Hello, everyone! Sorry for the delay. I have not updated lately... I guess the excitement of Christmas with Jamie got the best of me. We had a great holiday... but it was definitely very difficult to go to all of the Christmas festivities with TONS of DELICIOUS FOOD everywhere and not be able to eat anything. :(
Well, two weeks post-op now and I would say that I feel okay. I've still got pain in my left side that really bothers me when I bend, twist, etc. I am hoping this is normal... but I will discuss with the doctor at my appointment Thursday. I had stopped taking the prescription pain meds a few days after surgery, but had to start taking them again due to this horrible left side pain. Last dose of Rx pain meds was Sunday... so we are making progress. I got to drive today! YIPPEE!
So here's my list of complaints:
1. I want to eat (CHEW) something - ANYTHING! I'm totally OVER the liquid diet thing...
2. Left-side pain (see above)
3. I've been off work for the past 2 weeks, so I've been able to nap with Jamie at least once, sometimes twice a day. The "2:30 crash" is very real... it's totally naptime.
4. I want to eat something.
5. My house is a bloody disaster after Christmas with a toddler and I can't do all of my cleaning yet. I Never thought I'd wish I could clean my bathtub!
6. GIVE ME SOMETHING TO EAT!!!!!!!!
Okay, it's not that I am necessarily "hungry", I just want to eat something that's not pureed. I don't want to eat a whole pizza... I want to chew 2 ounces of tuna or some Eggbeaters...
Drinking water is much easier at work because there's not a handsome little 1 year-old trying to pull my drink cup off of the table. It's great to have my water bottle sitting on my desk and I can sip, sip, sip all day long.
I have UNOFFICIALLY lost about 23 pounds in 2 weeks. I will make an official weight loss statement on Thursday after my appointment. But - according to my bathroom scale, I'm down 23 pounds. This is not hard to fathom when you think about how I've eaten next to nothing for 2 weeks. Thankfully, though, I do not have crazy hunger pains... I just eat something because I know I need to do so. Just want to be able to eat something different. So, I guess my "complaints" list was misleading. So sorry.
More Thursday after my appointment... hopefully we'll get the green light to advance the diet! :)
Can you chomp on some ice chips? That lets you chew and gives you your water too. Not the best for your teeth, but hey, you got to pick your battles, right? Glad your Christmas was good. I'm sure the little guy didn't get a thing. You probably need to rent a POD (portable storage unit) and put in the yard to store everything. Oh, I forgot. You have that clean basement now don't you? You can just stuff everything down there until the next visitors. Out of site, out of mind. :) Oh, well. Happy New Year!
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