My Life: From The Past Several Weeks In A Nutshell

HELLO EVERYBODY!!!! Man o man do I have some news for everyone! I am up there in the happy clouds. I had my surgery last week my extern site is going fantastically! And to top it all off I have lost weight. Which was the whole point of this blog. :-) YAY!! Anyways even though I can not eat I am starting a new blog for recipes. I have a ton of tasty new things for everyone to cook and try. From nice salads to some hey I just want some fat food. Everything is ok in small amounts. I will be making facebook groups for my two blogs so they are easier to follow and people can comment like and share and I will be able to see. Anyways, so I have been gone for a very long time and I am sorry for that. I was working with school and viewing apartments and of course getting surgery which surprisingly takes a lot out of you. Anyways my externship is great so far I had some rocky days but now that I am more independent at my job it is great. The surgery went well and I am going to talk about that seeing a lot of people had questions galore to ask. So my surgery was Monday May 13th 2013. Remember that day folks because it is my new birthday! So we went in at like 6 in the morning. We meaning my support group well part of my support group. It consisted of my mom and my best friend who for legal reasons I can't say her name but she knows who she is. Anyways we went in and had to fill out paperwork galore...because that is what I like to do at 6 A.M. is think about what illnesses my mother and fathers family had. Anyways I finished the paperwork sort of and was then told to go get ready for surgery in the prep room with the nurse. I had a PICC line in so they hooked up the IV and asked me 5 million questions then put stickies all over me, had me change my clothes, then say my goodbyes and what not to my support group. We went to the surgical room and they placed me on a really thin bed. The anesthetist placed a mask over my face and let the gas flow. It tasted horrible, I sort of wanted to rip it off and freak out...I was so nervous. I guess I fell asleep and the next thing I remember is waking up in a room where my friend and mom were and having nurses talk to me about stuff. Everyone said I did a great job with the surgery and the doctor was pleased with the results. The first day I felt so horrible I had more wires than I knew what to do with. I had a catheter, some wires for a heart monitor some wires for my pulse, blood pressure, oxygen, breathing machines, etc. I had like no response to it so I freaked out. I got some pain meds and went back to sleep. My friend went home for a nap and my mom stayed a little longer to make sure everything was okay. When she went home the nurses wanted me to sit up in a chair for a few minutes. I looked at them like they were crazy but I did it. I saw for about 10-15 minutes before crawling back into bed and going to sleep. The next morning a friend stopped by and made sure I was going to have a miserable stay in the hospital. And ladies all of you know who I am talking about. Let me tell you uncle tom and blood thinners DO NOT mix. I woke up to feeling like I had pissed myself but with a catheter you can't it isn't possible unless it comes out. Well the catheter came out that morning because I took it out and got my whole friend situated. Once that issue was solved a nurse came in to tell me I now had to walk up and down the halls...Are you kidding me?? I had surgery the day before you just saw me have an unpleasant visitor and now you want me to walk? Well I did it. And I did it twice then three times. I felt a little better than the day before. I made it my routine in the hospital to wake up, go to the bathroom, take a walk, then come back to my room for a nice nap. On Wednesday however my heart was going everywhere and they drew my blood and found my magnesium was off. With that said they went and put me on magnesium over night. I got nervous because I thought it meant I was not going to go home but I went home on Thursday to begin my new life. I was given three packets of paper that say how to care for everything. Needless to say I know by heart I agreed to not bare children for 18 to 24 months...not that I was planning to anyways. 

People ask me a lot if I notice any changes in eating or drinking yet. Well I can only eat popsicles and jello so I didn't notice much in food other than I get full of a 3oz. jello or a popsicle. Also with protein shakes I am suppose to drink like 4-8oz. right now per serving to get my protein, however I get full off 2-3oz. of protein. I feel as the swelling and whatnot goes down and back to normal I will be able to eat more but for now I eat when I am hungry and drink drink drink my fluids. The first two or three days home I felt so sick I didn't want to do anything but sleep. I felt worse than I did in the hospital. Smells of food made me nauseous, I had a headache like no other, my chest was killing me, I started regretting the surgery. But I forced myself to walk, drink and stay hydrated, and do my breathing exercises, I was skeptical about starting my protein when I should have so I waited until the Monday morning to start and I am glad I waited that long. By Monday I felt well and able to add to the diet. The taste of my protein shake did change and I was sad, but I pressed through saying it was for my health. Now I have 3 shakes a day and 100oz. of fluid mainly water a day. Even though my doctor wants you resting for two weeks I had to go back to my externship so I wouldn't get kicked out of school. My co-workers are great about everything. They understand if I can't do something. I have been taking it easy for the most part doing the desk jobs and grabbing papers for the doctor. I feel better going to work at home I was feeling a bit down thinking about how people say they can't eat certain things anymore and what not. When I get like that I think about how everything is changing for the better and who cares if I can't have the things that I love some of those things got me where I am now. However I dread trying to fathom not eating salads or baby spinach or haddock or cod or tuna or chicken. Those bother me the most. I have been craving baked haddock for quite sometime now and can't wait until I can eat some fish again. Anyways I have brought you up to where I am now. Working and going easy on my tummy. Soon I will be rocking some cool summer clothes I haven't worn since I was 12. Like dresses and shorts and nice summer shirts. I will be fierce and confident. Just Wait. Anyways guys I am going to go to bed. Good Night and please remember Stay Beautiful :-).