One Week Post-OP

Jun 25, 2015

Went for the 1-week post-op check-up yesterday afternoon. They removed my staples and replace with tape sutures. I can now shower facing the shower head. WOO HOO! Most of the soreness is gone, but I find I can still stretch too far, too fast and get a reminder that I'm not fully healed yet. :) We can add eggs, refried beans and cottage cheese to the diet now. And we did. Eggs are good and cottage cheese is lovely. 

Have lost all the water-weight from fluids pumped in at the surgery center. And have started to lose real weight. I'm tracking my food intake daily and seem to be taking in about 350-450 calories each day with about 56 oz of clear liquids and 45g protein. Doc says that is wonderful. And with that I'm down 11 lbs from my pre-op weight and 38 lbs since January, when I started this journey. Still have a long way to go, but this is a new lifestyle. I have time...if not always the patience. 

I am looking forward to being healed enough to get back on my Harley and even maybe do some real exercise. Eventually, I'll add in a full exercise routine, but for now, doc said just focus on healing my tummy and moving enough to keep moving periodically through the day. 

Onward to a new me. 

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