Day: February 22, 2011

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Week 2, Day 8 – milk is so good

start weight:  237.5

current weight:  221.5 (-16lbs)

Huh, 16 pounds.  Lost 3.5lbs yesterday.  Also woke up with low blood sugar, first time in a week.  It’s like my body knew it was week 2 so I had to have some significant things happen.  JP drain coming out today, started diary – well soy in my diet.  Although I do need to find powdered milk (who eats that stuff?) so I can ‘enrich’ my milk.  Wonder if breast milk would help, not that I’d do that!

On a sad note, Mike’s grandfather Pete died last night after struggling a little over a year after grandmother betsy, his wife, passed.  Congestive heart failure and his lungs just gave up.  Such a sweet man, to me and the kids.  Mike’s parents sped out of here but did not make it in time to say good bye, but I think Pete’s passing is a good thing – his quality of life was struggling to breath and complete exhaustion going to and from the hospital.  God rest his soul.

On a phat note, I’ll ask my doctor if 16lbs in one week is healthy.  I mean, they said I would definitely lose 60lbs, but I didn’t think I’d do the bulk of it in the first 4 weeks O_O .  Losing weight too fast is my problem – never thought that would happen.

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Week 1, Day 7 – Full liquids

Current weight:  225 (-12lbs)

Why is taking a shower so exhausting now?  It went from feeling refreshed to wanting to curl up on the floor and nap.  I suppose it could be worse.  My in laws are here helping me out now, which is great, but they might leave early like on Wednesday depending on what my doctor says.  I still won’t carry anything over 10-20lbs, certainly not David, and I’ll wait for Catherine to come home so she can help me with house hold chores.  Oh she’ll LOVE that.

I’ve slowly started into the next phase of food.  Oh yeah, here are the stages:

Day of surgery you eat nothing, drinking nothing.  Not even water.

Clear Liquids – Post surgery 2 days:  broth, water, jello

Full Liquids – 4-7 days post surgery:  creamy soups, protein shakes, soy milk, nonfat milk if I can tolerate it.

Ended yesterday with a little banana baby food and wow – it was the best thing I had ever tasted in my life.  Left me with a little upset stomach, but today wasn’t so bad.  Had banana baby food (same jar, not even half eaten 4.oz) and for my mid afternoon snack, had a nonfat milk chocolate protein shake, 4.0z.  So far so good – I don’t want to throw up or burst, but I am pretty thirsty.  I just want to gulp cold water but obviously I can’t.  Feeling tired, probably because I wasn’t eating but jello and water, but I’m down to 12 pounds now.  Definitely going faster than I thought, but I’m going to talk to my doctor about when and what kind of exercises I can do.  I am dreading any flabby skin I might have, but I’m hoping the Brown gene will kick in and at least help it be not near as bad as it could.

Tomorrow is appt with my surgeon to take out my JP drain.  I’m looking forward to it, kind of, so that I can start sleeping on my side.  The spot is really the only place I have pain and it’ll mean I’m that much further from operation day and close to healing.  Wish me luck.