update

Mar 06, 2010

Well, I wanted to wait until I had been home for a little while before I updated too much. I had such a hard time at the hospital and really wanted to feel better before writing again.
Today was my best day yet. I managed to do a little shopping with my mom. We were only out for an hour and I did have to nap for an hour when we got back, but I still made it. I spent a couple of hours at my in-laws' house this afternoon and then went to the grocery store with my husband after. Now we're home again and I still feel fine. I only took one dose of Tylenol this morning and didn't have any hydrocodone at all today. Although, who knew that trying to choke down 1 oz. of Tylenol would be such a chore. It took me nearly 15 minutes.
I've gotten in about 40 of my 64 oz. of liquids today. That's as close as I've gotten to my goal yet. I should be able to get in another 10-20 before bed tonight. I'm happy about that. I am disappointed that I am getting hungry. So many people say that they don't get hungry after surgery and especially so early out...BUT I am! Luckily, I have a new, thumb-sized stomach to keep me in check. I have been very good about being slow with consuming the few things that I can have and measuring in appropriate portions. Of course, I am still very limited....water, milk, cream of wheat, pudding, yogurt, cream soups, broth, popsicles, jello...that stuff.
I am also a little disappointed that I returned from the hospital weighing darn near 10 lbs. more than when I got there. I have noticed that even with that gain, I am smaller. So, that's encouraging. My too-tight bra fits just fine now...yay! Of course, my abdomen is still very, very swollen...not quite as bad as in the pictures, but still very swollen. I told my mom yesterday, "Wow! this was such a successful surgery...I gained 10 lbs, my boobs got smaller and my stomach got bigger. My husband will be so happy...LOL".
I was worried about getting a diuretic that last day in the hospital since I knew that it would be hard to get in all of my fluids the first week or so. But now I'm glad that I did. Imagine how much more I would have weighed when I got home if I hadn't gotten it!! I didn't realize how puffy I was until I got home.
Overall, I'm feeling like I'm back on track and feeling just about how I think I should be feeling right now. I'm not freaking out and wondering why I had ruined my life at this point. Tuesday through Friday were completely different. I really felt that I made a huge mistake and was miserable.
Thanks to all of my friends for your encouraging words while I've been feeling so yucky! I appreciate your support more than you know!!

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