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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 133
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Hi all,
Is there a way to view the previous posts in the thread while you are writing yours? Do you all take notes? I can never remember everything I want to say!
My surgery went extremely well. Had surgery 7:30 am on Thursday and came home 9:30 Saturday. I was amazed. I was also amazed by how little pain there was. I expected excruciating, but for the most part was between 1-2 on the 1-10 pain scale. Getting around better every day. I can't wait till I see the surgeon again to get the drains removed, so I actually see what the heck I look like now!
My daughter got the stomach flu or virus last night. What a nightmare! I'm flat on my back in bed, can't get out of bed by myself, can't drive and she's in tears. She didn't even tell me she wasn't feeling well! I asked her why she was crying and she told me her tummy hurt. Talk about feeling helpless. Luckily the ex-dh is going through some alien transformation and actually acting like a father and human being this week (for which I am immensely grateful) and he went and got her medicine. He also brought her more this morning and some 7-up. It's pitiful to feel so extremely grateful to her father for acting like any father should, but suffice it to say it is unusual behavior for him. And then, the poor baby (she's 14, not a baby, but "my" baby) was worried that I was mad at her for not telling me she was sick! Tried to explain that I just felt bad that she was sick and I didn't know, that moms want to take care of their kids.
This daughter of mine has been an absolute angel for me. She takes care of the drains. She held the darn things while I took a shower! (After my wls 15 months ago, she did drain duty, etc, and decided she wanted to be a doctor, so I don't feel quite so bad about having to impose on her this way). She helps me up. She sleeps with me in case I need something. When I am recuperated, I want to do something big for her, something major, to show my appreciation. I just can't think of what to do. Any ideas?
Now I've blabbed so much, I can't remember who said what, so forgive me if I can't put the right names with things. For the PFH person, I had that PFH for a year, off and on, mostly on. The hysterectomy, which I had fought a year previously, when the PFH started, looked pretty darn good by the time that year of PFH was up. The hysterectomy was one of the best things I have ever done for myself. I will always want another baby, I'm just made that way, but I know it was the right decision (preop tests showed no cancer, etc., but the path report from the biopsy showed precancerous cells). Right decision, no doubt about it. Not having periods any more is just awesome. No cramps, no hemorrhaging, it's good stuff.
And Sue (I think) got a new job? That's awesome. Fantastic.
Barb, I'm glad your surgery went well. I'm more than impressed that you had the ability to type on your laptop so soon after surgery! Hope the recovery continues uneventfully and you feel better each and every day!
On the low carb front, I couldn't believe the food they brought me in the hospital. I just was not going to eat that stuff. Yuck, yuck, yuck. It's amazing the foods I wouldn't even consider eating now. White rolls, mashed potatoes, huge bowls of oatmeal. Yuck. I'd rather go hungry. I did manage to eat the meat off of a roast beef sandwich, and some veggies. They had me on clear liquids for a day, it was awful. I just can't drink fruit juice. Pure liquid sugar. I really wanted to drink the broth, but it was beyond nasty. And I love broth. I consider it one of the food groups sometimes!
Now that I am home, I'm really steering for protein, mostly snacking on protein every few hours. Not really wanting to push a large meal. This way usually works best for me. I'm trying to tell myself that since surgery, I can't eat as much (I love mind games, I'm so simple minded they work very well for me!). Trying to get back to eating just till satisfied, not until full.
Being away from work is so helpful. For six months after my wls, I absolutely refused to see the junk food in the break room at work. After that, it slowly started to sneak in. I hate that! I need a major head game here. I've got to convince myself that I just plain don't see it again. I've found if I bring plenty of protein snacks or meals to work with me, I can avoid it better, but sometimes get busy and there goes the plan. I'm determined to get myself back on track.
My favorite protein snack of the moment is a relatively low fat lunch meat with low fat laughing cow cheese spread on it, then rolled up. Three of those little suckers and I'm a happy camper for a few hours. I don't know how many carbs are in the laughing cow, I guess I should look. But if it is a lot I am going to cry!
I can do high protein and I can do low carb (well, always working on the low carb) but I can't convince myself to do high fat. Too many years of conditioning. Occasionally I will eat something higher in fat, and more red meat than I did previously, but that's about it. Just can't do the cream and high fat cheeses and sticks of butter that I hear others doing. What am I missing here?
Dawna
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