Dana K.
mushy food!
Mar 08, 2010
OK...so, I saw one of the surgeons from my group today and I've been cleared to return to work tomorrow!! Woohoo! Keep in mind that I initiated that conversation...LOL. I just said, "So, it's OK to go back to work tomorrow?" To which he replied, "What kind of work do you do?" Well, having a desk job made it easy for me to convince him that I was ready.I had my CBC this morning and my hemoglobin level was back up to 11 today. Not great, but certainly closer than the 7.2 before the transfusion last week. I'm so happy and much less worried since I've had a follow-up and nothing is going wrong. I was worried about further delays in healing.
While I was there I also met with the dietitian and got the go ahead for mushy food. So, I guess now I should be logging all of my food in the Health Tracker. I'm keeping a paper copy of my consumption...mostly to track my fluids and for the benefit of my meetings with the dietitian. It is SO hard to get those fluids in...Holy Mary. I never would have thought it!
So, today I am happy to report that I was able to eat 2 tbsp of peanut butter and 2 tbsp of banana for lunch. For dinner, I had 1/4 c. of super mashed chili...which would not have seemed too appealing to me two weeks ago, but seemed like heaven tonight. I have not been nauseous all day!
P.S. almost all of the swelling that you can see in my post-op belly pictures is gone (I'd like to think more of it is swelling...but I have not completely lost my senses). So, tomorrow, I'll try to get some updated pictures posted for those of you who were worried that I might explode. Pain is almost gone! Just a little sore.
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About Me
Winchester, VA
Location
21.2
BMI
Surgery
03/01/2010
Surgery Date
Surgeon
Nov 09, 2009
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