09/15/2007 20:47
everything is going great!
i can't believe i even had surgery. w/ the exception of finally moving down the scale and smaller meals i feel great! i have been blessed w/ not experiencing any major or even tiny problems. of course my back has been a royal pain but that has nothing to do w/ my tummy, just the amount of exercising i can do but its getting better.
i'm in the puree stage and anything i can blend i do and anything that is tender i chew really fine before i swallow. i haven't had anything to disagree w/ me. i even find my self asking inside my head, "did the doctor really make my tummy into a tiny pouch?" but then i get the full feeling and then think, "well i guess so".
the only real problem i have faced is eating slowly and i watch the clock for that 30 minutes to pass so i can "drink!!!" i didn't think that would be such an issue but it has been but its getting better.
on another note, i talked w/ my nephew today and he is returning to work (only part-time to start) next week!! he sounded awesome!! i almost started crying when i heard his voice answer the phone. how he looked when i left the hospital to come back home to nc flashed in my mind and almost could speak. that was such an emotional time for me as well as all of our family. but anyway hes doing great! he still has to heal on the microscopic level which only God and the body can do. thank you all for your prayers for both of us...=)