Wow, what a rush this surgery thing has been. I have certainly been thru the wringer. I was really thinking that my recovery would be fast as I am basically healthy, so was surprised at how hard this knocked me off my feet. I was a whimp :) But I am feeling much better now, and have started to do some exercise besides walking. I started on my elliptical machine. I am only doing a mile a day but at least it is something..right?

I am going to try and go back to work soon. I wanted to start next week but the doctor gave me a start date of the 5th of May. He wants me to take another week to make sure I am truly feeling better.

I am still really sore, but find if I wear my abdomen binder it helps. I don’t get as swollen or sore by days end, but OMG it is so fookin hot here and the binder makes me sweat like crazy. “Sorry Grandma, Glow like crazy” :)

The most wonderful part is that I feel better than I have for over a year. The malaise and general unwell feeling is gone. I am not on any medications at all….none…nada….zip! Woohoo. From 6 pills taken three times a day to just cope to NOTHING and feeling great. :) that in itself is an accomplishment. Even my doctor is surprised and thrilled.

My diet is getting better. I am slowly introducing more and more and just don’t eat what bothers me. Lucking I can eat tomatoes! They are my fav and was on the NO list but I can eat them without problems. Still no spices or pepper, no chocolate, no nuts, peppermint, or caffeine. I cannot do soda or citrus fruits. Red meat does not really agree with me, but can have it in small quantities. Still no raw veggies so cannot have salads, and I miss them. I find that now that my stomach is healing I cannot eat much cause there is always the danger of stretching the stomach and having it break away from the pouch it is in now that is sewn to the abdominal wall. I just feel “full” much faster and I think my mind set is also watching the “full” feeling. I probably only eat 1/2 of what I could before if that. So the weight stayed off and I am am still slowly losing. The nice thing is I basically eat what I want or can tolerate, just don’t eat much of it.

BUT, the downside it that for some reason I have been on a sugar crave like I have never been on before……WTF! Everything I want it sweet, and because I cannot eat chocolate, my drug of choice has been licorice Goodies. I eat them every damn day! At night in bed reading, eating Goodies. If they are not in the house I panic. Nothing else bothers me, I can go without anything else, but I want SUGAR. I don’t crave anything else sweet just the Goodies.

But other than that, I am really doing good. Ready to start living normally and get back to work and life.

I am reading a book, “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle. It is good, I am learning how to “free myself from my mind.”

It is good to be back :)