I saw my nutritionist yesterday for my first post-op visit. I'm down almost 20 lbs since surgery! She blessed me moving onto soft solids yesterday, which I was SO excited about. Every bite of solids was a revelation. Definitely (finally) feeling full a
So...I'm 4 days out now. Moving to full liquids because I feel like I am starving. I am not sure if this is normal because it takes a while for the brain to catch up to the belly? I'm constantly sipping liquids and breathing in my spirometer, but my be
Monday was surgery...it went well, but I definitely have far more incisions than I expected (6). It took me a while to come out of the anesthesia. They couldn't give me more pain meds until I coul...
The hospital just called with my arrival time for Monday.
It's happening!
I have 3 days until surgery. I am actually pretty excited! I feel like this is the absolute right decision, and I am looking forward to my new life post surgery! I found out today that I have to gi...
So...I learned an important lesson. Apparently carrots have a lot of fiber! If you eat a lot of carrots (say, two bags of the baby carrots in 4 days), you just may end up projectile vomiting and pooping like your life depends on it.
