cinaflower
Week one, Done!
Aug 06, 2011
My surgery was 9 days ago and I'm doing fine. I had my one week checkup on Thursday and the doc said my incisions looked good and everything is on track. I was told I could add protein shakes to my menu, yay- something different! It really helps to get the protein in. Today I made a shake so nasty I could only drink half of it- I was trying to make a frappicino- hahaha-so- decaf coffee for the liquid, crushed ice, some sugar free toffee flavoring, and vanilla protein mix. It was just a frothy flavorless concoction. The vanilla just does something that no matter what I put in it, it turns out sort of slimy.I have lately been feeling my incisions and bruises around some of them. At random times the areas around them will just ache or pull or something. I have these three tiny incisions at the top and my bra rubs against them and I've got this painful itchy deal going on there. I don't think it's yeast- because some of it is in the shape of some bandaids I had on there- latex allergy? I've never had that before.
I'm extremely tired of my menu options- I take pills- why couldn't I eat just whatever I want very mushy? I can have milk products next week, yay! I found some miso soup mix in World Market and I eat that like broth and it's pretty good for when I want something salty. My sugar free popsicles aren't that exciting. I bought a tropical sugar free pack and the flavors are just weird.
The worst part of everything though, has to be the diarrhea. I just crapped in my pants today. Yes, I said it out loud. I didn't JUST do it- I wouldn't still be here typing- ooooh so gross! OMG! I have had just the worst gas- now I know why they put innermint and something else on our recommended shopping list. So, sometimes I seriously don't know whether I'm going to poot or poop- it's not nice. I try go as often as possible- but damn! I can't crap in my pants at work next week! I'll take immodium when it gets bad like they suggested. I know I'm on liquids and that's why it's happening- but man- nasty nasty nasty! My husband said- oh that's good- you're going to be really fine but repel men with your noxious gasses! True, very true.
I can walk a and do stuff around the house and shop and do- but I can't bend over much, and I don't have a lot of stamina. I worked in my classroom for 4 hours last week and it was exhausting- I took a nap today- and I sweat a lot when I do stuff- it pours off my face!
All in all, though, it's been fine and I still think it's been a breeze compared to my worst fears for sure. I've lost 18 pounds from my high, 11 from surgery day. It fluctuates from day to day 2 or 3 pounds, but I don't sweat that. The doc says I'm doing good and I listen. Next week, the challenge will be doing all of this and eating and being me at work- I'm going to have to tell my bosses I might fly out of a meeting, I might not be able to get it all done perfectly- but I'm going to show up and try. That's all I can do!
