Harpo2332
5 weekdsout..first few days back to work.
Oct 17, 2014
WOW! NO ONE can prepare you for this. until you truly experience it post surgery, you dont realize how intense it is. I was able to be out of work for 5 weeks. I wanted to be "solid" in my eating habits...well, I tried. :-) Let me back up. I got through the surgery and the only problem I had in the hospital was my roommate. She had ALL of her children there (all adults) and they had the loudest conversations while I was trying to rest up. Was only in for one night. Thank goodness! Liquids went fine and then soft food went ok. now I am at the point where I can add some foods. Its a gamble. Some days something will work fine and the next time, not so much. Up until last night turkey chili was my go to. I started work this past Wednesday and was EXHAUSTED by 3pm. (i am a sign language interpreter so I kind of have to be right on it to interpret). yesterday was BAAAADDD! food wise. 3 bites of tune and yucko! stucko! rthen I realized I wasnt getting my protein in this week at all so an hour later, I had a protein bar. THAT got stuck too. Went home early and had the turkley chili for dinner (after I thought everything had passed) and it was stucko too. Today is back to liquids just to give my pouch AND my brain some comfort. I told my mom and my sister that this surgery is so hard and the learning curve is HUGE but that I DID NOT REGRET having it. 5 weeks and I am down 30 pounds. Fitting into the smaller size clothes I bought. Just tired right now...thats the thing to get over. well, the weekend is here and I am going to rest up!
Thanks for reading!
Nance
