25 days Post-Op

Jul 06, 2010

3 1/2 weeks since surgery!  I haven't created a blog in a while because I wasn't a very happy camper the past couple of weeks.  Seems like the pain was staying the same in some areas and getting worse in other areas.  2 weeks ago, I started getting a shooting pain about an inch to the left of my belly button.  It felt like there was a pocket knife in there and when I bent over or sneezed, that knife would slice through my muscle and whatever organ is in that area.  I had my post-op and the Dr said it was "normal", but perhaps a little worse because I was doing chores.  Luckily, I have been feeling better since this weekend, but I spent many days crying wondering if this was ever going to go away.  I'm still having some pain, but nowhere near as bad.  I wasn't able to drive or even sit at the computer because that involves some bending.  I was not able to pick stuff up off the floor.  Putting on my pants took time and brought the sharp pain worse than ever.  My 11-yr old daughter had to shave my left leg for me which was quite funny.  I was hoping to get back to work today, but I'm not quite ready since sitting at the computer is still a little painful.  At work, I will be sitting there for 8 hrs.  UGHHHHH!

ANYWAY......I'm 21 pounds down.  I'm just now noticing the difference in the way my clothes are fitting.  YAY!  I'm on most foods now except for rough foods like steak and salads.  Everything has stayed down so far.  I have not experienced "dumping" as of yet.  Trying to consume approx 70 grams of protein a day is definitely a challenge.  I'm on 2 protein shakes a day and still finding it hard to get the rest of the 30 grams of protein in.  I can only get in about a 1/2 of a scrambled egg at a time, however I can get the whole thing in if I take about 40 mins to eat it.  It's so strange how I get so darn full!!  I have been sucking at getting all of my water in AND all of my vitamins.  I know this is imperative to my health, so I really need step up and get those in!

I have been walking.  Just slow walks with no hills.  This actually makes my pain feel a little better cause I can stretch a little.  I have not gotten on my hands and knees to scrub the floors like I did 2 weeks ago. No vacuuming, no heavy lifting.  Just the easy stuff.  The kids have been helping out a lot more.

Okay!  My gut is aching bad at this point, so I'm done with this blog!

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