A continuation of our Summer 2018 Check-In thread...

Welcome all Summer 2018 Surgery Post-Op Patients! As we make our way into the Post-Op zone, let’s carry on the conversation and support.

Everyone is welcome, if you had surgery in the summer of 2018 jump right in!

The Ponies applaud your Post-Op Arrival!

Good night. It’s 11:23 my time. Will be hitting the sack as soon as my sister appears with the money she owes me for watching the baby.

Getting off of everything is one of the many things I am working on.

My visit with my surgeon went well and I have my return to work date in hand. I will be able to go back to work on the 31st. He said I could go back whenever I wanted and if I wanted he would have let me go back today. I chose the 31st so I would be able to work part of the week, have a weekend off and then go back a full week. I have also been given clearance to go to the gym. I can walk on a tread mill, ride a bike and do light resistance work. No water aerobics until all of my incisions are healed up. The pains I have been having in my back have been my precious pouch talking to me and telling me that enough is enough and I need to pay more attention to what she wants, or does not want as the case may be.

So I’m trying some chicken and rice for dinner tonight. I’ve learned that breads and breaded foods I can’t have. They fill me up. I can’t have potatos either. But most veggies I’ve tried go down no issue. Tomorrow I’m going to a kickboxing gym near me that is offering me a free. The mall I live by is offering a fitness thing free on Saturday mornings untill winter. So I’m going to that.

Also upper management stopped by work today and mentioned I’m looking much better than I had before my surgery!!

I still can’t eat a whole banana in one sitting. Needless to say I just threw up ??

On 10/09/2018 at 19:16, BadWolf523 said:

I still can’t eat a whole banana in one sitting. Needless to say I just threw up ??

I haven’t tried bananas yet. I’m scared it’ll be too sweet and I’ll dump on it. But I haven’t dumped on anything except some sugar free pudding I ate a month ago. I usually just throw up if I can’t eat something .

On 10/09/2018 at 21:19, Megan Sadler said:

I haven’t tried bananas yet. I’m scared it’ll be too sweet and I’ll dump on it. But I haven’t dumped on anything except some sugar free pudding I ate a month ago. I usually just throw up if I can’t eat something .

I haven’t had dumping thank god. But I’m really good with wha I eat. I don’t have many cravings

On 10/09/2018 at 19:22, BadWolf523 said:

I haven’t had dumping thank god. But I’m really good with wha I eat. I don’t have many cravings

I’ve been doing a ton more cooking lately. I can easily scarf down a cup of soup or s cup of veggies but heavier foods it’s more like a 1/4 cup I can have.

On 10/09/2018 at 21:23, Megan Sadler said:

I’ve been doing a ton more cooking lately. I can easily scarf down a cup of Soup or s cup of veggies but heavier foods it’s more like a 1/4 cup I can have.

My biggest issue is water. I’m always chugging it and then regretting it later.

On 10/09/2018 at 19:26, BadWolf523 said:

My biggest issue is Water. I’m always chugging it and then regretting it later.

I went to Costco and bought a pack of the 8 oz water bottles. I can chug about 1/3 at a time, wait a few minutes and go back and so on. Then I don’t overdo it on water.

On 10/09/2018 at 21:28, Megan Sadler said:

I went to costco and bought a pack of the 8 oz Water bottles. I can chug about 1/3 at a time, wait a few minutes and go back and so on. Then I don’t overdo it on water.

I get the huge bottles because I’m a teacher and it’s easier to just have this big bottle. Maybe I’ll pour into a cup

That sounds like a good plan. I’m a pizza chef and so when I have a moment at work I just refill my little cup at work and drink that.

I made some Shepard’s pie today. Some with White Potatoes for Kids and some with Sweet for me. I used a meat substitute, peas, carrots, broccolli in a savory tomatoe sauce. Trying to get my Phytonutrients in naturally :))). Kids lapped it up, but u fortunately I got full just on the tasting while cooking and now the thought of actually eating it is not appealing anymore... ?

1 hour ago, ellie123 said:

I made some Shepard’s pie today. Some with White Potatoes for Kids and some with Sweet for me. I used a meat substitute, peas, carrots, broccolli in a savory tomatoe sauce. Trying to get my Phytonutrients in naturally :))). Kids lapped it up, but u fortunately I got full just on the tasting while cooking and now the thought of actually eating it is not appealing anymore... ?

I’ve had a similar issue with leftovers after I get full off something. I can go back for more later. The thought of it will turn my stomach. It makes meal prep super tricky. I can’t eat off the same stuff for a few days. I use to be able to do that no problem. Not post surgery.

Edited October 10, 20187 yr by Lioness815

I’ve learned to just not make things that I can eat no issue. I know I do just fine with sautéed veggies so I went to Costco and bought green beans and mushrooms. By storing them correctly the green beans keep really well. So I eat that 2x a day, and in the next week I’ll just steam the rest with some carrots (probably Sunday) with the other chicken sitting above them, cooking. And the kids and my husband will finish them up. I love making different foods but I also know I can’t eat that much so I store what I can (freezing individual portions to pop through the microwave or put through the oven at work to heat)