Feeling better

Jan 21, 2011

It seems like the digestive system is now moving along (goodbye, gas!), and I finally got more than 2 hours of sleep at a time last night. I'm feeling much better today than I was a couple of days ago. I walked to the end of the block and back last night. I took Ellie with me in case I got into a bind.

I'm still extremely tired and sleepy, and the left-side incision pain and back spasms are still pretty annoying. I want to be off Lortab completely, but I think that'll have to wait another day or two.

I'm on full liquids, and that seems to be working OK. I overdid it with a protein shake yesterday, so I'll have to watch portions more carefully. I think I had my first case of dumping syndrome, and it was pretty nasty -- cramps, sweating, nausea -- but it passed after about 30 minutes. I've also started using The Daily Plate to keep track of protein, calories, etc.

To do today:
Verify followup appt. time
Verify 301 class time and date
Walk around the pond

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