Oops.
So, yesterday I went back to work, a week after the surgery. I pushed it a bit too far, and ended up going home halfway through the day. Yay for pain medicine!
I'm back at work today, taking it easy, and taking my pain meds to keep up with it.
Some of my adjustment issues: I dislike taking my Calcium and Vitamin E supplements, because they are HUGE capsules. And I have to take a total of 6 of the Calcium a day and 2 of the Vit E a day, so it can get difficult to choke them down. I'm looking into some Calcium chewables I found on Vitalady. They cost a bit more than what I'm currently taking, but it really is hard for me to choke these things down 6 times a day. The only issue is that my current Calcium caplets also include Magnesium, while the chewables don't, so I'd have to take a Magnesium tablet to make up for it. But even WITH that, it would be six chewables a day, and one Magnesium tablet, instead of 6 capsules that I can barely swallow. And the Magnesium tablet is much smaller than the Calcium, so I wouldn't have a problem taking it. But now I have to justify spending money on the chewables when I've already bought the capsules! Hmmm...
I don't think there's anything I can do about the Vit E. I have to take the dry, powder variety of Vit E, and it's hard to find in that form. I have to take it how I find it.
I'm still on the pureed diet. I can't eat solid food. I confess, I've cheated a couple of times. One night, my husband had broccoli for dinner, and it looked and smelled SO good that I couldn't resist. I LOVE broccoli. I stole a few little crowns and just made sure I chewed them to death before swallowing. I was fine for those. I've also tried Velveeta Shells and Cheese, carefully chewed...my stomach didn't take too well to that. My husband made some pasta the other night with these tiny little round rings of pasta - called Salad Pasta - and he spiced it up the way I've always loved, with the dry ranch dressing mix. I had a couple of spoonfuls, and that went down just fine. Encouraged by these successes, I did something stupid yesterday. I've been craving fries and cheese something fierce...so I went to McDonald's. I got a small fry and a cheeseburger. I can't eat the bread, so I took two small bites of the meat and cheese, chewed carefully, and swallowed. Everything seemed to be fine. I ate five fries and chewed them to death. The flavor was divine!
About an hour later, I got sick. That was not pleasant, and I think I'll be staying away from burgers and fries for a while. I should probably just stick with the pureed diet...I mean, it's only another ten days before my follow-up appointment with my surgeon, when I'll be cleared for solid foods.
So, I'm 9 days out from the surgery, and 22 pounds lighter! It's coming off so fast!
I'm back at work today, taking it easy, and taking my pain meds to keep up with it.
Some of my adjustment issues: I dislike taking my Calcium and Vitamin E supplements, because they are HUGE capsules. And I have to take a total of 6 of the Calcium a day and 2 of the Vit E a day, so it can get difficult to choke them down. I'm looking into some Calcium chewables I found on Vitalady. They cost a bit more than what I'm currently taking, but it really is hard for me to choke these things down 6 times a day. The only issue is that my current Calcium caplets also include Magnesium, while the chewables don't, so I'd have to take a Magnesium tablet to make up for it. But even WITH that, it would be six chewables a day, and one Magnesium tablet, instead of 6 capsules that I can barely swallow. And the Magnesium tablet is much smaller than the Calcium, so I wouldn't have a problem taking it. But now I have to justify spending money on the chewables when I've already bought the capsules! Hmmm...
I don't think there's anything I can do about the Vit E. I have to take the dry, powder variety of Vit E, and it's hard to find in that form. I have to take it how I find it.
I'm still on the pureed diet. I can't eat solid food. I confess, I've cheated a couple of times. One night, my husband had broccoli for dinner, and it looked and smelled SO good that I couldn't resist. I LOVE broccoli. I stole a few little crowns and just made sure I chewed them to death before swallowing. I was fine for those. I've also tried Velveeta Shells and Cheese, carefully chewed...my stomach didn't take too well to that. My husband made some pasta the other night with these tiny little round rings of pasta - called Salad Pasta - and he spiced it up the way I've always loved, with the dry ranch dressing mix. I had a couple of spoonfuls, and that went down just fine. Encouraged by these successes, I did something stupid yesterday. I've been craving fries and cheese something fierce...so I went to McDonald's. I got a small fry and a cheeseburger. I can't eat the bread, so I took two small bites of the meat and cheese, chewed carefully, and swallowed. Everything seemed to be fine. I ate five fries and chewed them to death. The flavor was divine!
About an hour later, I got sick. That was not pleasant, and I think I'll be staying away from burgers and fries for a while. I should probably just stick with the pureed diet...I mean, it's only another ten days before my follow-up appointment with my surgeon, when I'll be cleared for solid foods.
So, I'm 9 days out from the surgery, and 22 pounds lighter! It's coming off so fast!
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