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Oh What A Night!!
Aug 17, 2010
Oh what a night!!! Last night (Day 5 after RNY) I was able to sleep on my tummy...my favorite sleeping position with no pain! Got the best night of sleep since before surgery. :0)Let's review yesterdays happenings at my first post-op appt. etc. We dropped the kids off at a friends and headed down to the University around noonish. Took forever to find a parking spot. Ended up walking back to the car two times...duh. First we were to the parking garage elevator and I realized that I had forgotten my bottle of water. Then, we actually got all the way into the gigantic university complex and I realized that I had forgotten my paperwork. So back to the car on the 4th floor again! I guess I needed the exercise. Remember the 4th floor, I will tell ya about that in a little bit! :0) So, finally 15 minutes later, we arrive at the digestive center. Check-in...get called in for vitals and more lab work. Then wait for PA to see me. He came in reviewed my paperwork and checked me over. Then the best part....DRAIN REMOVAL!!!!!!!! I was so happy to get that annoying thing out! Then I made my next appt. for three weeks from now. And back to the room to talk to the dietitian. She was happy with my progress and told me to go ahead and bump up to the next eating level. Yay...I now get to add double milks and cream soups and yogurt. Yay! Also, I am to go ahead and start my vitamins and will start the actigall in a couple days. This has been so easy....I really can't believe it. So we leave the appt. I jokingly say to my husband, "Race you back to the car!!" I would have never won that race because my husband is so thin now and can outwalk me...but just wait...I will be like him eventually. :0) So, remember the fourth floor....that's where we parked in the garage. Well, when we got to the elevators I ......YES I.....this would have never come outta my mouth in a million years..LOL.....I SUGGESTED WE TRY TAKING THE STAIRS TO THE FOURTH FLOOR!!!! And so we did! And I didn't even have to stop and gasp for air....I was breathing a little deeper at the top...but I didn't stop!!!! So amazing!
After that, since we didn't have the kids along, we stopped at the Korean market to pick up a few recipe supplies and some snacks that the kids like. Then we stopped at the Whole foods type market...found some awesome teas. My husband likes to make tea at work. They had so many jars of loose teas to choose from. He ended up with Minnesota Blueberry and Chocolate Mint. Yum. Tried the MN Blueberry and it was awesome!!!! Now I wish we had bought more, as he will take these little baggies to work with him. :0) So then we headed back to toward home. I thought we were going to pick up the kids, but instead we stopped at Lowe's to pick up some lumber. Hubby is building a work room in the garage, while he is off "taking care" of me. :0) Then we stopped at Sam's Club to get MILK. Finally, we were back to my friends house to pick up the kids. They had a great visit. Her kids are about the same ages as ours...so they have a blast together. Finally, made it home about 7:30 pm and unloaded the car. I tried a "Chocolate Malted Milk" for my dinner. It's skim milk with sf choc. syrup and a little Horlick's Malt powder all mixed together. It wasn't too bad. :0)
Well, that was my busy day. Today will be a much more laid back day. And hubby is heaading back to work tomorrow. So life goes back to the usual routine then, I suppose. Not sure when I am going to get the kids started back to school. Maybe next Monday. We home school...so in some ways they are always learning...but it is soon time to pull out those math books and get crackin'! :0)
Oh yeah....I forgot to update my weight loss. I lost 9 more pounds since my last visit to the clinic. I am not sure how much was before and after the surgery...but I "think" 7 of them were after the surgery. And this morning when I weighed myself I have lost 3 more....that big visit to the bathroom last night helped that number! LOL So I guess I am really on my way and this sugery just may actually work for me.....:0)
I probably won't update again until my next appt. 9/10/10. Unless, something cool happens before then! :0)
