New beginnings... Update!

We are now 11 days after surgery. I never imagined getting this far. I felt happy, liberated. Reborn. I still do. However now my fears are different. I'm afraid this won't work.

In my manual given by the hospital I am supposed to be on a liquid diet for 2 weeks and then supposed to go onto step 2 which allows you to eat puréed foods. With the nurses recommendation I was able to move onto step 2 just 5 days after surgery. Slowly but surely I was able to move on to step 3 (soft foods) just 4 days later when step 2 was supposed to last another 2 weeks. I am now a month ahead in my diet and this scares me. Am I recovering faster or is this not working? 

I do feel some restriction. If I eat too much I will definitely feel bad; I feel cramping and bloating. Not fun. But 12 days after surgery should I be able to eat "normally" again?

My scars are starting to heal as well. I still feel pain and still take my pain medication if need be. I stopped using the blood thinners last week and that left really bad bruises on my stomach (I look like I got kicked in the gut several times). I've been sleeping a lot and drinking more water. I had a cold before surgery and I got an ear ache after surgery which lasted for about a week but even that feels better now. All that lingers from the cold is that I need to clear my throat quite often. 

Overall my mood is the same. I feel happy and blessed that it finally happened. I even noticed that my body got used to the decrease in my depression medication (pharmacist had to lower the dose because my dose is not available in the size of pill I can swallow). I still can't sleep a full night sleep without waking up but last night was better (I only woke up because my light was on).

I'm still waiting on my doctor to fill out my paperwork for my employer and that is stressing me a bit but I try not to think about it more than I need to. 

When I feel ready I plan on walking. I've noticed that if I stand or walk for too long my back starts to hurt. I'll wait a few more days before I can start taking walks (15-20 minutes and increasing slowly). I then plan on doing more exercise once I've fully recovered.

So this is it for my update. I'm still recovering so I don't want to spend too much time on writing when I could use the time to rest and take care of myself. Hopefully I get back to where I was soon enough to update you!

gabythegirlnextdoor