3rd week weigh in!

Feb 22, 2009

So, I weighed Friday, but since I was switching my schedule from nights to days, I got only about 4.5 hours of sleep, so I didn't count Friday's number (197.2 I think it was, which I'd seen for almost a week).  Instead, after getting a broken, but full, night's sleep Friday night, Saturday morning I weighed and lo and behold, I was down to 196.4, a loss of 2.2 lbs.  Actually, as of this morning, I'm even down to 194.4 (or .6, can't remember now), but I won't count that til Friday, as usual :)  Weighing myself between weigh in days is for fun, not for permanent tracking.

I still feel great, though this past week a couple more naps were in order, but overall, I'm sleeping much better than before surgery (though I think that's just the quitting-smoking-wreaking-havoc-on-my-sleep symptom finally fading, not my sleep apnea gone), and longer too.  I'm enjoying the mushie stage, and I'm looking forward to making some egg/chicken/ham salads (with the bullet, so much chopped) this week.

Funny, as soon as I had "solid" (well, not liquid, but not really solid) food last weekend - yes, I started mushies early, sue me - I have been CONSTIPATED.  Like I don't think I ever have been in my life.  Actually, come to think of it, it started last Sunday, so it was before mushies.  But anyway, I thought last Sunday (OW!!!!) was a 1 time thing, as I'm usually very regular, even have loose to liquid stools on a regular basis - before surgery.  So I popped 2 stool softeners before leaving camp, did the 1.5 hour drive home and pretty much ran to the bathroom.  I think it was a coincidence, but at least I was relieved!  Then Monday night I had 5 minutes straight of liquid poop.  That doesn't sound that long, but next time you go, time yourself, you'll see, 5 mins straight is a LOT.  Since then, nothing til last night, after about 20 minutes on the toilet, not much joy, but at least a little came out. 

I apolgize for the TMI, but this is to say - be proactive.  2 days no pooping?  Take some benefibre or stool softener - don't let it get as bad as me.  REALLY.  I said last Sunday night, I'm going to start taking benefibre every day and I didn't.  I will tomorrow, that's for damn sure! 

On a happier note - I'd like to wish my new friends, Charliegirlten and Idgett both uneventful surgeries and recoveries, their surgeries are Tuesday and Thursday respectfully.  Ladies, we're making room for ya on the bench, walk walk walk, sip sip sip!

T :)

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