Nearly 6 weeks out

Sep 28, 2012

In 4 days I will be 6 weeks out from my revision. I can eat a bit more and feel much better but still cannot eat much. Unless I am super well hydrated every thing I eat gets "stuck" and has to come back up. When I am hydrated I can eat better but mostly purees and soft stuff. Egg beaters are a no, but oatmeal that is thick works as long as I chew it. Solids are a long way off. This is so different from the band. At 6 weeks out from that I ate steak! It is funny though, the one thing that I can really handle well is Wasa crackers. I love them and they go down when nothing else will.

Last weekend I thought I was developing another stricture and was very discouraged but suddenly the pipes opened and I could eat and drink again. What a relief. We celebrated by going camping. Being where I couldn't watch my scale and not a lot of extra to eat I lost another 2 pounds. I am 5 pounds below my previous goal of 145. At least I don't look as scary as a few weeks ago! I still claim my ears look too big for my head. I really don't want to lose any more but I cannot get in enough calories to make a difference. I drink SoBee, use V8 Splash to mix my shakes, add sugar to my tea, etc. I guess I will be able to adjust that later and regain some. Oh my gosh! Regain? Isn't that a dirty word? I feel guilt about the sugar and high cal, full fat foods and drinks and now I am talking regain? Something is seriously wrong here.

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