9 DAYS POST OP

Hello everyone. I am officially 9 days post op. It's so different stroking those keys on this key board!!!!! I have lost 18 pounds. I am knocking on wood for this! I have not thrown up, not been nauseous, had a disagreement with food (yet), I have been up and allll around town feeling normal again since the surgery and I haven't had any problems yet!!!! The only thing is I think im allergic to the steri strips on my tummy and it itches and has raised bumps... Itchy so bad!!!! Anyways I didn't know how addicted to food I was until after this surgery, until after I cant have it!!! I walk out of my house and I can smell the restaurants! For real. I never "smelled" them before. I have been dying to eat a hamburger! And I cant wait until that day! I will be sad that I cant have some of the same stuff as I use to have. But that's ok and im willing to accept that in order to make me a healthier person! Im kinda getting tired of this liquid phase. I have struggled with getting all my protein in. I guess that would be my down fall. I know that's an important part of this new lifestyle and I know I have to get those shakes down! I have my first post-op check up today. The dr is so funny. I love him. So I am doing very very well, better than what I had anticipated. I still have a little tenderness in my tummy

I had surgery on the same day, Cheryl! I am also nine days post-op. I had lost 12 pounds when I went to the doctor's office on Wednesday to get my drain and staples out. I am thrilled, as I can see you are. I know how you feel about the smelling food thing. I am struggling with that, too. My family has continued to go on without me, eating foods that smell so good I just want to lick the grease off the plate sometimes. That counts as clear liquid, right? I know that I can't or it could kill me; not necessarily licking the grease off the plate, but giving in to those "demons", those same eating habits that made me like this. If I do that, then "they" win. I lose. And although I am a loser now, I'm not THAT kind of loser. I am a winner that loses. *ahem* You get the picture. I'm glad I've met another person that had the surgery the same day as I did and is experiencing some of the same stuff I am. Keep in touch and enjoy your journey!! Jen Halliday