Man oh man oh man!! My life has certainly been a roller coaster these past few weeks. Things are changing all around me. I have been meaning to post more often but I just kept putting it off. I dont even know where to start so I'll start with surgery to now.

Surgery: Started at 715am. Things went well during surgery but when they wheeled me into recovery my heart's electrical impluses went into Wenckenbach....i'd never heard of such and was sure they were just making stuff up. But they kept me in recovery for 4 hours to observe me. I guess it turned out ok because I was discharged at 2pm.

Post op: I dont remember much from the 1st day. The 2nd day I felt like crap and was very emotional. Day 3 was a little better. I had a lot of pain in my left shoulder but using a heating pad helped a lot. Day 4 I began to feel more like myself....well, until I got dumped!!! Yes, thats right. The man I love and biggest supporter broke up with me 4 days after I had surgery. That was rough! Reallllly rough. But im ok. Everything happens for a reason..... or at least thats what I keep trying to tell myself.

So lets fast forward to today because im tired of typing :-) I went out with some friends tonight (none of them know im banded) and I actually had a really good time. I ordered a quinoa black bean burger and ate the "burger" patty without the bun. I had never tried quinoa before but it was pretty good! I am so super duper impressed with myself for not eating the bun. That would have NEVER happened before.

Overall things are ok. It is going to take some time for my heart to heal but I think this banded journey will be good for me to focus on. Love will find me again when it is time!!

Im down 23 pounds. I can not and will not complain! Hugs to you all!