An after surgery update
So I had the surgery on Dec. 8th. My first day I threw up blood on several lovely occassions... the smell of medicine or whatever it was mixed with blood was unreal. I had been on morphine and when it wore off the nurses naturally were all on lunch and I screamed and cried and slammed the button for anyone to come in and help me and this little old lady in the bed next to me ran to get someone for me because I couldn't move and the more I yelled the more I vomitted.. It was the most shitty pain ever... All I could have in my mouth was ice chips so I went from Thursday at 1:30 pm to Sunday at like 8:00pm with no food. I guess most other bypass patients cant think about food for like a week after surgery... but when I woke up in the recovery the first thing I did was tell the male nurses how hungry I was... Of course.
So anyways.. I've had good days and bad. I've been dehydrated and that made me sick as fuck. Then when I had to go back to work I luckily got a flu/cold to make my life a congested vomit-filled nightmare.
I'm pretty much better now. I'm in stage 4, about 3 weeks in, still no carbs/starches for another 5 months or so. I've lost about 22 lbs so far. I guess people are mostly noticing it in my face but I can definitely see it all over. I guess they can't because I'm too lazy to shave my arms and legs and still wear a hoodie/jeans all the time. I know eventually that will change and shopping might actually become fun as opposed to being such a drag. I don't know. We'll see.
"People always end up the way they started out. No one ever changes. They think they do but they don't. If you're the depressed type now that's the way you'll always be. If you're the mindless happy type now, that's the way you'll be when you grow up. You might lose some weight, your face may clear up, get a body tan, breast enlargement, a sex change, it makes no difference. Essentially, from in front, from behind. Whether you're 13 or 50, you will always be the same."
Mark Wiener
So anyways.. I've had good days and bad. I've been dehydrated and that made me sick as fuck. Then when I had to go back to work I luckily got a flu/cold to make my life a congested vomit-filled nightmare.
I'm pretty much better now. I'm in stage 4, about 3 weeks in, still no carbs/starches for another 5 months or so. I've lost about 22 lbs so far. I guess people are mostly noticing it in my face but I can definitely see it all over. I guess they can't because I'm too lazy to shave my arms and legs and still wear a hoodie/jeans all the time. I know eventually that will change and shopping might actually become fun as opposed to being such a drag. I don't know. We'll see.
"People always end up the way they started out. No one ever changes. They think they do but they don't. If you're the depressed type now that's the way you'll always be. If you're the mindless happy type now, that's the way you'll be when you grow up. You might lose some weight, your face may clear up, get a body tan, breast enlargement, a sex change, it makes no difference. Essentially, from in front, from behind. Whether you're 13 or 50, you will always be the same."
Mark Wiener