Tuesday 5th June 2017

I am 12 days post op today.
And as of now I am a regular fit bit wearer.
I was discharged from the hospital early - I stayed 2 nights there.
I was happy to go home because I knew that I would sleep much better at home with my own pillows and less light and noise disrupting my sleep at night time.
And I was so right about that one.
They took the IV out a few hours before I left the hospital and my hand had swollen up to double it's size, it looked freaky.
I got my stomach staples removed last week.
I only felt a slight twinge as the first one came out and the rest were painless.
I have 6 incision sites.
I see the dietitian in a couple of weeks.
I cooked spaghetti bologna for dinner today from the gastric surgery cook book.
Tomorrow I will make potato and leek soup.
I have to puree all of my meals but it's great to be eating/chewing food again after a week on fluids.
I was feeling pretty weak living on fluids for that first week, weak but not hungry - and interesting sensation.
I certainly wasn't doing any cooking during the fluid stage, I really didn't have much energy to do anything.
Mum was pushing me to go out walking down the street when I was still on fluids but I just couldn't go very far.
I was weak and at times dizzy.
I'm feeling better now that I'm eating pureed foods.
Some people become lactose intolerant after WLS and/or have trouble drinking straight water from the tap - something to do with the surface tension of the water not agreeing with their modified stomach's.
They need to add lemon juice to the water or drink diet cordial.
Water does taste a bit different to me now.
It's hard to explain how it's different for me now, but I have noticed a subtle change.
Luckily for me I can still tolerate lactose and dairy products.