Week One

The first week since the surgery is now behind me and things are progressing....bit by bit.
After the surgery and when I woke up later in the day, I was feeling "OK". Felt some pain and soreness which is normal. The following days kinda went like this:

Wednesday: Everything's sore, pain and blurry. Slept most of the day/night after the surgery. Only getting sips of fluids (food)..

Thursday: Felt fine and had my first shower - felt a little woozy after the drive back to my parents' house. Could there have been anymore bumps in the road?! (Yes, Chanandeler Bing makes me laugh and stay positive!) Started on the "new life" with a minimal of fluids (food)..

Friday: Totally knackered! Felt really tired, nauceous and down-right BAAAAH! Slept most of the day and took some painkillers. At this point I'm thinking "WHY did I do this to myself?!"..... Went for a short walk with my Dad and then straight to bed and slept about10 hrs..Took the last painkiller Friday night (haven't taken one since - yay!)

Saturday: After a good night's sleep I feel rested and ready to take on "The Big Menu" - read: a FULL day of fluids - not just sips here and there, mind you! So the day starts off well and by late aftenoon I succumb to the facts that I am nowhere near getting it all down! But isn't less better when you're on a diet?! Hey, wait a minute - THIS IS NOT A DIET! This is MY LIFE! Oh well, at least I got most of it down...So instead of whininig and feeling sorry for myself, I started to look forward to a day in bed/on the couch watching my favorite footy team...just until match was cancelled due to snow?! What's up with the world?!

Sunday: Still feeling sore inside or is it just my 5 small incisions and the stitches? Difficult to tell.. Sunday is starting bright though - am having the feeling that I'll be able to consume "The Big Menu" today. And down it went! However, I literally feel like I'm eating every 5 minutes.. It all goes down, but goes down slowly. Don't want to risk eating too fast only to vomit it all up afterwards.
After a good Sunday I feel ready to start on Fase 2 by the end of the coming week, so I decide to go ahead and give my dietian at Hamlet a call on Monday - see what the status is. Being very optimistic about "The Bigger Menu" in Fase 2 - whoopi!

Monday: Whoopi my A**! According to the surgeons I can't start on Fase 2 until Wednesday next week. BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Reason being: We want to give your new stomach and intestines the best possible conditons for recovery and patching up inside.. Grrrr! I want FOOOOOD.. By now I've been on Nupo for God only knows how long (8 weeks to be exact, but who's counting!). Anyway, we talked and she said it sounded really good that I am now able to eat all my food and vitamins. I can also drink my full 0.5 L of water alongside.

Tuesday: This day concludes Week One and I'll be back on the scale Wednesday morning. Excited to see the fruits of my labour. I've come to terms with the fact that I have a full week ahead of me on fluids.. dang!

Summary: I'm getting better at eating all my fluids and basically I haven't really done much else this entire week. Been sleeping, reading "Og hun takkede guderne" by Jussi Adler-Olsen, watching "Will & Grace"...Jack cracks me up!

Result for Week One click on top-right "Weigh-ins..".

Can only be happy, right?