went for my first follow-up
Yesterday I was back at the dr. for a follow-up. I do still need to stay on my BP meds for now, but other than that I'm healing well and have lost 24 lbs since surgery day!
I also have been given the OK to slowly add solid foods back into my diet. So far, all I tried was a very very small piece of chicken but it tasted great and gave me no trouble! Also I can go back in the pool, and do whatever exercises I feel comfortable doing.
Some unrelated bad news - I found a wasp nest at work, and the wasps were unhappy about it. I got stung several times on my hand, and it swelled up. Funny how I could get through surgery and not cry, but a couple little stings had me in tears...
Highest weight: 287 Surgery weight: 279 Current weight: 150
Sorry about the wasps! Ouch. I too had to stay on my blood pressure medicine until 4 months out. Just take the solid food thing slow and if one week something doesn't agree with you the next week it might. You just have to keep experimenting. I found it was important to weigh my food and I can eat different portions of different meat. For example, I can eat more chicken than I can eat of steak.
