Ayesha
Post-Op Day 7
Feb 15, 2011
Well today is February 15th, and my day is over...I haven't posted for a couple of days so I will catch up...
Day 5 was a normal day, I walked for about an hour, got in all my liquids and proteins... Felt fine, no problems, pain was better, now only taking pain meds before I sleep at night so I can get a good nights sleep, I find that I get exhausted quickly still, after I walked I came inside drank some water and laid down to rest on the bed and passed out... Guess I'm getting more worn out than I thought I could...
On Day 6 was my post-op visit with my surgeon... When I got there I got weighed, I lost exactly 4kg or 8.8 pounds... My doctor said I was doing fine and told me not to worry so much about getting in all the protein, he said the most important thing was to get in all my fluids, meaning water.... I left kind of feeling that he wasn't happy with my weight loss, maybe he expected more, but he said it was good....
So now I am very confused, should I or shouldn't I get that 60 grams of protein, because it isn't easy to get that all in, especially when its all liquids... I think I am getting about 600 to 700 calories per day when I do have all the protein, if not it is less... Also, I told him I wanted to start on my vitamins now instead of waiting because if I can get down those Tylenol for pain then I should be able to take all my supplements... He said to go ahead so I started them all today with no problems at all whatsoever...
So today on day 7 I am OK... Taking supplements and trying to get in as much protein that I can... And I have a confession... And I want to know if anyone else has done this cause I am so ashamed of myself... Today at lunch while I was sitting sipping my soup, my family was having chicken, it was driving me Bonkers!!!!! I wanted some soooo bad!!!! So, what did I do, I took a bite, chewed it very slowly to taste it, then I spit it OUT!!!! Is that just horrible or what?????? I felt so stupid but I just had to taste it, really I mean I wasn't hungry or anything, I was just going crazy because it smelled so good, I realized... I am truly addicted to food, unbelievable... I now see that I definitely did not eat before because I was just hungry, its the taste and the smell and it is so addictive, like drugs, or smoking, am I crazy or have other people felt this way??? Let me know cause I am truly curious...
Well that is all for today, thanks everyone for the well wishes, I am truly feeling better, All Thanks to God, and I am so glad I have made this decision to change my life, NO REGRETS HERE!!!!!!!!
