Okay folks, it seems like it's time for an update. I am officially two weeks post-op today! I am feeling pretty good overall though I still get fatigued very easily! I haven't had the energy to do my nails since I got home! (Oh, the horror!)
I have one abdominal muscle that hates me (okay, realistically it hates the fact that it had my stomach yanked out through it, but who's counting?) and my back is trying to compensate, so they tend to be pretty sore, but I'm told that will get better with time.
I get kind of bored not being allowed to do much, so I guess I should grade papers or do lessons plans ahead (WHAT?) or clean my room or something. I do need to organize my clothes before returning to work as I am down almost 20 pounds since the surgery! (Yeah me!!)
I find that some of the the protein drinks have a horrid aftertaste so I continue my quest for something that is manageable or able to be masked. I'm still only on "soft foods" (cheese doodles are soft when you add spit, just an FYI) and in very low quantities (so don't chastise me for my one cheese doodle, cause then I'm full... lol) but seriously, things like cottage cheese, yogurt, boiled chicken etc. and doing well. I'm kind of longing for more variety but "protein, protein, protein" and "sip, sip, sip" are my mantra for at least 4 more weeks. I try to glue a water bottle to my hand, but that does get a bit cumbersome when typing.
Now that I'm two weeks out I can say that I am glad I made this choice (It was touch and go there for awhile, like seriously, what the HELL did I just do?) but it does get better with time and my health is already improving. I monitor my blood pressure regularly and haven't had to take blood pressure medicine since the day I left the hospital!!
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