1 month Post op

Aug 27, 2010

Wow - where do  start? I feel pretty good - My incisions are healing very well. I have lost 43 pounds!!!!! woo hoo!! I lost 19 on the liquid diet prior to surgery & I have lost 24 pounds since surgery. I am starting to feel the weight loss. My undies are getting really baggy . My family & friends say they can really see a difference in my face. 1 downfall is I have lost quite a bit of weight in 1 of my breasts??? The other needs to catch up - I feel funny - lol!!! I have been taking long walks in the evenings. Somewhere between 30-45 minutes. The only problem I have been having is: I eat soft foods to fast & end up getting them stuck. Which can be very uncomfortable - so I usually try to bring the food back up. It doesn't always come back up & remains stuck for many hours. The main problem with that is, I cant get my vitamins, water or remaining protein in. So I have gone back to liquids and cheese only. I will try soft foods again next week. The foamies are noooooooooooo fun -

I had pain in my pouch area a few days after coming home - I believe I sat up wrong & hurt something. It6 got better in about 4-6 days. Then a few days ago whenever I sat a certain way it felt like a knife was being stuck in there. My Dr recommended I take an antacid & see if it helped. I cant believe it went away fast. Emotionally I have done very well - I was so afraid I would be a mess. I have cried some for no reason & been short tempered every once in awhile. But nothing tooo terrible.
I love the support groups & this website sooo much!! Super helpful!!  I am sooo glad I was given this opportunity to change my life & start living again :-))

That's all I have for now -

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