Slowly But Surely.

Well, I have decided that I am changing up my blog approach.  I am having a hard time sticking to JUST the surgery journey.  :) 

For those that have been asking about how eating is going, here's a little update on that:

Eating is going GREAT! After several weeks of being on ice chips, the hospital started me on puréed food. I quickly graduated to soft foods. So I am now sitting down at the table and eating 6 small REAL meals/day. I'm getting about 1000 calories/day and I'm meeting all the dieticians requirements. So that's great!!

Things did not start of great though.  After the surgery, it hurt to drink water.  And that is a really scary feeling.  But the reality is that when doctors are rearranging your stomach and intestines, a little pain would be the norm, huh?!!  :)  The eating part has been a battle all on it's own.  I am NEVER hungry, and I eat for nutrition now.  That sure is a switch up for me.  Some foods do not agree with me and it is always trial and error.  When I eat something that does not agree with me, there is a price to pay.  Simply, it's painful.  It has not been too terrible.  I have not experienced the "dumping syndrome" which I was warned about (and does NOT sound like very much fun AT ALL!).  I am sure that is because I have been following the rules of "no sugar, no white flour, no high fats". 

I've been feeling a lot better since I have been getting nutrition into my body.  I have not lost any weight in the 2 weeks since I have been home and I am TOTALLY ok with that because I lost way to quickly to start. 

I had several doctors appointments in the city on Friday. My hemoglobin is still low. And that's why I'm so tired. They explained it to me like this: When I got the 10 blood transfusions, they only gave me enough to live. Now my body has to take that blood and make it my own. My hemoglobin is now 105.  It's supposed to be 120-140. Basically I'm short about 20% blood in my body. So time and rest will fix this.
  
Last night was the first night I had a great sleep WITHOUT painkillers. Yay! Things are progressing!

My doctor said I'm like a baby right now. All I need is to eat and sleep. They will start me on a exercise program at the end of November. I go back to work in December.
 
Work has been very supportive and understanding!  I'm even getting hugs from upper management.  I love hugs. :) I thought that was pretty sweet.

My family, especially Shel, has been AMAZING!! So supportive! <3