4 weeks post-op

Aug 09, 2009

ok.. I have made it 4 weeks.  Yippie skippie.  I am doing ok.  Food is going ok and no problems with following orders.  Taking all my vitamins and making sure I get my protein in.  I also make sure I get my water as I know that is the secret to actually losing weight. 
The pain that started on day 3 is still with me.  At night I am better because I can lay on my left side for a few hours when I sleep.  If I try my right side, the pain becomes unbearable within about 15 minutes.  When I sleep on my back, I have no pain at all.  In fact I can rub my tummy and nothing hurts.  But when I am up... OWIE.  The pain is near my incisions on my left side.  Doctor said pinched muscle and due to the cuts through it.  He said it would heal and get better.  WHEN.  I am getting discouraged.  Some days my mood bottoms out and I want to cry a lot due to the pain.  It is like a stinging, burning, pinching pain.  Very painful.  It hurts to sit, to stand, to bend... just about everything.  Not that I hurt while sitting or standing, but the transition.  I can't walk far due to the pain, so exercise sucks.  Sneezing makes me want to die.  I have had to cut back on work hours because the pain is so bad.  :(   I see my doctor again on the 18.. or is it the 19th.. and can't wait to say.. what the f???  Since I have no problems eating or bm.. I am not going to call and bug him again.  Maybe the muscle and nerve damage will just take a long long time to heal.   Would have been nice if they would have been upfront about this happening.
Other than that.... I have lost 40lbs.  Which is kinda cool.  My tummy is still swollen and with the pain, can't wear jeans that I could b4 surgery.  They are too tight.  So weird.  But I fit into a dress that was a mini goal ... woohoo.
so... 315 down to 275... not bad, ay?
Well... that is my 4week update.  The journey continues.....

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