My 2nd week

Jan 15, 2012

 For the next week, I kind of accidently skipped the blenderized/pureed food step. I didn't realize this until I was in week 3. But I had refried beans and ricotta bake. I ate them slowly and made sure to chew as much as possble and I didn't have any problems. My next taste of food after the cream of mushroom soup was the refried beans with cheese. I am a cheese addict. And 3 weeks (including the 2 week liquid diet) without cheese was really starting to do a number on me. The cream of mushroom soup cleared my head but when I took that first taste of the cheese in the refried beans...! Sigh! All was right with the world again! It was an epic moment! I do not have words to describe the elation I had when i tasted that cheese.  I knew that as long as I can have cheese I can get through anything!!

Later that week my incisions started itching. At first I was excited because that meant they were healing. But the next day, they were itching so bad I could not keep my hands from rubbing my stomach. I looked at the area around the incisions and they were all red and puffy. I knew something was not usual. I showed my husband and he suggested I was allergic to something. A couple more days and it got worse, I rescheduled my 2 week check up to a couple days earlier. My doctor said I am probably allergic to the glue they put on the incisions and he pulled them off. Luckily I was healed enough so there wasn't any real open wounds and I didn't have to worry about oozing. Once the glue came off and I cleaned the area real good and after a dose of Benedryl cream, my belly was not so itchy anymore. It itches normally now like its supposed to.

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