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I have hit the stall that everybody has been posting about....ARGGGGGGGGGGGG !!  This is frustrating when I know that I am eating less than my plan even tells me to eat. Sip..sip...sip and still no pounds are dropping in the last several days. It is tooooo hot to go out and walk and doc will not let me work out on home gym. The stitches he put in my stomach muscles have to heal first before I strain them. But, when I can look out...one major goal is to tone up my muscles in abs and arms, and my son hates this idea. I may be a big girl but I have amazing muscles and give thanks to growing up in a farm for this. Hauling hay, chopping wood, and feeding cows had its advantages in many ways.
Well, gotta get up from here and fold towels (a bit OCD and will not allow anyone to fold them)....If you have any suggestions for getting over this stall please give me a loud shout..I hate to get frustrated so early in this new game...

Yesterday was follow-up and things wnet great. The doc was happy that I have not eaten to the point of throwing up and I returned to him in 2 months for blood work. He did tell me that the sharp pain wasw due to a stitch or two he put in the muscle of the stomach and every time I moved it was the muscle pulling against the stitch. Hopefully, the stitch will soon dissolve and the pain will be completely gone. It is better, but still there and I am so glad that I have had the opportunity to be home for these last two weeks. I could not imaginehaving to return to work a week ago. I am just now to the point of even doing laundry or hand washing a few dishes...I am so happy for the people who hop out of bed on day 3 and run a marathon--but shut-up about it already!! For me, I will relish in my rest and give this pain time to subside before I join the rest of the world. Not much problem eating, I focus on cottage cheese and my ProCel came in...YEAHHHHH  with each small scoop I sprinkle on my food, it adds 5 grams of protein. I am damn determined to keep my hair.....Hope you are all well and have your goals in sight...Blessings to you and try to stay cool in this heat wave !!
Mary

Last night I walked around the block and did very well and enjoyed the time in the cool dark night. Hopefully, I can walk another lap tonight and add a bit more onto that. Today was filled with errands and then to Walmart for supplies. I was so ready to get home and rest a bit. The soreness is still in my lower left side and I cringed with every speed bump that I hit. I had full intentions of hitting Kroger to pick up popsicles, milk, and cottage cheese....but my body told me otherwise. Just getting in and out of the car was painful, I had hoped that this would have gone away by now. From most of the people I have talked to, this is not a common thing and I plan on asking my surgeon if he nipped an artery during surgery. I do know that if they nip one and tie it off, a pain will be present for quite some time...thinking this is what it is...a sharp deep pain in my lower waist area that goes under the ribs.  Other than that I feel great....trying to get in fluids and then out and about and finding myself hungry was bad. The days of McDonalds drive thru are long gone....Hope all is well with everyone and say a prayer for children in need and neglect....have a blessed day .. Mary

I drove myself and my son to my parents today....Yipeeee it was so great to get on the farm and enjoy quietness. Also, Mamma made some green beans and squash casserole...this mushes really well and there is no replacement for home-cookin. Today has been wonderful and I even feel so much better already. I have lost 34 pounds, counting pre-surgery up until now. It is amazing how much taller I feel and how easier it is to walk...who would have thunk it??  
The one bad part is that I have not gotten all of my liquids in today and I hope that I don't feel it tomorrow. We went thru McDonalds and I got a MickeyD tea and it was soooo good. (unsweetened) Seems like I have grown tired of my flavor waters.....Ok, the tape rash is better-but still itches and the soreness in the left side is still there-but better. Hoping to get back into the swing of things this week and I pray that each day is better....Maybe I can sleep on my side a little this week and thus sleep longer...leading to a more happy me and a more peaceful household. I bet my boy would love that!! Thank goodness my son is old enough to be such a huge help or else this wold have been so much worse...but, shhhhhhhhh if he hears this he will hold it against me in the form of money....Take care and I hope all is well and keep sipping!!  Mary

I can not believe this time last week I was being wheeled back into my hospital room with the feeling of "What have I gotten myself into NOW?" Today I feel so much better and after a nice cool soapy shower and fresh clothes I am glad that I got myself into something AGAIN.  I have spoken with a few people thru this site that are shocked to find out that my surgery was done and within 24 hours I was back at home in my bed. It's not an insurance thing it is one of the standards for my surgeons. And, before you start to think and scratch your head...they are actually a wonderful group of trained and caring professionals. They require a minimum of 20 pound weight loss before surgery to shrink the liver and they will not operate if the weight has not been lost. Therefore, I decided to lose 29 before surgery to help shrink my liver and maybe make my after-surgery days a bit better....hate to think about the pain if I had not done this.....Well, found a few more bruises that decided to surface on my ribs today. My tape allergy is also better today and I have a couple days left of the Medral Dose pack...maybe the steroids helped recovery also.....Thanks to you all I have to go make some EGG SALAD for supper and I have to begin a load of laundry (don't be surprised....I'm actually making my 15 year old sone do the work while I instruct him on each step...gotta ride this train out as long as I can..)...take care and God Bless...Mary

Short and sweet.....a bit better, trying to walk more and more, but still very sore in the lower left side...Oh yeah, if I could take a good healthy "POOP" I think I would feel so much better...(sorry, but I want to share my experience with others and I did say poop)....Well, off to puree foods to stock a fridge shelf.    Oh, I am now eating with a baby spoon and as soon as I can, I am buying some cocktail forks to eat with and plan on carrying a set with me at all times I am eating outside the home.....Bye for now...hope all is well with each of you and that your friends and family have been as great as mine....Love to you!!
Mary

Wishing the sleep fairy would come throw a handful of sleep magic at my head. I just can't seem to sleep for over two or three hours at a time. I guess when I have the urge to roll over is when I wake up and then realize.."Oh, no you ain't rolling over...girl r u crazy"....I still can only lay on my back but I did sit through a 2 hour movie tonight and even better...wait for it, wait....  I walked outside to the mailbox, walked up and down the sidewalk and I even went down my basement steps to the den and into the garage. Yes, a major accomplishment...yet so small.
The soreness is better and with each warm shower it seems to improve. I can even SIT on the commode...oh the joy in a peaceful pee....sorry, anyway..Just wanted those who are following my endeavor to know that day 5 was much better for me and I think I can see a light at the end of the tunnel and good gracious it ain't a train this time.... Now if I could figure out this "am I hungry, or am I not hungry" thing...maybe work on this a bit more tomorrow....Remember we are not all identical yet if anyone can shoot me a message on the constant knot feeling that I am having right now I would be very grateful...Feels like a knot right at my breast bone area?? Maybe just a huge gas ball...if so I feel sorry for my son and our dog !!  Well, I am off to Farmville to catchup on my harvest!! Best to you all..............Mary

Feels like the pain you have when you laugh way too hard beneath yuor ribs...but I ain't laughing. The muscles are very sore but today is better than yesterday. My main trouble is that the hospital used tape over the steri-strips even though it was well known that I am highly allergic to tape. Today the doc called me in a Medrol-dose pack to help with the tape hives. Each of the 5 incision sites is raised 1/4 and is brownish red in color with raised welps. My lovely and wonderful surgeon team is going to phone the hospital and address the matter. So, besides the constant itching from that the soreness under my ribs is better but I thought I was about to sneeze and almost fainted just thinking about how bad it would hurt if I did. Also, I still will not allow myself to cough...ooooo no no no. When I can finally sit on the commode again I feel as if I have made a turn around in my recovery!  Thanks to everyone for the well wishes and even as sore as I am right now, I would do it all again.....Mary 

I was told by some that they did not feel much pain afterwards and by others that the pain was horrible. Now that it has happened to me....I agree with the second half. I am still so sore I can not sit on a commode or in a chair for more than 15 minutes. I was hoping it would be better today, but NOPE.  Maybe I can sleep better tonight and tomorrow will be better.....

Okay, so far I have lost 29 pounds before my surgery. My surgeon wanted me to drop 20 so I had to show him that I was determined and stubborn so I shed 9 extra. Surgery is set for tomorrow and I am not quite sure if I am nervous or excited....Guess I will determine that while being wheeled into the cold sterile environment and told to count backwards from 100....Not sure when I began first trying to drop the weight....gotta check calendar and will post later but it was less than 2 months ago...so 29 pounds in less than 2 months-without a great amount of exercise is a great accomplishment...Mary