13 days post-op

Nov 08, 2011

Water.  My nemesis.  I need more of it.  I am still trying to get this part going right.  I'm not getting my 64 oz in daily, even if I count the protein shakes.  I'm trying.  I just need to DO IT instead of saying I'm trying to do it.  Just Do It.  Right???  

Well, the Lovenox (anti-blood clot) shots are finally done.  Didn't enjoy that at all.  It's a struggle for me every Friday night when I have to give myself my shot for my MS.  Having to do one shot a day wasn't fun at all.   Glad that's over.  I just struggle with actually putting the needle through my skin.  It doesn't hurt really that much, I'm just a big baby.  Who wants to give themselves a shot? What can I say?

As of two days ago, I'd lost 15 lbs since surgery day (290 on 10/27, 275 on 11/7).  Starting to have more energy and feeling better.  I don't get hungry.  It's quite strange.  I get "head" hungry... I see something that smells or just the idea sounds good and I want it, but I get to start having my soft solid diet on Thurs or Fri this week and I have no idea what I would like to eat first.  Very strange.  I've been wanting roasted chicken and some salad.  Can't have the salad for about another month or so.  :(  It's ok.  I'll survive.  I can have the chicken, but it's gotta be canned or chopped up quite fine.  We'll see how that goes.

Still off of work.  Going to see the nurse at the surgeon's office tomorrow morning for her to check my incisions and do an overall assessment on me.  I'd like to be out another week.  I really don't want to go back to work on a Monday for a variety of reasons.  Monday's are our busiest day.  If I go back on a Monday, I have 5 days until I get a day off.  I'm thinking, I'm going to see if Thursday 11/17 will work.  That way... I work two days, I'm off two days.  Then the next week, I work 3 days, then off on Thanksgiving.  Then one day, then a weekend.  I can do that.   Ease back into it.  I'm fortunate to have the sick time that I do.  I know that and appreciate it!

Pouch accomodates about 3.5 oz without issue.  I'm ok with that.  I don't want to push it and stretch it out.  I'm still trying to let it heal.  I'm trying to do the right thing so that this tool can do its best job to help me on this journey.  So tired of being so big!  I have noticed, even with "only" 15 lbs gone, it's easier to get up the stairs, I'm less dizzy and not losing my balance as much, my ankle doesn't hurt as much (I slipped and fell down the stairs in the ice in Jan 2010 and it hasn't been the same since).  Oh...  a huge thing for me right now, I admittedly have NOT been taking my daily dose of Metformin for my type 2 diabetes because my blood sugar has been at and BELOW 100 for the last week and a half.  Last night, after I ate some sugar free pudding, it was 109.  Before surgery, after a meal it would be above 155.  I'm not hardly eating anything right now, so the sugar is low.  I'll have to keep a careful eye on it after I start the soft solids.   

Gonna go jump in the shower.  Take care!

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