Two week update

Apr 14, 2012

It's hard to believe that I had the surgery only two weeks ago.  I feel SO MUCH BETTER than the first week!  The first week just plain sucked and I'm happy to forget it.  I've moved along to the soft food stage.  I had a very yummy one-egg and cheese omelette cooked by my marvelous husband this morning.  I took small bites and chewed very slowly and didn't have any problems at all.  After breakfast, I went for a walk with my 10-year-old daughter around the neighborhood and stopped at Starbucks and got a small latte made with sugar-free vanilla and non-fat milk.  It takes a long time to drink fluids and I really pay attention to the wait 30 minutes/wait 30 minutes after suggestion.  It's not easy, especially when having something a little spicy but it does make a difference.  In terms of weight, I was 255 on the morning of surgery.  I gained some weight from all the IV fluids they give you so when I came home from the hospital, I was at 261.  As of this morning, I'm 241.  I think 20 pounds in two weeks is pretty good but also not sustainable.  When I was on liquids, I was losing 2-3 pounds a day but now it's about .5 to 1 pound a day and that's okay.  I have my first post-op appointment on Monday and then plan to head back to work the next day.  

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