1 week postop...

 I gained about 10 pounds at the hospital.  I have lost that and a little bit more.  Today was the first day I got enough protein in.  I was happy with 2 oz of protein drink, but today I increased it to 4 oz of protein drink.  Not hungry at all.  I think the diarrhea finally stopped too.

I still don't like the heparin shots I have to give myself 3x's a day.  I tried to go 24 hours between pain meds and woke up in terrible pain (in my knees) at 3:30am.  It was time to take the meds!

I still haven't seen my doctor for a follow-up.  Hopefully this week sometime.

Had my first post op appt today and lost 16.8 lbs!!!  Funny thing is I don't feel like I lost anything.  In fact, before getting on the scale, I commented that I thought it was going to show a GAIN!!!  I'm still feeling quite bloated (they explained still a lot of air in there).  My clothes don't seem to be much bigger yet either and there's still a bit of sharp pain on my left side - probably still gas that's waiting its turn to break up and release.

I've also graduated from a full liquid to a pureed diet.  I think I'll be going on to a soft diet next week (or at least more foods will be added to puree such as hard cheese and potatoes).  One day at a time is all I can handle right now anyway.  I enjoyed my scrambled egg (this was wild - it took 15 mins for me to eat one egg, whereas before I would have wolfed down 3 or 4 eggs in 5 minutes!) and am looking forward to a bean dish tonight.  Of course, only 1/4 to 1/2 cup, but still tastes better than plain broth!