6 days post op

Jun 15, 2011

Today is my 6th day.  This week really has flown by with minimal pain.  I have gotten sleep every night, and am pretty much off the pain meds! 

Yesterday was a big outing,  I drove my daughter out to see her horse,  and watched as she cleaned his stall, groomed him, etc.  Then I went to the drug store to pick up some essentials.  I only took a one hour nap after that, and then cooked my husband a birthday dinner of Ribeye steak, baked potato, grilled asparagus and carrot cake.  I wasn't even hungry or feeling deprived at all.  I sat at the table with the family for dinner,  first one for me since surgery and ate my 1/4 cup of cottage cheese.  I didn't feel like I was missing out at all.  I focused on the conversation, and enjoying time with my family rather than what was on my plate.  It was a new feeling for me, and it was a good and positive feeling. 

Today I plan on taking it easy,  watching movies with my daughter, and getting some walks in throughout the day.  I start my summer sessions at college on Tuesday, so I need to not over do it these last few days before class starts.

I have been getting in my protein and water since I came home from the hospital, but it is a full time job staying on top of it!  Yesterday I actually got in 80 g of protein and 50 oz of water!  I am able to sip quite a bit of water, and eat about 2-3 tbsp to almost 1/4 cup of yogurt or cottage cheese.  Monday I go to pureed foods, and can't wait!  lol.  I will be a magic bullet wiz by the time pureed stage is over!  ;-)

I haven't weighed myself since the morning of surgery.  My weigh in day is Friday.  My hubby promised me he would hide my scale and only bring it out once a week on Fridays for my weekly weigh in.  I am the type that can obsess about the number on the scale and I tend to have my self worth rolled up into the number on the scale.  I really want this to be about more than that number.  My nutrition, behavior modification, exercise, fitness and lastly weight.  I won't lie,  I have been dying to weigh myself, as I previously was a daily weigher.....  but the day I came home from the hospital I noticed the scale wasn't in the bathroom.  I love my husband!  He is such a wonderful support.

Here's to day 6!  
Amy

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