it's been QUITE A week -
the strange thing is that i seem to have decided that i don't need to eat - and i'm eating like i'm 3-6 months post-op, which makes me VERY happy. i don't quite understand WHY this is happening, but i'll take it!!!
gotta also say that, in a weird way, having had the surgery seems to have made me more 'acceptable' to docs. about 10 years ago, i had a health problem that was never diagnosed, because my doc at that time said 'you're overweight, what do you expect?'
and even though i told him that i could walk a mile or two just a couple of days earlier, and now can't walk down a hallway without stopping, he did nothing. and there were disastrous consequences, including 5 weeks in the hospital and 3 weeks in a nursing home.
last summer, the same symptoms. and a COMPLETELY different response. with different docs, of course. they congratulated me on losing so much weight, on having the surgery, and told me that this problem was NOT weight related. and they paid attention, and have continued to pay attention.
SOOOOO, when it all started up again this past week [and if you're reaching for your phone or email - I'M HOME, NOT IN THE HOSPITAL!!!!], they all sprang into action IMMEDIATELY. and are taking wonderfully good care of me.
i'm grateful. but i gotta wonder, what if i hadn't had the surgery and lost so much weight?? would they still be so responsive and helpful? not sure this question will EVER be resolved. so, for now, i'm grateful
and the 20 stitches in my leg are still there, with the added joy of an infection. thank goodness for antibiotics!!!!!