confessions from 2 weeks post op

[katerzz 4]

wow.. i had my surgery 2 weeks ago thats sick!

anyways i figured id post one of my ever so cute ramblings

so overall i feel great, ive gone from about 381 day of surgery to 365 as of this morning. my pants are saggyin off my butt which i find more cute than annoying. i really hope the weight keeps coming off this rate (which i know it wont but i can really hope it does cant i?)

my incisions are finally healing up, the port area being the only one of concern last week when I went in for my post op appointment i was started on antibiotics (yucky pink liquid stuff they give kids.. seriously YUCK) and it seems i'm getting all cleared up. I had some major drainage from the port site for about 3-4 days which was pretty nasty but it was clean and clear so of course no worries. i find it difficult often to get comfortable i can actually fill the port inside of me i can feel it when i lay in certain positions and goood god it hurts everytime i try to find a new position im so tired of laying on my back!! I didnt have any stiches so i think its cool they healed up without them but im thinking the scar will probably not be so cute later. Im told by the surgeon that once the scar tissue has formed i wont "feel" the port unless i try too so thats good.

foood ohh food. well this has been a journey. since moving onto mushies i think with being in california and so busy i tend to forget what mushies consist of, granted im still loosing the weight like crazy so its not a big concern. I have just been eating careful last night i had some BBQ pork sandwhich stuff my only mistake was trying to eat a *little* piece of the bun about 30 minutes after my adventure i felt so very sick. I felt like i was reallly hot and sweaty but i had the chills. i just drank some Water and felt fine soon after. Since being in california ive taken my Protein Drink down to none almost so im trying to fix that back up. Im also trying to start tracking my calories and weight loss with the remedy online program my surgeons office gave me. (much like fitday)

I think ive decided most of my "cravings" are definately in my head and if I just wait and let them pass they do go away eventually. I just really want to eat something else right now thats my big thing. I feel sick of cottage cheese, Soups and the whole mushie liquid phase. ive worked hard to find good tasting food that wont hurt my healing progress.

i'm completely off pain meds dont even take tylenol now days but ever so often I do have a bit of pain. I have more energy now but I still am pretty tired that too will pass once i can get in more Protein.< /p>

a week ago I regreted this decision, today I am healthy and happy and honestly havent felt any different than before other than last nights bread incident. i can drink water or my sugar free kool aid with no problems.

thats all for now folks just wanted to ramble off into my little world here and go on about day to day life (dont we all?) im sure ill be back soon I am finding more time than before to visit the boards!

[TrishS 3]

Sounds like you are on your way to success!! And 16lbs gone! wow thats great they are just going to start to melt off! Keep up the good work, and Take Care