Ok, so Thursday August 13th, I start having this striking, horrible pain run through my stomach. It's hard to explain the exact area, but I think you'll catch my drift. The pain was in the lower part of my stomach, you know that 2nd stomach or pooch that's below the waist? Well, it was in the fleshy part of that. At first I told my self it was my muscles just getting back together. I ended up having to go back to sleeping in the recliner. Thursday-Sunday night I woke up at around 4 AM in...

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It's been two full weeks and I'm going back to work. I'm an assistant principal at a high school. Last week we went back, not the kids, just the admin. Anyway, I was in too much pain still so I took the week off. We only get so many days off with pay. So, I really can't afford to take anymore. I need to save them in case I have to fly home, God forbid, for some emergency or if I have any complications later. So, the first day I'm back the admin staff just meets all day. We brain storm and...

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Ok, so I'm writing this blog a few days after the fact, but it's still very fresh in my mind. Well, the liquid part of the diet is done and now I'm ready to move to soft foods. I've been looking at this soft foods menu just drooling! Not that I'm hungry or that I really want food. I'm just tired of drinking everything! So yeah, I've been drooling over this menu like a kid at a candy store. I even took it to bed with me so at night if I wake up I can look at it and think about what I will...

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Ok, so, I think I just had my first experience with dumping. And guess what it was from??? Brownies and Ice Cream, my favorite dessert? NO Spaghetti and Meatsauce a strange craving that has come up lately? NO Ooooh a big juicy cheeseburger? NO How about it was from some doggone Citric Magnesium!!!! Nothing I even enjoyed! How you like them apples??? Awww hell nah! I could see if I fell off the bandwagon, but all I'm trying to do is get my LOCKED UP BOWELS TO MOVE!!! The...

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Ok. so the last few days have been a roller coaster and kind of filled with surprises. My best friend did stay until Monday morning. She really was heaven sent. Her presence and help meant the world to me. My other friend Jen took me to the doctor Monday for my 1 week check up. Okay... how about this I lost what? 1 DAMN POUND! LOL I was like that can't be right all I've been doing is sipping on some doggone liquids. The nurse says that's normal and dont' worry it will begin falling...

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