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NorCalRN · 07-10-2009, 03:40 AM

Well.... I am now 10 days post-op. Still on liquids for 5 more days and I'm doing ok. Still hanging out at 280lbs, but I talked to my surgeon yesterday and he's happy with where I'm at. So I guess I'm happy too. Most of the skin glue has come off my incisions, except the biggest one above my belly button. I went and spent some time hanging out with my horse Thursday, and must have overdone it, because my right lower abdomen HURTS. Surgeon told me on the phone exactly where I was hurting- I said yup. He told me thats where the internal sutures are at, and will be sore for another week or so. So I'm back to being extra careful, moving slow and taking the pain killers. I can't sleep for whatever reason tonight, so I thought I would update this as the liquid vicodin (aka sleepy drugs) takes affect.

I really expected to be a lot more emotional and maybe even depressed after surgery. But not yet. Maybe its because I'm not really ever hungry? I've been doing really well on my liquid diet, and no cheating! Which is a little suprising because I'm typically a cheater with "diets". When I did my medically supervised diet last year, as long as I had lost weight for the week I would stop by McD's on the way home from my meeting and have a double cheeseburger. Every Week. But so far, I'm being soooooo good. My only temptation has come when I made a Chinese Chicken Salad for my honey for dinner. It smelled so yummy, and he ate it so slow I just about strangled him.

But even that was head hunger.

I went to the store, all by myself two days ago to get more soups & drinks because I was craving some variety. I walked right past the donuts and fruit pies (I'm a sweets junky) without even thinking! I went to the ice cream aisle to find popsicles, and even found myself Crystal Light Popsicles. No temptation for the ice cream! I don't know, maybe it's the $17k I shelled out for the surgery, maybe its not being hungry... maybe its the Raw Desire to be thin, but this has been easier than I expected so far. Will it change when I have to start eating soft/solid foods? We'll see, right?

Mostly right now I'm just impatient for the weight to come off, and for the go ahead to be more active. I have so much yard work to do- and I can't do it and that is driving me crazy. Also, I'm starting to get a little stressed out about money, and feeling the need to find a new job. And I can't yet. So maybe I'm getting a little cabin fever? I am planning a weeklong trip home to Seattle to spend with family at the end of July, so hopefully that will help. And tonight, my bf was looking up details to go to Durango CO- so maybe we'll get to have a little mini vacation before I start working again too. THAT would be nice!

Alrighty, well not really anything else to update on. Now I feel like I'm just rambling. I did read Ms Leach's book Before & After the other day- it's good and I def recommend it to everyone. It has PAGES and pages of recipes for post WLS, and I even bought a bag of frozen shrimp weeks ahead of when I can eat them, so I will be ready to try her recipes as soon as I can! lol
I am starting to feel sleepy, so goodnight!

ragazzarosa · 07-10-2009, 09:43 AM

wow, it sounds like you are doing really well! yea!

I had a day or two within a couple of weeks of surgery where I just overdid it - one was shopping with my nieces at Macy's. I was just freaking wiped when I got home. I overdid it.

I also totally looked forward to eating some eggs. Just some salt or something. It was a bit crazy, but I really enjoyed those first scrambled eggs.

As for the stressing - try to remember that now that you can't eat to comfort yourself you're probably going to be trying to find other ways to express your anxiety (if you are an axious person). I always do that. Right now I'm getting ready to get on a flight - I hate to fly, it makes me anxious - so I worry about everything else and freak out a little bit.

Hooray for valium.

Ok, so now I have to go shower so I'll smell all clean and purdy.

XOXOXO

NorCalRN · 07-11-2009, 09:22 PM

Thanks for checking in on me Suzanne. Have fun on the east coast!

So who'da thunk I'd ever be so pleased to have a BM??!!! Haha, well last night I had my first since surgery and my body is now definitely functioning normally, and I lost more weight! lol but YAY!

I've been trying to take it pretty easy as my inner-suture site has been very sore and I REALLY don't need a hernia. I've been getting very cabin feverish, so today I forced my honey to go "window shopping" at all the Home Improvement stores (OSH, Lowe's, etc). We first went to Smoothie King, which I am so excited about discovering. They have a "Gladiator" smoothie that is 1g carb 45g protein. I'm sure the carbs go up when the fruit is added, but I get blackberry/raspberry mixed and berries are pretty low in carbs as far as fruit. Anyways, it takes me a WHILE to finish this small (20 oz) smoothie and it tastes so yummy! After that we went to pick up my paver blocks (gonna spiffy up our bbq area), then window shopping. Turns out I forgot how to window shop. we ended up buying some fencing and a Fig tree.

I LOVE plants, and especially fruit trees. So I'm pretty stoked. The fencing was to go around our "dog run" aka doggy potty area, so the dogs will quit escaping and jumping through my plants. It looks gorgeous and tomorrow my plan is to weed and plant my new plants around the fence...

Other than that, things are pretty mellow around here. We got RAIN in JULY today. Totally NOT NORMAL weather. But it was a balmy 84 degrees so it felt kind of tropical.

I'm full of yard and garden plans and feeling SO cooped up with my lifting restrictions. Ho Hum. Patience is definitely the least of my virtues.

Last note- I am super excited cuz tomorrow a beekeeper is coming to check out our yard for suitability. I would so love to have some honeybees and get a share of the honey. How cool?!

NorCalRN · 07-12-2009, 10:32 PM

I'm down 12 lbs in 12 days! Yay! haha. So I have 2 days left of liquid drinking only, and boy am I ready for some EGGS!!! I'm just ready for some semblance of food. Sick of protein drinks and soup.

I notice in the hot weather I def get tired and grumpy much quicker than usual. Maybe just more easily dehydrated? I dunno. Weds is my 2 week checkup, and my support group meeting. I'm excited.

Everything else in life is pretty boring. OH! Except that my bf suggested this morning that for every 30lbs I lose, we should plan a vacation/trip. This is a BIG DEAL, since we haven't really taken a vacation (other than weddings/family events, which don't count in our book) in about 3-4 years. It is WAY overdue! I am soooo excited to start picking and planning where to go! And he thought this up all on his own, which shows how excited he is for me to lose the weight too.

Oh, lol and then later in the car, he said "you know, if you lose as much weight as you're supposed to with this operation, you're gonna be HOTT! You definitely have the face for hottness... "

How funny is that! But really, it made me feel good because I have NEVER felt HOTT, and the lightest I have been in our entire 7.5 year relationship is about 200lbs, which is when we first met. And it's just gone up from there. So I can't wait to hit, oh about 180 and see how he feels about my hotness then!

Yay! I love him......

Vikkator · 07-13-2009, 06:12 AM

You WILL be hot sweetie. Believe me. I'm in my 50s and guys are checking me out. I couldn't believe it. The other day I went to the grocery store and a cute, younger (40-something) guy gave me a smile and a nod. If they look at me like that (I'm more than twice your age), they're gonna drool over you!

A vacation for every 30 pounds lost? Better start planning now because it isn't gonna be long.

NorCalRN · 07-13-2009, 06:47 PM

Vikk- That's what I said- we better start planning the first one cuz I'm about halfway to it! I think we both agreed that the first little vaca will be a camping trip of some sort. Just to get out of town with the dogs.

And my update for today... UUUGh. Today started out not real great, just woke up with a case of the "meh, ugg" bug. But, I was offered some free plants so I figured I would head out for a little 20 minute drive to get them...

Some DUMB BITCH in her big SUV decided to merge into my car, and totaled it. Basically. Now, first I'm worried cuz we live in the burbs and need two cars. secondly, I am unemployed and we do NOT have the cash reserves for a new car right now. WHY?! AHHH. So today got worse. Then, as I'm driving home (after standing around on the side of the freeway for-eeeever) I realized that my lower back is kinda achy. Again, the last thing I need is a bad back and having to see a chiro when I am trying to find a new job. UGG. Oh, did I mention it is an old car with only Liability coverage.

Thankfully, my bf thinks we can probly fix it with some used parts. The engine seems to be ok, so we'll see. I came home from that ordeal and thought I might puke. Or park on the toilet. My tummy was sooo upset after all that stress. But, nope- I'm actually ok. Now just taking it easy. Gonna go play with my new plants. Maybe cry a little. :Sigh: Life goes on, right?

On the upside, my water intake for the day is better than it has been. Little victories I guess.

NorCalRN · 07-13-2009, 07:57 PM

So I forgot to put in here, or out there, whatever...

After my car accident today- all I can think about is food. I guess maybe this is my real test, but I find myself asking me- well... isn't pasta a soft food, that counts... it wouldn't really be cheating if I have it tomorrow on day 1 of softs.... and get in all my protein.....

I drove by a terriyaki place and my mouth watered, I wanted an ice cream from McD's..... I realize I really AM an emotional/stress eater to the core. I'm staring at a package of Top Ramen noodles... wondering how much I could actually eat before I was in excrutiating pain.

And the thing is, I don't WANT to be bad like this- I want to be an excellent patient and lose all the weight and .... I'm so stressed about money now that my car is wrecked. I'm still unemployed and argh. help.

poet_kelly · 07-13-2009, 08:13 PM

I'm so sorry about your car accident. It sounds like it was the other woman's fault, though, right? So doesn't her insurance pay for your repairs?

Kelly

justme09 · 07-13-2009, 09:27 PM

Hang in there and keep yourself busy with your ''projects"....I'm out here are reading as quick as you can write. Sending you lots of

happy

thoughts

!

NorCalRN · 07-13-2009, 10:06 PM

Thanks just_me and Kelly.

It will be a toss up as to who's fault it is, based on how the accident happened. Too hard to explain here... just maybe pray that it is deemed her fault so we will have some money to fix my car with! Sheesh.

Just_me, I actually went to the store and discovered a couple of fun things. First, I needed to find some 2-liter bottles for a garden project (and we don't drink soda in our house) so I was searching for something sugar-free and non-carbonated to drink.. And I found Tropicana makes 2-liters of Sugar Free OrangeAde and Lemonade. So stoked- they taste GOOD!

Secondly, I found a book rack at the grocery store, and bought myself 2 semi-trashy novels to read. A little guilty pleasure for myself, that has nothing to do with FOOD. or Eating. So wish me luck and I just have 1 more day on this liquid diet... Weds morning I can EAT.... eggs and pudding anyways. lol.

Thanks for your concern guys.