Loretta W.
15 lbs Down!
Nov 20, 2009
I am 16 days post of my DS and am 15 lbs down (weight wise) Now like 10 lbs of that I Lost and Gained TWICE in the pre op and Post op period from the terrible swelling and fluid retention from surgery!The weight that I am losing now is the *True* weight loss and so let the party begin!
I am at 262 lbs this morning.
My stomach is still very sore but Yesterday was the First day I noticed it was a bit Improved~
I would say recovery from the Open surgery has been more intense and slower than I expected.
I started sleepin in my own bed night before last!
That was a treat! This whole time I have been sleeping in recliners.
Ian got the jacuzzi cleaned out and filled up again..and soaking in it was Sublime.
It was the first time I had a bath or a soak of any kind in weeks!
Since I was cleared for tub baths and my incision has no open areas I got right in! Ahhhhhhhhhh... sooo nice. I had a terrible back ache because I been sitting at the kitchen table for about an hour and a half making 24 Birthday Treat Bags for Benjamin's classroom at school.
They had a little writing pad, cute pencil, eraser, candy and a homemade notecard attached to each that said: It's Ben's Birthday! Jesus has a birthday, too on Christmas Day. Can you write YOUR Birthday? ..
then a line with a place for them to practice writing their birthday.
A little sparkle gemstone on each card and tied with a ribbon!
So that took awhile but Ben and I enjoyed making them. Ben filled the bags while I did the notecards.
Hunching over the table though.. had my back in a spasm and had my back hurting. The jacuzzi did wonders. I couldn't believe it.
I soaked for about 45 minutes and when I got out my back felt so much better.
I went in it again last night with Ben. This time I wasn't in pain when I went in, but it was still wonderful.
Vitamins: I am still working on my vitamin regime. I need to get a few more, or different kind. But am taking my multis,
D and K .. the vitamin E I purchased in the wrong form. I need to get the dry form. I am taking Iron Carbonyl. Calcium Citrate.
I need to get Magnesium Citrate to take with my iron. Switch out my E to a dry form. and get some other stuff.
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