Today is exactly one week after my band. The pain on the incisions is like little needles, and boy a lot of itching, which is very good as it's a sign of healing. My chest pain from the hernia continues but it's certainly much better as each day goes by. The biggest problem is when I sleep at night. I am still using a few pillows to be at a 45 degree angle. I attempted last night to sleep with just one pillow, which is the norm for me, but boy did I regret that decision. I kept feeling as if a hand was pressing down on me and couldn't find comfort in any position. At least it was a hand and not a person as right after surgery. I put the pillows back and tried to go back to sleep... oh it was useless!

I also did another stupid thing last night, or should I say another experiment. Given I was feeling good the whole day, without any pain killers, I decided not to take any before I went to sleep. What a great idea!!! I often wonder what am I thinking... I had this "I can do everything" mentality, as if I had to impress the walls in my apartment! It only made my pain worse, appart from the pillow experiment.

So, one advise, to anyone who may be reading my journal, do not be a martyr when it comes to pain. And, if you are trying to impress someone, find another way !

In terms of food, I started feeling hungry last night, for the first time after the surgery. That was tough. Somehow, chicken broth or slim fast shake couldn't satisfy my hunger. I kept drinking water, which seemed to help. Each day since my surgery I see to be in negative calories. I should be taking approx. 1,000 kcals a day. Days one and two my intake was almost nothing and then between -500 to -200. Yesterday I reached 970 and today, it's already 8:44 and I'm up to 660. I do feel hungry right now but not nearly as close as yesterday. Well, getting my monthly friend in the morning had lot to do with my extreme hunger yesterday, so it's all good. I'm happy when things make sense!

I look forward to next week in getting into mushies. I need to start thinking what will I have next Tuesday, so when I feel hungry I can shift my hunger to Tuesday's meals.... Not sure how would that work but oh well... it's a thought!