Things are looking up!

I have been feeling so lousy that I haven't been on here for a couple of days. However, things are looking up and I have much to share!

This past Monday, I was allowed to start eating some real food again. My diet for a couple of weeks will be consisting of eggs, yogurt (without any fruit chunks), cottage cheese, and fat-free refried beans. I can have cheese if I chew it up very well, but I am not a big fan. (Yes, I do know that I live in Wisconsin! I am not a complete "traitor" though, I do like it melted on things!). ;) It is amazing the very tiny amount that I can eat though. I can eat about half of a scrambled egg. The other foods is probably about 2 Tbl. total. It takes me about a half and hour to eat that amount. Crazy, isn't it?!

Yesterday, I had my first post-op check. I got my drain removed. Yay! It hurt like the dickens to get it pulled out, but today I feel like a new woman! I was exhausted yesterday and truly uncomfortable still, but I woke up this morning able to move around with greater ease! The really exciting news for me is that since surgery, I have lost 10 lbs. So since the beginning of this process last fall, I have lost 60 lbs. That is so encouraging to me. I have struggled to lose weight for so long. I know that for some people they can just put their mind to it and lose. I am happy for them, but for me it has been a different experience.

Today, I am going to take my first shower since surgery! woohoo! ;) (No worries, I have been cleaning up ... it's just not the same!). If I have enough energy, Bethany and I are going to take a small walk around the back yard. I need to start building up strength again. It has been a long summer with 2 surgeries! I am starting my vitamins today, so hopefully that will help also. I will be taking a chewable multi-vitamin, Calcium with D, B-100 complex and vitamin B-12 (under my tongue type) for the rest of my life. The Calcium and B-100 I have to crush for the first month, but eventually will be able to swallow more normally. Pray for me about this, because I am a real gagger when it comes to vile tasting things!

Nicole is back in Madison and Steve is in Minneapolis (won't be home until late Saturday), so my Bethany is taking great care of me. I feel kind of bad about it because she should be having fun! It's summer, but at the same time it is nice to spend so much time with her before she head off to college. :)