doreen967
10 Days Out - First Post Op with the Surgeon
Mar 14, 2011
Well, here I am, 10 days post op and doing great! I had my first post op visit with the surgeon to have my staples removed today. My incisions look pretty good, though when the nurse removed my staples, a few of the incisions spread a little bit. She said it is normal and taped the ones that were still tender. The staple removal was mostly painless, just a tiny pinching for a few of the tender spots. No big deal.
My official weight loss according to the doctor’s scale is 18 lbs since my surgery and 30 lbs since I started the pre op diet. Holy Cow! That is great, though a little scary. I had no idea the weight would start dropping so fast. I am still having no issues getting my fluids and protein in. I have graduated to full liquids and am eating yogurt, pudding, thin mashed potatoes, skim milk and cream soup so far. I will try to add some oatmeal and maybe some grits this week. Still no problems eating, but I am not getting the full sensation I expected. I mentioned this to the doctor and he said that my system is still healing and it may take a month before these normal sensations return. On the other hand I do not feel hungry either. My stomach makes noises, but no real sensation of hunger.
Right now my biggest challenge is that I miss tasting real food. Just the smell of food cooking makes my mouth water. Though I would never dream of touching anything that is not on my limited list of food I can consume at this point, I am having a hard time getting the idea out of my head at times. I am sure this has got to be normal. I mean, all my life I have taken so much enjoyment from eating the foods I love. Obviously I loved to eat, or I would never have ended up where I am. I guess it will just take time to adjust, and once my food choices become more varied, I doubt I will feel so restricted and be much happier. Oh well, nothing I cannot handle!
So I guess I am officially off and running. I feel so good in fact that I have to remind myself that I still have to heal on the inside and need to take it easy. I find it easy to overdo it right now. If I do too much, my body definitely lets me know! I start to feel a little light headed and queasy and have to sit down. I guess when you are consuming so few calories; you cannot expect to function at a normal level for long. Though it is hard, I need to continue to relax and heal. There will be plenty of time to go, go go. Right now I need to enjoy this time. Who knows when I will ever get this much time off work again!
