Sparkly Crystal Poo? WTF.
So just now, water going down the wrong tube turned into having to cough which felt like someone trying to rip me apart at the seams. I have my first post-op meeting with my surgeon today and I get to...
View ArticleFriday Weigh In
This is my one week Surgeversary and I've been staying off the scale because I went back up while in the hospital, as most people do, from the swelling and water weight. So finally I decided to look...
View ArticleTwo steps back
So, a few days ago, I was feeling so confident in my healing and had so much energy that I decided to go all day without my support band that they sent me home with from the hospital. After watching...
View ArticleIn a dark place.
If you've been keeping up with my recovery, you know that last week sometime I felt a ripping sensation inside followed by immense pain, which my doctor deduced was a suture tare and added six more...
View ArticleCan't sleep due to belly pain?
TL;DR- If you find that you can't sleep more than a few hours at night before waking up in pain, ask your doctor for Flexeril, a muscle relaxer. Get your sleep back! I'm 3 weeks post-op tomorrow, and...
View ArticleWeek 3 update
Well, it's not all bad, but it could be better. I'm still dealing with that abdominal muscle strain that happened my first week home, and some days I just want to be anywhere but inside my body because...
View ArticleGoodbye Salmon
Well, I'm in soft foods now, and last night the family and I had some baked salmon. Just as soon as I had taken my last bite of the stuff, the reaction started. I felt too full, gassy, burpy and had...
View ArticleA whole bunch of NSVs!
About 4 days or so ago, my muscle strain just miraculously stopped hurting! I can sit up from lying, bend over, squat, and even... be intimate again!! After a month and 4 days, my poor, patient...
View ArticleSoooo I'm getting a job on Monday!
Like, WOAH. This all happened so fast! Last week Dan mentioned to his boss that I am looking for work (for the first time in 6 years, btw) and she said she'd let him know when they were hiring again....
View ArticlePlateau- need to cut out carbs!
So, it's been a while since last I reported in. Since surgery on 6/26/14 I've lost 136 lbs, without much in the way of exercise. Now I've hit a long plateau and trying to do everything I can to break...
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