Anna E.
Port update and mushies!
Feb 27, 2009
Wow, time flies when you're having fun, ha ha. I haven't posted since coming home from my mom's and things are going OK. I went in to see the surgeon on Tuesday and he (PA Brian) said that my port looked alright but seemed to have a small amount of fluid pooled around it. He asked how many more antibiotics I have to take and I said about a week. He said to finish them and come back in two weeks to have him check it out again. He said if need be he can put in a needle and drain the fluid but they were hoping that my body would absorb the fluid on its own. We will see.So far the incisions are healing well, and the itching has lessened by quite a bit, finally! I am a little frustrated with my weight loss so far as I am only down 2.5 lbs from surgery day and I was told to expect a dramatic loss during my liquid phase. I am sticking to 550 to 1000 calories a day with 70+ grams of protein so I don't know what the problem is. Oh well. Now as of today I am on mushies and I don't know what to do! I have been on a liquid diet for so long I don't remember how to eat, at least not in this way. I had two protein shakes today and some pintos & cheese and egg salad. I just made 80 grams of protein. Without those shakes I don't know what I would have done. I am very concerned about this and will probably post a note on the message board tomorrow if I am still concerned.
Anyway, I am healing and healthy and re-learning how to eat. Time will tell how my progress goes. More later...
