1 Week Later

Monday, November 9, 2009

It's been 1 week since I've had my surgery. Last Friday was a really hard day. It was the worst so far. I was having a hard time drinking. I thought I may have a stricture, but early Saturday morning I realized that each time I took a drink I would take a deep breath before I drank and would swallow a lot of air, filling my pouch with air. I couldn't drink very much at a time and by Friday night I was in so much pain. I was not liking life!

Saturday was much better, I could drink a lot more I felt a lot stronger. I was able to get up and go visit my parents. It was my first big trip out of the house. I was still feeling a little weak, I'm still on a clear liquid diet and I haven't had many calories this week but I did okay there.

Sunday I was really feeling like I was ready for some solid food. It was a difficult day just because it seemed like the time to start eating again was so close. By Sunday night I was sooo ready. I did cheat a little and eat Sunday evening (last night). I had a small amount of mashed potatoes with some shredded cheese. It tasted so good. I had only about 2 Tablespoons and it was so satisfying. It really filled me up. I was surprised how good it felt to be "full", or as full as I can feel on 2 Tablespoons of mashed potatoes.

Today is Monday, It's been 7 days since my surgery. My stomach is feeling okay, I still have some pain, but I'm taking Tylenol and my surgery sites are looking good. I am able to start on "Solid Liquids" today (officially). This includes Oatmeal, Cream of Wheat, Yogurt, Instant Breakfast, and Mashed Potatoes. It's nice to get some protein. I've felt a lot better than I have all week. It's about 2pm now and I've have 3 small meals (I'm supposed to have 5). I had some Greek Yogurt. It's low fat and plain. It's sour, but I added some sugar-free, seedless Strawberry Jam to give it some flavor and take some of the sour away. It helped a little, but it was still sour, so next time I may add some sweetener to see if that helps. It's going to be hard to get 25 grams of protein in without meat, so I need to get some protein powder to add to my meals. So far so good, I'm liking the eating thing!