May 3, 2004�I have finally gotten over the worst part of surgery, or at least I think I have. The surgery was a lot harder and more intense then I ever dreamed it would be. I defiantly was not prepared�and me the queen of prepared�lol.
I went thru the surgery with flying colors, or so they tell me, with the good drugs they gave me before I went to sleep I don�t remember�lol. I hurt but was not as bad as I thought it would be, well at least from the second day, which is where my memory starts. I kept hearing�push the button for pain meds, but I was determined not to use any more narcotics then I absolutely needed. Anyway, I got up fairly quick and did a lot of walking in the halls so I was able to come home Friday, March 12, 2004. My mom stayed at the hospital with me the last couple of days and she came home to help me there. I can�t tell you what a help she was. Everyone I talked to said I would need help, and they were right. Even walking to the curb to get the mail was easier with her beside me. I did really well at home that first week. Was on a clear liquid diet and felt like I was going to die of thirst. I guess it has to do with the sipping when you�re use to drinking till your thirst is gone. I seemed to have a lot of gas and that made me feel bloated and uncomfortable. I, like so many other, looked at myself in the mirror and say��What did you do to yourself�. I was not depressed really just not expecting how sever the surgery was. Well week 2 rolled around and I was so excited, I got to move up to full liquids. This meant creamed soup that had been strained. You will never know just how good plain ole creamed soup tastes. Doing really well for 10 days post op, or at least that what they told me when I went to the Dr for my check up. I had the gastrograph and had no leaks�woooooohooooo! Got on the scales for the first time and oh my god, I had lost 23.6 pounds! Ok so maybe this awful surgery was worth it after all. All is going well, I�m following the diet and my bowel movements are regular, but the gas is still an issue and I really just feel crappy. Dr. Thomas says that will go away in a while so lets wait and see. Mom is still saying with me and helping out�the food she cooks for her and hubby tends to make me nauseas, I feel like I�m pregnant. But then I see them eat the food she�s cooked and I want it. You know they told me I would not be hungry because that trigger hormone was bypassed, they didn�t tell me however that I would still crave the foods I loved and not be able to have them. Man that was hard. My tastes did change some�I have always liked chicken broth and just plain chicken�not any more. It taste so bad, I can�t stand it.