So it's been two weeks since I had surgery.
As I'm sure everyone knows, I wasn't able to eat before the surgery. At least, not without incredible pain. There were actually two things which I could eat that left me mostly pain free. Turkey sandwiches, and fresh pasta with plain tomato sauce. This is what I ate for a month. Eating became something to worry about, which only caused me to feel sick as I was eating, in anticipation of the pain that would come afterwards. Basically I worried so much that my stomach got upset, which would result in me eating less, to avoid the pain later. If I haven't already said it, it really sucked.
If my boss hadn't had to go on vacation I would have had the surgery long before I did. Which would have saved me a whole lot of pain, but...c'est la vie. What's done is done. Though, I do hope she feels guilty. ;)
I was looking at my scars earlier, they've almost healed completely. The main one which they pulled the gallbladder out of is still a bit tender. And there is still a yucky scab on top of it. The other three are all healed up now, which is good.
So, apparently I'm all back to normal now. There are still a few things that I can't eat. Fast food being the most prominent thing. I haven't tried dairy yet, because it was one of the worst things. As in, it made me so sick that I was doubled over in pain, but also so dizzy that sometimes everything went black. I suppose it's not a big surprise that I haven't tried it again recently. In fact, I've been thinking about buying vitamins and forgetting that dairy exsists at all.
So my point (yes, I think I did have one) is that after two weeks things look a whole lot better. And for some reason I'm constantly hungry, it's like I'm a bottomless pit. So much for the weight I lost when I was surviving on nothing but turkey and pasta. I haven't gained it back yet, but at this rate, it won't take long.
Posted by Michelle at May 23, 2003 06:53 AM