Painfree in Monterrey eating the best cantaloupe!

Mmm...you should definately get some pineapple from HEB. It's the best, plus its supposed to help with swelling. That's the rumor anyway!

hey you're right!
isn't pineapple what Bromolaine made from?

I'll have to go there!  Will the hotel shuttle take me?

Also Dear, your pictures look great!  I wanted to post that earlier but Esmeralda came in to help me shower! 

The shuttle will probably take you, but it makes for a great post op walk. If you haven't seen it yet, its right behind the hotel. You're probably on the first floor, so you just go to the back exit (Plaza Real signs will lead the way). Just make sure your key card works to get back into the rear door; mine never did. The front desk can recode it. The HEB is about 100 yards from the back door, and there are ramps so you don't have to do steps if you're not up to it. I'm sure you and Tammy will be making many trips soon!

Also, if after stealing some food from the breakfast buffet you don't have enough snackies, its helpful to get some stuff at HEB. I got cottage cheese, lunch meat, peanut butter and fruit there. If you buy more than a couple items, we would just bring the cart back to the hotel. I usually only got 2-3 things and carried them though. I needed an excuse to go back the next da y: ) 

Glad to see you are doing well! Hope you get to meet Patty tomorrow, though Esmerelda is very nice.

Yup HEB was an adventure!  Fun store on a Sunday afternoon.  Like Fiesta!  Music playing, dancing so many food samples!  I got the pineapple, soy milk and cheese)  It wasn't too heavy.  Patty was here this morning to help me shower!  She's so sweet!  I just love that girl!  She's been a nurse for 10 years.  I had my scissors from nursing school to help us with the dressing change. I'm not sure if she understood what I was telling her - but it was so nice for her to make time to help me out!
Peanut BUTTER!  That's a great idea!  Did you see the GNC too?  I am going to get some protein drinks there.  I like the clear ones. 

You sound so good!  Glad your recovery is going smoothly - enjoy the rest and the cantaloupe - that fresh pineapple sounds so good to me!

thanks MB!  Yeah, the pineapple is good.  I had to buy a knife, since I didn't have one.  That was an adventure.  I couldn't find one in the market so I had to ask - I don't speak spanish so everyone was trying to figure out what I was saying!  it was funny!

It sounds like youare having a very good recovery. I'm so happy for you. Enjoy your time there and keep us updated with your progress.

thanks Renee!
I feel so good that I forget I need to rest.  I get antsy and want to see things and do things!  BUT I am not allowing myself to leave the room til tomorrow breakfast time!  I need to get some of the swelling down

Dee,

I am SO GLAD to hear from you!! It sounds like you are doing fantastic! Have you seen your arm incisions yet? How do they look? I can't wait to be rid of my old lady arms!! I can't believe it's only about 3 weeks to go!!

I think we will be coming to the Denver / Springs area in late April. If so, we will have to get together and swap stories!!

Keep us posted on your recovery!!

I would love to see you!
My arms were really bad.  So I have incisions all the way up to my back - under my arms and past my elbow.  I had about 26 inches off one arm and 27 off the other. 
When we meet, we can compare scars!