Oh itchy, uncomfortable and aggravating, those dang stitches are gone (May 29th). It was amazing how quickly they came out, and the only spot that bled of course was the big ole' frankenstein stitch, (the long one on my left side). They butterflied it and I am so happy!! Those things really tugged and made me uncomfortable, I guess I healed pretty well b/c they were happy with my progress. Only showers for 5 days, no pool, sauna, lakes etc.... as if I could be so lucky at the moment. I wouldn't hop into a pool if I were on fire b/c of having to wear a bathing suit, lol. Hopefully that will change soon.

Yesterday was my post op nutrition appt. and it went well, I was encouraged by the weight loss, but not focused totally b/c I was more concerned re: the healing aspect. I mean this was rough, and my energy levels are still not to my liking. I go to bed earlier than my grandparents and they are in their 80's lol. Hubby has been good, I celebrated with some salmon and sweet potatoe dinner as I am on Stage 4 diet now. It feels good, and I am happy with my progress.

But I am not going to compare myself with others and their losses. Why? b/c someone loses 15 - 20 lbs after surgey it might b/c they are not me, they are not my size, and they might be a man. Men lose faster, it's a fact, and they might have a higher weight, and lose quicker b/c of that. Since my surgery I lost 11 lbs. My real curiosity is how it will go until I have the fills. I wonder how it will be between the time for that. I had not alot of issues with the post op diet, (other than soups, gosh they were awful) I am not a cream of anything except in my crockpot or in a casserole. Now in stage four I can make some egg drop soup and some homemade turkey or chicken soup, which is more appealing. I do fill up though, which I am glad, eating the salmon and sweet potatoes was heaven but I filled up shortly, which was like "YES!" The second week after surgery I believe my body got used to the shakes, so I had to add some greek yogurt and nectresse to lessen the tartness, but that helped ALOT, and added to the protein instead of just adding whey all the time.

I was told sternly by the NP no Mederma cream until six weeks, b/c of poss. infection, but my scars are freakin' me out I admit. I had gallbladder surgery before and my scars are nothing compared to these, I think b/c of the staples I look like I have poodle bite marks and the big one looks like a catepillar w/ lots of legs, this is the one I hate the most, mostly b/c I seriously did not expect it to be that big and for the fact they showed me a pic of a body w/ incisions but it was not a flesh real person, it was black and white picture w/ a drawn form. So this to me annoys me, but the scar is the side car to get to where I want to be, heck I was never one for bikini's anyway.