Grateful

Nov 05, 2014

Today was my one month post op visit. Everything is going fine. My incisions are healing well. I have no pain. No heartburn. I did not get under the 300lb mark like I was hoping, but I'm about 6lbs away. It so close I can taste it! Doc said I should exercise until I sweat. I want to, but my energy levels aren't quite there yet.

When I think about where I was a month ago: Scared. Unsure. Misunderstood. I feel like I've come a long way in a very short time frame. As I moved from clean liquids to full liquids, pureed food and now soft foods, every step felt like an eternity. In reality, they were just short weeks on a long journey. I've barely lost any weight in the last 3 weeks, but I'm impressed that my usual habits haven't reared their ugly head. I'm a different person now. A little older. A bit more sure of herself. Somewhat wiser. Extremely patient. And very grateful.

I'm grateful to my doctor. Grateful to the naked mole-rat. And grateful to these boards for listening to this scare, unsure and misunderstood girl. I don't think I would have the sense of peace that I do now if I didn't have the support of this website to let me know that every crazy craving, itch, nap, burp, stall or bump in the road is not only normal but expected. 

I've got 2 months before I see my doc again. I really want to rock the socks off of these 8 weeks. Let's see what I can do!

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