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Thursday, July 21, 2011

i'm back

I'm hoooome!  Just flew in this morning.

Tired & sore, but otherwise feeling good.  My stomach hurts here and there but the waves of nausea are becoming more infrequent.

Thanks for all of your well wishes a few days ago.  I'll give more details later...but here's my brief thoughts so far.

I'm so amazed at how full I feel ALL the time.  Here's a rundown of what I've eaten after passing my "leak test" on Tuesday morning.

Tuesday:  20 oz of water.  It took me ALL DAY to sip a 20 oz bottle.
Wednesday:  8 oz of a protein drink plus 12 oz of water.  1 oz of French Onion Soup from Panera (just broth).
Thursday (today):  16 oz bottle of water, 8 oz protein drink x 2.

I still can't imagine being able to get in my surgeon's goal:  64 oz of water plus 2 protein drinks.  For the next three weeks, I'm supposed to stick to a liquid diet.  Prior to surgery, I couldn't imagine feeling full from liquids, but now I can't imagine eating anything solid ever again.  :)

My husband fixed grilled corn and fish for dinner with a side of sauteed onions & cabbage.  All of the produce is from our farm share.  That was the first thing all week I regretted not being able to taste.  It smelled delicious but there's no way my tummy could handle it, so I wasn't tempted.

I'll get to eat good food again eventually.  :)

23 comments:

  1. I'm so glad you are doing well! YAY!

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  2. glad you are back...glad it went well!

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  3. Glad to have you back!

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  4. Glad you are back and feeling good! Can't wait to hear more about the whole adventure! :)

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  5. I am so glad you are doing well. Keep us posted on your progress.

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  6. I'm so glad you're back and that everything went well!!! I look forward to hearing everything!

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  7. Def let us know how to the whole surgery went down and the time with your girlfriend! Welcome home!

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  8. I'm thrilled you're back!! Welcome Home!!

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  9. Woohoo! :) Yay for being back and doing great. Can't wait to hear the surgical story!

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  10. I have been waiting to hear from you! Can't wait to hear the deets!

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  11. Fantastic! Glad you're back and not in too much discomfort!

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  12. Glad your back and doing well.

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  13. Yeah! Glad you're back and everything is going good!

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  14. So glad that you are back and all is well!!

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  15. Glad you're home and doing well! You'll be able to fit a little more in as time goes by and your stomach stops swelling. I'm at a little over 4 weeks post op and am getting all my protein but struggling to get all my water/liquid in. But it will happen. Congrats to you!

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  16. Glad you are home and doing so well! Congratulations!!

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  17. Congratulations on your new sleevie! Sorry I missed you leaving on Monday, I've been out of the city/province working all week!

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  18. Congrats on the new sleeve! And thanks for your kind comments on my blog. It's so cool to find a fellow VSGer!

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  19. Glad everything went so well and that you feel so full! That makes liquids a lot easier to endure.

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