bananna62
The Surgery Went Well
Jul 29, 2009
The surgery went well. I've just started my 5th week after surgery and the food is good! I guess I need to back up a bit. I've been a little out of the loop since my computer crashed...neglecting my duties to report to OH. Cant wait to get back on track or should I say back on the track.!!??
Not eating for days before surgery was easier than I thought it would be, it was the ole head games I had to beware of, not the stomach! Standing in my mother's kitchen looking at a huge bowl of fresh ripe strawberries, my favourite fruit next to blueberries I might add, I nearly popped one into my mouth..old habits, not thinking,,,it was at that point that I decided the kitchen to be someone else's domain! I'm otta here! That was a smart move for the first couple of weeks.
I had my surgery on Jyly 1st Happy Canada Day to me..! Everything went well, as expected. I couldn't have asked for better care! I went into the operating room early in the morning and was up and walking early in the evening. I was released to the hotel room on the Friday then a quick phone call from the hotel room to Dr. Graber and it was homeward bound on Saturday. Happy 4th of July to them...I already felt lighter .. lighter in body, lighter in spirit, and lighter emotionally.It was the beginning of a new day, a new life...
Week 1 post of went well..Still being on fluids was easu on me in the kitchen however it was the only place in the house where I felt out of place. I learned early it was not the place for me to be. I already had a close call with strawberries and I was not willing to compromise my WLS journey for old habits.
The second week rolled around very quickly and mmmmm those potatoes were good! Cottage cheese mixed in with warm potatoes...better than you'd think.
Apple sauce was a good twist to the cottage cheese for a change. At this point these few foods tasted just as good, if not better than a t-bone steak. Now..semi-solids...that was a new concept.
The third week brought a new meaning to potato. A bit of mayo, a bit of mustard, salt, pepper, tuna, cottage cheese and scrambled egg was a new recipe for potato salad. I'm still eating it that way believe it or not. It's very tasty and really hits the spot. Lots of protien and a real new tummy filler. It was my grandson's birthday BBQ. I wasn't the only on eating that potato salad either, and I not alone taking a scoop out of the bowl in the fridge at lunch time.
Week four brings me back to the strawberries I so almost ate in the days of clear liquids only...before surgery. Yikes! Strawberries well worth waiting for...I enjoyed adding fruit and vegetables to my diet. Who would have thought I would miss my vegetables? Week four also brought a visit to Dr Fitzer's office.
MY office visit was like old home week. I was greeted at the window like an old firend...Maybe I shouldn't use the work old, We're only as old as we feel and I feel like I've added a few more years to my life..I feel younger already. I presently have more energy and drive than I did four weeks ago. I can't wait to see what awaits me down this road. I know I've only just begun but with a successful office visit, it's a good start. I lost 19 pounds according to the day I weighed in at surgery however that does't count the four I lost pre op on the liquid diet. That's 20% of my excess weight, I'm happy with that. Dr.Fitzer is happy with that. I'm on target! Bloodwork was pretty much perfect. I'm just starting week 5 and so far just one incredibly terrible experience. I have learned not to take my pills right after I eat, there just isn't enough room for both. Thank goodness it only happened once..once is enough.!Onward..
I'm looking forward to coffee club this week. I get to sit beside some of the nicest people I've been fortunate to meet while beginning my WLS journey. I am now spending time sitting on the most awesome looser's bench with the most awesome loosers...Move on over peoples..I'm joining the ranks...stay tuned..
