Happy 3 weeks post op!!

Hi All,

Well its been three weeks since surgery (Nov 15th at TWH) and I am over the moon happy!  The first two & a bit weeks were rough, not going to lie... had lots of pain, nausea, difficulty eating and drinking and got a Thrush infection in my mouth (which was pain like I have never had before!!!!) and I was exhausted every day beyond belief.  But now I am over the moon happy, all allowed food is going down great with no problems and I am walking every day with my dogs for 90 minutes.  I am down 29 pounds (since starting Opti) and I can see and feel the difference just 29 lbs makes on my body.  Yahoo!!!

Some interesting things that have happened along the way...I am always COLD, I never ever, ever thought I would say that. I was the person that always wore t-shirts and capri's 365 days a year and the A/C was always cranked in my house, in my car and at work.  I never felt like I could get cooled down enough.  Now I can't wear enough layers and can't get warm, I always have an electric blanket wrapped around me.  Another thing is I have lost my sense of smell, I used to be like a bloodhound, smell everything from a mile away, not now at all.  I have to put my nose right up to food to even slightly smell it.  And I CRAVE only spicy, savory food.  Pre surgery I was the sugar queen!!! My go to food was chocolate, candy, cake etc.  The other day my hubby had some Reeces Peanut Butter cups and the smell turned my stomach, I told him it smelled like a Cuban cigar.  Now all I want is anything with spicy chilies or lots of savory flavour.  And lastly I have no more PMS symptoms anymore.  I have suffered and I mean suffered since age 15 with nasty horrible PMS, you name a symptom and I had it.  Now nothing.  I actually got my period a week early and it blew me away because I did not get one symptom so didn't even know it was coming.  So for me at lot of things have switched, I figure its the crazy hormone dump that must be going on but man it is so weird to be the opposite of everything.

I have so much love & support from my husband and family & extended family & friends and even my boss emails me once a week to see if I am ok and if I need anything.  Twice in the last week my husband has made comments that I am pretty sure every woman wants to hear... one comment he said was while we were grocery shopping and I was up on my tippy toes trying to reach something on the top shelf and behind me he says "holy crap babes can I ever see your weight loss, your hips/legs/butt look awesome!!" I turned around and gave him the biggest hug & kiss ever! Told him that he made my day and then some. I am so happy and really look forward to what the future holds.  Feeling blessed to be given this tool.

Thanks for listening everyone,

Cheers,

Leslie

Congratulations! Glad to hear things are going so well for you.

thanks Caroline, things are going well and feeling really great!

L

Glad all is going well. Enjoy this, Your sense of smell will probably come back. Your hubby also deserves the hug you gave him. 

thanks Pat, I hope I get my smeller back... I miss it. LOL LOL and I will make sure hubby gets lots of hugs, he is for sure a keeper!

L

Congrats , you are doing great...Krista..

thanks Krista, so far so good and looking forward to bigger and better things down the road!

L

Congratulations. I am sure you find lots of things have changed for you over time. I noticed that drinking cold water makes me cold.

thanks Debra, I am sure there are even more changes to come!

L