Really? One month out?
Today marks one month since my surgery. Damn, that flew by.
I am down about 33 lbs, 25 since surgery. I've been in a stall since I started my soft foods, which was a week ago. But lo and behold, I upped my fluids yesterday and dropped 2 lbs this morning!
I've been losing a ton of inches, I measure every week. And I've been trying to take a few pics along the way.
I just got my new list of vitamins, and have been working on getting them all figured out. I struggled to find chewable calcium citrate, but just ordered some online. All the others I've been taking.
*knock on wood*, I seem to be tolerating a lot of foods. I have tried chili, lentil soup, hummus, egg salad, scrambled egg, chicken salad, ham salad, deli ham/turkey, various cheeses, squash, yogurt, cottage cheese. I can only eat a few tbs at a time, but I'm getting okay with that. What a head trip. My body says, "Stop I'm full!" but your mind says, "WTF only a tablespoon??". I'm getting better at stopping eating before I burp/hiccup.
The changes in my body are fascinating. All of these new shapes form and I can't stop poking at myself. I'm constantly looking in the mirror at the changes. It's just a foreign feeling.
I've been cleared by my surgeon to go back to work next week, so there's that. I'm actually dreading it a bit. It became a mush more physically demanding job right before I left, so I am worried about adhering to a food/water schedule that will be sufficient. And I know I'm going to be exhausted. On the other hand, I'll get some good exercise!
So, that is my boring update! I'm very happy thus far and really enjoying the new changes :-) Very happy I went through with this big decision.
