2 Weeks In

I had a friend suggest I do a blog about my post-op progress.  I'll try to keep up with this as best I can, but we'll see how it goes.  Hopefully, it won't fall by the wayside as so many other ideas have along the way.

It's been 2 weeks since my Roux en Y gastric bypass surgery.  Currently, I can tolerate what I'm eating, which is called a "full liquid" diet.  That mainly consists of creamy soups (strained), protein shakes, yogurt (without chunks), sugar free pudding, and mashed up cottage cheese.  I can also have cream of wheat type cereals, but I didn't dig that so much.  I'm drinking lots of water, flavored water, and diet lemonade.  Also, since my 1 week check up, I'm on a regimen of vitamins that should keep me from ever even dreaming about being sick.  

My pain has become mostly situational...  I'll get a twinge when I'm rolling over in bed, or when I go from sitting to standing.  I'm still restricted from doing anything other than walking around my house or the store or something.  I can't lift anything over 15 lbs, and I'm not allowed to exercise yet.

The other day, I was down 25 lbs.  Today, I'm only down 22.  That kind of tripped me out at first.  I'm really not sure how I can be gaining when I'm eating like 4 calories a day, BUT...  it's a process.  I need to remember how my body normally works too.  I need to remember that I normally hoard water mid-monthly cycle, and I'm pretty sure the surgery isn't going to change that.  I just hate plateaus, though.  

It doesn't help that I'm kind of depressed.  I have a raging case of cabin fever, I'm poor, AND this goddamn scale has the nerve to tell me I've added 2 pounds??  What the fuck?  My ass is sore from me sitting on it constantly.  I've read 3 books in 2 days. OH... and I can't sleep.  ARGH.  I guess I'll shut up now.  Complaining never did any good, and what is going on right now will not matter eventually.  I'll get to where I need to be.  I usually do.