TheHelly
4 months post op
Apr 29, 2013
Well it's been 4 months and I feel great. I'm down 86lbs. I'm moving around easier, but still find myself tired. I'm sure that will change once I get active. Summer is coming and I'll be in my pool doing aerobics or even just running in place.
At my 3 months follow up with Dr. Pohl he said the only level that was low was B-12. Which is okay with me since I haven't really been taking the vitamins like I should. I guess I've been eating enough things with calcium to keep my level ok. I've been eating a lot of protein bars... they have lots of vitamins and minerals in them too so... they are a staple in my diet.
To day I can eat without hardly any issues... Shrimp, Cheese, hamburg, pasta (in sm amounts), yogurt, jellow, sf puddings, protein shakes and protein bars. Chicken I struggle with unless it is extremely moist and I cut it up very small. I'll be eating lost of fish this summer, I think.
I feel good overall. I have myself on a regimen of stool softeners and Senokot to keep things moving along so I don't have pain. It seems to be really working well for me.
I'm happy to say I haven't had any complications. I know there's always a chance down the road but I'm seeing Dr. Pohl every 3 months and he's only a call away if something happens.
I also started counseling. Her name is Lisa Sparks and she's a social worker. She's in North Smithfield. I've seen her twice so far. Last visit we did the geonagram. Pretty much everything came out during that. I wanted it to come out early cuz I really think that my eating habits began after fuckhead molested me. Seems like I gained a massive amount of weight in a year or so. I'm dealing with feelings of anger towards my parents for not protecting me. I'm dealing with intimacy issues which affect my marriage. Thankfully my DH doesn't have a high libido. That could cause problems. But at this point he's okay. He knows about fuckhead and what he did and how it's affected me. I love my husband more than life. He the most wonderful, loving, understanding and empathetic person I know. Towards me he is.
Well that's it for now. I'm really rather tired. I'm gonna get a popsicle and go lay down. :)