jazzgrl032

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I'm still learning how to navigate this OH website, so bear with me. It seems rather clunky.

Today I am 3 weeks post op. I haven't weighed myself since I do not have a scale that reads high enough, but I do have a follow up Dr. appt. this coming Thursday.

Wow. What a whirlwind. I'm blessed and grateful to have made it through surgery and have had my husband be by my side every second helping me. It has been a really tough few weeks. I can pretty much get around without help now, but can't really "do" anything (housework, shopping) yet.

I have really had some hard moments getting used to what I can eat and what I can't eat. I knew this would be a tough thing, but I really miss food. Not just my favorite foods, but I miss being able to take a big bite of something, anything, and enjoying a mouthful of flavorful food. I'm so tired already of taking little half baby bites of cottage cheese and the like I'm about to go mad. But I just keep reminding myself that this is why I had to get surgery, because I couldn't control myself with food.

I can tell I have lost weight, and of course that will become my biggest motivator and encouragement to not lose my mind over what I can't have. Once I get down to where I have few clothes, it will be nice to choose a new outfit over a slice of pizza. I just have to find those moments in which my choice to have surgery was the best thing for me.

My surgery is scheduled for Jan 25 with Dr. Schirmer at UVA med center in Charlottesville, Va.