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  Went back to work this week and was utterly exhausted.  Some days just getting up, showered and dressed was enough to tire me out. Luckily after my post op visit, I was allowed to go back on my vitamins. I feel like a new woman (this one has energy !) LOL  Still not up to par, but a far cry from the lethargic lump that had WLS !
   Good news is all my incisions are healing well and Dr said I can start puress diet (which i'm not sure i'm going to do yet). Just getting all my vitamins in is making me full.  So we shall see.
    Bad news is that during the surgery they did a liver biopsy (standard) and found out that i've got "bruising" (layman's term) on my liver.  Gotta wait till the 8th to see a liver specialist and find out if it's something to worry about or not (in the meantime, you know i'm worrying).
     Not much else going on.. just getting my protein and water in and trying to get some down time this weekend !  Bought stuff at the store with every intetion of working towards the puree diet, but no motivation to overstuff myself (which is how I think i'll feel)>
     Blah I guess............ until tomorrow !     
    

  Well I got up today after having checked the scale for the last two days at 271.. and low and behold it's 264.7 ! WOW... guess I was holding a lot of water or something ! BUT.. it definitely put a spring in my step today !
   My parents are still here helping out, but this morning for the first time since WLS, I was up, fed the kids, emptied the dishwasher, set the table and prepared brunch for family members that are coming to visit.   I still have no interest in food whatsoever,  but I will admit, making the coffee cake did give me a few whif's of heaven !!    Good memories, not temptation ! (at least that's what i'm telling myself)
           

  Well yesterday was officially my turning point.  I went out in the morning with mom and dad (who are taking care of me) so that the housekeeper could get some work done and so that I could too.  We went to Panera (didnt' even bother me that all I had was an ice water because I brought my protein shake).   I got some work done and then we headed to the Dr's to get more protein drinks !
  Well.. only downfall of the day was that they dont "exchange" things you've bought (sure wish they told me that before).  Because I live an hour away from his office, I had bought a few of these and a few of those only to find out i got a bum steer and some of 'these and those" tasted horribly.   Well I could have let it piss me off for the day, or I could make the decision to move on as there's nothing i can do about it.  After the secretary reccomending that I "donate" them to the nutritionist who gives you one sample during the nutrition class.. I asked "does she have to pay for her samples ?" the girls said "NO'.. so why would I give them to her when I could first offer to my fellow patients..???  Anyway...   I got to feel a little bit like Santa.. going into the lobby asking anyone if they wanted the stuff ! One girl was so appreciative, it really made me feel like i'd done something good.
    Back home and a quick nap (actually i needed more, but kids coming home from school) and I felt good enough to sit at the table and paint with my kids ! 
   Llfe is getting easier (thank god) the pain from one incision in particular feels like they put the nerves on the outside of my skin, but I got all the steri strips off today and i'm hoping that will make things easier.
    chin up.... going to be sunny and in the 50s today............. what a nice change !

  well for the first time since surgery I can say that I had a good nite's sleep ! Woke up a few times to use the restroom but prior to last nite, it was every hour and a half i'd have to get up (yowza) !  so it was a good nite.
  got up this morning and had to be at the school for a meeting at 8:10 am.  although the pants were killing me, I managed to get them on and get through the meeting.  I'm back home and going for a NAP ! (love my daytime napping).
   Looks like I might have turned the tide......... things are starting to look up .. and i've decide not to go see the surgeon ref the infection. If it was one, looks like it might have been topical and the peroxide and neosporin cleared it up ! YEAH !
   Got to be out of the house early tomorrow (housekeeper coming to help me out) so might head to teh Dr's office to pick up some more protein drinks. I like the cold ones ! (peach mango and wild berry) both by Pro-15-T  !
    Hope it's a great day for everyone today !       

  Well I have to say I got a few laughs out of a fellow OH members post.  Quite a few things are so very alike. She had surgery the day after me, she has a freakishly heightened sense of smell and might even be a dispatcher ? !
   Anyway... unilke her I haven't ventured out of the house yet (loser ?)  I've got some pretty severe abdominal pains and still a lot of swelling that looks like my stomach is puckered when it's "big".l  I have to lay down every once in a while to get it to flatten out and then it becomes less painful.
   My goal today will be to be able to get out this afternoon for the ride when my dad picks up my 4 yr old from school.      Tomorrow morning I have to be at the school to meet with a speech therapist for her... I just hope they have "big" chairs there, cuz there's no way I can sit in a kids chair !
   

  Well it's been an interesting first week. I had surgery on Monday Jan 4th, came home Weds nite and had my first vomiting episode after taking the pain meds.  After a call to the Dr, i'm taking childrens Motrin and now potentially have an infected drain site.  (will wait till tomorrow to have the Dr take a look at that).
  I'm looking forward to tomorrow when I can go back to full liquids.  I've found it tough to get in the 70 grams of protein on the clear liquids and probabaly more likely since it's  my first week pre-op !
   Looking forward to the discomfort in my stomach lessening and to being more mobile.   !  come on week 2 !!