I thought I was going to drown in my own sweat!

Aug 22, 2009

It's been a few days since I've written anything and I really want to keep up with this so I can look back on my experience.  I've actually had a pretty rough week.  Monday and Tuesday went well.  I really focused on getting my protein in and did an ok job.  However, I did notices that I was starting to have cold sweats for no apparent reason.  I went to work for an eight hour shift on Wednesday night.  I was feeling a little down in the dumps but wrote it off as fear of being back to work.  Luckily, we didn't have a lot going on so I sat around a lot and even was able to sneak about an hour nap.  I didn't talk much because I was in a little bit of pain, felt a little bit weak and didn't really know who I was at work anymore without the snacking!  Isn't that crazy?  Well, I came home Thursday morning and went straight to bed.  I woke up in the middle of the day for a couple of hours and then made myself go back to bed that night because I had to go back to work.  Well, I woke up Thursday night feeling just awful.  I was so weak that I couldn't even lift my head off of the pillow.  I also had a fever.  Of course, having the typical newbie fear, I just knew that I had a leak!!   I called in sick to work, which I absolutely HATE doing.  So many thoughts were going through my mind.  I was now going to have to go into the ER and tell them that I went to MEXICO and had surgery and have not followed up with anyone since I've been home.  Really, I don't even know who my primary care doctor is!  I have good insurance but I'm just a healthy person so I don't really go to the doctor.  Plus, it's a benefit to work in a hospital.  : )  After careful triage of myself (common health hazard of a nurse), I decided that best case scenario...I was severely dehydrated.  I had focused so much on getting the dumb protein shakes in that I had absolutely no room for any additional fluids.  I decided that I would try and make it through the night.  I went back to the basics....Gatorade and water.  Well, that was my plan but then I slept through the entire night.  Needless to say, I had gotten about 6oz in by the next morning. 

My friend stopped by that next morning to take my stitches out.  That was a bit of an ordeal in itself because my skin had started healing over the stitches so we really had to dig for them.  If I've learned anything about myself in this experience, it's that I'm a complete BABY when it comes to pain.  As a matter of fact, I can think of a much more vulgar word that describes me with pain.    A little side note, my stitches are out and my incisions look great.

Back to the dehydration drama.  My fever broke Friday morning.  I rested throughout the day and felt better and better with appropriate hydration.  I am still cautious but am finally ready to declare that I FEEL BETTER!!    I went to a movie last night and saw The Ugly Truth.  Very funny movie.  We went to Cracker Barrel afterwards and I ordered the meatloaf.  I was able to get about eight tiny bites in with about four green beans.  The meatloaf was very tender and went down easily.  I have leftovers that will last me for about eight meals, I'm sure.   Today I did some shopping and ate some tiny bites of chicken salad from Chick Filet.  It was very good but does have a high calorie content. 

Oh, I forgot the best part.....I've lost 14 pounds in 12 days!!

And that, my friends, brings me below 200 lbs. 

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