Friday, February 11, 2011

One Week Post-Op

I'm having trouble with all the medicine I'm on. I know it's only been a week and I should expect to be in pain, but I am really just wishing I could be off of these meds completely. I don't like the way they make me feel. I feel jittery a lot.

I'm starting to get my appetite back, which is good. I'd lost about 5 pounds in addition to the 11.5 that was removed during surgery because I just didn't have the stomach for any food.

I'm on a very low sodium diet to help reduce swelling, and it's been extremely effective. Today, day 7, my stomach is flat as a board, and I have very little swelling at all. My drains are not filling as much. I'm healing very well.

It's kind of neat - seeing my stomach flat as a board. It never has been in my life. I was an overweight child, an obese teenager, and even when I lost the bulk of the weight I always had some loose skin hanging there. I'm in awe of my new body. It's better than I could have expected was even possible.

If it seems like I'm rambling, well, I am. I'm totally doped up on all these medicines. I keep trying to wean down but I am in quite a bit of pain and I'm just not ready yet.

So far, my favorite result of this surgery is being able to pick any shirt out of my closet and put it on without having to see if it's big enough or long enough to cover my loose skin. It's a feeling of freedom I never realized I could have. No matter what shirt I pick, it looks good!

I am not cleared to have sex until two weeks post op (and when the drains come out, of course). My husband says that he feels like he has the most awesome Christmas present under the tree, but it's Thanksgiving and he can't touch it yet. I'm glad for him - he's loved me like crazy through all the ups and downs and now he has a wife who's confident and sexy again. I think we're going to be like newlyweds again, but better - because we also have a great history between us. I really can't wait.

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