So last night I had the pleasure of going out on the town with a few old friends. We had a very nice time. The only problem was dinner. Even though I understand that my stomach isn't ready for all things yummy again, I still forget because I feel so normal. I ordered some things I should not have, and, to keep the graphic level to a minimum, it did not stay with me long.
It was the first time that I had such a severe problem since my little incident with the swallow test back in the hospital. After Gastric Bypass Surgery (Laporascopically that is), you have to do a swallow test in front of an x-ray machine. That involves drinking a cup of iodine, followed by a cup of barium. I had only been out of surgery about 24 hours and I just couldn't handle the gross-ness of these two liquids. The radiology people tell me that happens all the time.
But last night was just me getting ahead of myself. I need to be patient and just give myself time. Perhaps this bad experience will help me remember that.
The other issue I'm facing is fatigue. Even though I feel good, I am certainly not getting enough calories. While we were out and about around 10:00 pm, it felt to me like 3:00 a.m. This will certainly improve over time, but I need to remember that when making plans.
Joe--I'm finding it amusing that many of your symptoms seem to be mimicking my pregnancy symptoms. I did myself in yesterday by eating a plate of french toast at 3pm. It's TOAST--why is that bad? Anyway, I'm trying hard to remember to eat "several small meals a day" when I really want to gorge on 3 big ones.
ReplyDeleteBut glad your new year is starting well (minus the Incident you referred to)--we miss you and Cheryl!
That is amusing Bronwyn, what's really ironic is that our weights are going to do the opposite. Thanks for checkin' in...hope you guys are doing well!
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