Forever and a day

Sep 01, 2009

 Seems like I have not really posted in forever and a day!  Because I haven't lol
But what can I say, I had a successful surgery on the 5th of August.  It wasn't too painful, just very sore, especially my right side where my port is located.  That lasted a few weeks, but it's all well now.  Had some issues with my port incision, it had fluid and was draining, they put me on antibiotics to avoid any infection.  It was doing well after the 2 weeks of antibiotics then 2 days ago it felt sore when I went to look at it saw that one corner, that keeps scabbing then coming off,  was pussing, ewww.  Called surgeons office and he got in touch with me and had me go in right away.  Before I left for him I had squeezed it (eww again) and cleaned it, seems I did a good job as when I got there and he tried it was dried out and no longer swollen, though it did hurt.  He said it looked better then last time but gave me a prescription for antibiotics, should it pus again I need to call him and then he will tell me if I should fill the prescription or not.  I'm guessing I won't need it, looks a lot better today.
As for eating, I was started on mushies the day after surgery, and I am still on them. So you can prob. guess I am very much so over them.  My nutritionist hand out included tuna in mushies, but when I asked my doc if I could progress on to some solids the other day he said I could go on to soft chicken, some lil bit of pasta, and things like tuna. Ummm, I've been doing tuna and soft fish since the get go.... my surgeon really needs to sit down with the nutritionist he uses and work on communication because he seems to follow a different plan then the one the nutritionist is used to with the other two surgeons.  Needless to say I've followed what the nutritionist gave me, as its a nice informative handout, and she explained it to me during our consult.  It's worked thus far as surgery day I was about 270 and on Monday the 31st I weighed in at 256 on the surgeons scale. I started at 303 when i met with the surgeon years ago, and was at 280 when I started liquids. So 14 lb loss since surgery, 24 lbs since pre-op diet and 47 lb loss since my initial consult with the surgeon.  I'm happy with the progress, and I know once i get a fill and get to working out more then just walking it might come a lil easier.  

What's odd to me is that I have no gone down a size, which is oh so frustrating.  Frustrating because I have had a problem with pants for years. They fit my waist but are always big in the butt, thighs and legs, so I have suffered baggy butt, crotch and thighs for many years, and now it's worse, because my waist and hips size has barely changed but the rest is seeing some weight loss.  I refuse to buy clothes or get clothes tailored, I am much too poor for that.  What I will do is sell pieces and pick up some thrift store finds when I can to tide me over for at least work.  Which brings me to another subject...

I need a job.  I have independent contract work, pays well, and I absolutely LOVE my job, it's pretty much my dream job, I love it so so much.  But, it's only a few times a month, and I'm already scheduled until February and I have not 1 workshop in December!  Merry Christmas to me huh.  I really need something steady, but that can allow me to continue this job, as I have a contract and I love it.  Ugh. Impossible I tell ya.  Surgery adds to the financial strain in that before I'd just eat whatever my mother made for the family, but now I am having to buy groceries daily for myself since I can't have what she makes. I'm using what little I make a month on food alone really.  Tough noogies for me.

This is a very disorganized and bi-polar post, apologies.  But needless to say, I am progressing well, and I am happy with my decision.  Next time I will discuss my two stuck episodes, one being today, scary times!

Hope everyone is doing fabulous!  Goodnight.

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