The weekend is over and I'm not feeling any better than I did at the beginning of it. I've been having trouble keeping anything on my stomach and taking my meds is at times not an option. Since they have to be crushed, I can only take them with yogurt or applesauce or such and since I can't hold down food, it makes for a dilema. Yesterday I got half my morning and evening pills down but none this morning. Tonight's pills went down with applesauce. Which happened to be dinner also.
I will not complain about the amount of weight I have lost because that's the whole reason for this but I could do with a little less discomfort. I believe I need to go back to mostly liquids again and more gradually introduce myself to food. The dietician's plan seems a little aggressive for my stomach. Especially the egg. I ate an egg yesterday and I'm still reeling from it. It was just too rich for me and had me throwing up 3 times yesterday. So no eggs for me for a while.
I've been monitoring my blood sugars and they are running in the 140's to 150. The doctor would say that was fine but I prefer to see them a little lower. I am not totally unhappy with them though. My incisions are healing nicely and the last 2 largest ones are not a fiery as a couple of days ago. So progress seems to be being made except in the old stomach category.
Since I didn't feel much like doing anything this weekend, I spent most of my time on my sewing. I have a project that I am determined to finish now. It is the one I keep putting on the side so I can do another one but this time I'm going to finish it. Afterwards? I don't know what I'll do with it. I'd love to have enough projects finished to enter another craft show but we will see. That may take a while. Until then, I'll deal with the projects at hand and take things as they come.
A nurse from my health insurance company called this morning to see how I was doing. It's always so nice when people you don't know are calling or writing to see how you are. It gives you a warm feeling inside. Well, after a million questions and giving her approval of how I am doing she reminded me that I had already lost 6 pounds before surgery so instead of at a 15 lb loss today I'm at a 21 lbs loss. I'm very happy with 15 lbs gone but 21 is sooo much better. So now I've been pushed up. I've graduated to the over 20 club.
How am I feeling really? I'm kind of shakey today. I told the nurse this. She said for one thing that protein thing is getting to me. I'm not getting enough. The other thing is I need to check my blood sugars more often like 3 times a day. Blood sugars may be spiking and dropping very quickly and that could make me feel off balance and what not. So I've got more work cut out for me. Gastric bypass is much more than losing weight. There is alot more work involved, especially if you have other health problems. But hey, each morning when I get on that scale, I'm reminded just why I did it. I have so much to look forward to!
I'm feeling better today than last night. I am so standing at the ready that I'm cautious about putting anything in my mouth. I have had a yogurt and a sugar free light Starbucks and that just about filled me for the day. Oh yea, I had a protein drink. Gotta get those proteins in, right? The big news today is that I have lost a total of 11 pounds already!!!!
I have heard about the pain involved with eating too fast or taking too much food into your mouth at once, etc., after gastric bypass surgery. Tonight I experienced such a pain. I was drinking a cup of seasoned chicken broth for dinner when I took a much too big sip. Knew it as soon as it was in my mouth. Well, down it went and OMG!!!!! the pain!!!!! I gripped my chest, I gripped my throat, I help my stomach. There was just no letting up. I lived this pain for 45 minutes before calling Friday. "Do I just have to wait this out or can I do something?" No, you just have to wait it out. I walked, sat down, leaned over the sink. I could find no comfortable position. I thought I would have a heart attack. Then......the mouth started to water......and we all know what happens after the mouth waters. Yes, immediate relief. I still had the acid reflux but I've been living with that for many years. Lesson 1 - check before inserting anything in your mouth. It had better not be too much for your tiny little stomach. One of many mistakes I have to learn as I go.
Sometimes I love Sunday mornings. This morning my cat, Koz, woke me up giving me love bites all over my hands and arms. Now how can you be angry at that. He was just too cute. So a nice way to start the day. Now to me there is something luxurious about reading the Sunday paper over a nice hot cup of coffee. In my case, it also included a pill crusher full of pills and a cup of yogurt. Yuk! I will never get used to that. Anyway, put some classical music in the background and act like you have all day and you have the makings for a beautiful morning. And don't let me forget the weather. My kokopeli thermometer says it is 70 degrees and there is a cool breeze running through the house. I have all the doors and windows open and it is as pleasant as can be, albiet a little humid.
So there you have my Sunday morning. And I feel good to top it all off. I've always been a bed maker. I never used to leave my bed unmade. But since my surgery, I pull up the sheets but leave it unmade just in case I need a rest. But this morning it is made. Now if Friday wants to go to Barnes and Noble later I may need a nap when I come home. It's funny how no matter how good I feel, a little outing makes me very tired. I know that will get better.
I woke up this morning with shaking legs and inability to move any faster than a turtle. Seriously, I'm very tired today and have no desire to do a thing. After my shower all I could do was sit and let the air dry me. Making coffee was a huge chore as was crushing my pills and getting them in. I never did finish taking my meds.
This could possibly be due to the fact that I did not get even half the proteins in yesterday that I should. And I'm embarassed to write how few calories I got in yesterday. Let's just say it was less than 350 calories the whole day. I have to spend today paying attention to my intake.
You know, I'm feeling better and except for a slight pain here and there, and not being able to bend, I'd say I'm just about healed. And then I'm pinched and reminded that I've just had a very major surgery. Today I took a ride with Friday to the grocery store. It's not a large store but it is considered a supermarket, and of course a stop at Starbucks. I walked through the grocery fine until the near end and I started getting some pain. But hey, I made it. And like my outing yesterday, I went to bed when I got home and took a 2 hour nap. Today it was a 1 hour nap. I just don't have my strength up yet.
However tired I get on my outings, I enjoy most the time Friday and I spend just laying back at Starbucks sipping on some java or tea. Nice time today, Friday.
