istytehcrawk
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Had my first meal out at a restaurant (Bob Evans) tonight.
Ordered the grilled Wildfire chicken (one breast), with sides of baby carrots, green beans with ham (very minimal), and fresh fruit. Skipped the bread. Oh, and mom and I sat around chatting after the meal, and (after waiting a while) I drank a few ounces of peppermint tea with Splenda.
Ate some of each of the chicken/veggies/fruit, and brought the rest home. Separated it out, and it made enough for three more meals (the veggies could have made four or five, probably, but there was only enough chicken for three, and I don't mind wasting a little bit of the veggies), plus the fruit for a snack. Super delicious.
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A little annoyed that I'm up about two pounds since yesterday (weighed yesterday because it was my one-month anniversary and today before an appointment with my PCP so I could compare the difference between my scale and theirs), but my doctor says it is likely water retention because I've been spotting the last few days (I don't get true periods anymore because of the Nexplanon implant). I just hope it passes soon.
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Oh that's the worst! Scales are unreliable pig fuc*ers who will want to mind-do you any chance they get! ((hugs))
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Hey! As I write this, I am taking a heaping teaspoon of my own medicine. Please be kind to yourself. Remember that this is a journey and you can expect it to have ups and downs. As my surgeon says, recuperation and gaining health rarely happens in a linear fashion. Instead, focus on the overall trend. You can do this! You're worth it!
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I'm generally pretty optimistic (both overall and about this surgery), but I sure was liking maintaining an average loss of 10 pounds per week. Now that nice, round average is all shot to hell. (I'm more annoyed that my average is no longer "pretty" than I am about gaining the little bit of weight, actually.)
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It's my first day back at work, and my stomach/esophagus have been making such hilarious noises (because of air bubbles I think) ALL DAMN DAY. It's so ridiculous I have to laugh.
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ohhhhh, that was YOUR tummy i heard!!LOL - don't sweat it - tummy is just saying hi, 'remember me' LOL - continue to laugh, all the way to your smaller clothes sizes, and big successes - good luck - congrats - kathy
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My surgery lasted six hours because I developed a leak before they closed me up. Surgery was on a Thursday (Feb. 15, 2018) and I went home on that Saturday (Feb. 17). I had five incisions, plus a JP drain, which I went home with. I also had some sort of allergic reaction to the hospital's no-slip socks, which apparently runs in the family.
Notable: So far, I have not had any nausea/vomiting. Sometimes I get air bubbles in my chest after taking a drink, no matter how small; usually they just feel weird, but sometimes can be painful. Attempted to drink from a water fountain three weeks post-op; that was a BAD idea because even with a tiny sip I took in way too much air, and it gave me a very painful air bubble, though it went away within a couple minutes.
Some post-surgery highlights:
- Feb. 18: bought a new mattress because my old one was so worn out it was too hard for me to get out of without help
- Feb. 22: post-op appointment; down 9.6 pounds (all weights per home scale for consistency); got drain out; started puree diet
- Feb. 23: switched from Norco to Tylenol, which helped more with the pain
- Feb. 24: slept on side for the first time
- Feb. 25: discontinued Tylenol; down 18.2 pounds
- Feb. 27: attempted to chew gum (OK per surgeon), but it gave me LOTS of air bubbles
- March 1: down 25.4 pounds; drove for first time since surgery
- March 4: was able to bend enough to get tennis shoes and socks on
- March 5: slept on stomach for the first time; scabs started to fall off incisions
- March 6: down 30 pounds; had hiccups for extended periods three times over the day
- March 8: started soft foods; tested (steep) steps up to my office at work (success); down 31.4 pounds
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Thanks! I seem to have hit the dreaded week three stall now, but I'm hoping it's short-lived.
Hehe, it's a series of typos that occurred in a group chat in college, and my best friend strung them together into a nickname (Isty = Misty, Teh = The, and Crawk = Crawl). It's stuck for...going on 14 years now.
Gum is my favorite thing, so it makes me sad that it makes my stomach feel all weird and bubbly now.
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FluffyChix reacted to this
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@BariatricFoodie Have you tried the tomato soup Celebrate protein flavor? I’m getting ready for surgery in Feb &… https://t.co/jDEB89Fbci
