thought was, "Oh god, pizza! I am going to die!" (I loooove pizza) But when I stopped for a moment and thought about it, realized I wasn't even hungry and reminded myself that I could have pizza in a few months I was okay. I am discovering that I just need to be reasonable with myself in my own head and it is helping me get passed the automatic emotional responses to food. It's not that I can't have my favorite foods. It's that I can't have them NOW and that eventually I will be able to reintroduce them slowly and in a healthy/responsible/smaller portion way. Just my thoughts for the day. I'm thinking about going back to work wednesday for a half day just to test it out, see how much it exhausts me and well - I need the money, lol! Sorry to be so long winded - if you made it this far congrats!! Hugs, Beth

During last week's therapy session the doc and I were talking about the stages of pain. We spoke about reclassifying it when it becomes discomfort versus pain and that a few days out, 'pain' means your body is healing. Thanks, Beth, for continuing to share your experiences. its making the upcoming path much brighter! All the best, Tiffany

Hi Beth, Congratulations on your WLS, and more so, for really working on the psychological aspects of the surgery! YAY FOR YOU!! You sound mentally prepared for the psychological issues which are going to CONTINUE...you should be so proud of yourself! I've gone to several Lifestyle classes thru Kaiser prior to surgery (Jan 12), and I have learned SO MUCH about myself and my unhealthy eating habits. Thanks for sharing your experiences and thoughts, they are really helpful! May your recovery only get better with each passing day! Love, Elma

Woohoo!!! Day 4. Congratulations!! That's awesome. It's great to hear that you are doing so well. I am surprised you are even able to do watery potatoes and cottage cheese so early. I was thinking it would be several weeks before that atleast. That's fantastic. Hopefully the cottage will agree with you better in a day or two. It looks like you've got the food thoughts down pretty good. That's awesome. I can't wait to get there. See you on the flip side. I'll be posting my postsurgery revelations in about two weeks. I can't wait!!