2 weeks post surgery!!
Today I returned to work ..... I was up before my alarm as I was so worried I wouldn't wake up as I have got to used to 2weeks with no alarm!! I have never had two weeks off just to do nothing!! I was worried I would spend most of it in pain and be dreading the fact that I had committed to return to work within two weeks! But infact I have had no pain since the first day in hospital and I feel great!!! Work was fine I forgot how hard and what long hours I work, but I made sure I had plenty of small breaks and kept a water bottle with me at all times.
Tomorrow I start the puréed food stage .... how exciting another stage closer to gaining some food normality! The taste of water has started to bore me this week, probably because all I feel I'm doing is sipping! So I have a selection of sugar free squash and SF ribena seems to be hitting the spot! A few people on here have ask if I'm hungry ?? ... and I'm not at all I have only had one day in total when I felt slightly week and drained but as soon as I added spinach to some home made lentil soup I started to feel better and it passed. Another lovely sugar free item, that had helped me drink the recommended milk allowance, rather than having a milky coffee all the time is .... vanilla sugar free crusha.... it's delicious and I feel so naughty!!
I have brought flavoured sugar free protein powders to help me kill two birds with one stone really ..... to ensure I get that added protein and to add flavour to my puréed breakfast. As I have been advised to keep the fruit to a min. I have apple crumble and custard, vanilla and sticky toffee pudding. I intend to add this to my NAS ready brek!
My war wounds..... seems so strange looking in the mirror with these tiny slits everywhere but I can't get over how neat and how wonderful the human body and healing process is! I will start using my lotions and potions on them as soon as I feel they aren't so raw ( only had stitches out Monday).
Only two more weeks until I can start exercising and have my new swimming costume ready and waiting!!