March 6, 2011

Mar 06, 2011

I'm almost two months post op.... and wow... 45 pounds lost at this date.... I'd like to hit that 50 pound mark by friday (the 11th), but I'll be happy either way.  

My life has been crazy. I had emergency surgery on 2/23/11 losing a portion of my bowel. Not a rny related issue.  My surgeon tells me either it's from the endometriosis, or a congenital issue called merkels diverticulum.  If it's the diverticulum, then it's cured, and over. IF it is the endometriosis, God knows what the road holds ahead of me.  

I had so much more energy before the emergency surgery, but am not back there yet... but am researching couch2-5 k programs. I have a plan, and am going to do it. IF it kills me....  I will run the Pit run this October, if it kills me.  It's a 5 k race... the sad thing is they wont allow my 5 yr old to ride in a jogging stroller with me.... and I want him to be part of it with me.  Not like I'm planning on being one of the fastest... I will be jogging along, and expect to be one of the stragglers.  But I will finish... and who knows, without Matthew, maybe I'll be faster. SO there it is... my goal. 

My bowels are still driving me crazy.  I can't drink protein supplements, as it is constipating. They don't want that with the bowel resection.   Not right now anyway... so it's been difficult. I get what I can right now by foods, and it is what it is at the moment.   Today I did well getting in my protein, but my bowels are all active sounding,  so much so, my teenager can hear it across the room.  I will speak with the bowel resection surgeon tomorrow morning about these issues. 

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