In2aButterfly
What tastes better than a huge bowl of pasta.....
Aug 21, 2008
......buying my very first pair of espadrilles!!!! I have wanted espadrilles for the longest time but they never fit my feet because my feet were always so swollen and wide.
My husband is a CO and works nights. He took time off my first week after surgery to take care of me. But his first night back to work he didnt feel comfortable leaving me home because I was still having a pretty ruff time. So on his way to work..he dropped me off at his mom's.
So I wake up in the morning and walk by her closet and see this pair of espadrilles in her closet. So I try them on and what do you know....they fit! I would lay on the couch with my feet up and I would look at my feet and say to my husband that my feet looked thinner. Well I was right! So when my mother in law woke up I asked her where she got the shoes from..she says Pay Less. Sooooo...she puts me in the car and off to Pay Less we go. I find a different pair of espadrilles and try them on and THEY FIT!!!!! I was in shoe heaven! I don't think I had ever been happier than the day that I bought my first pair of espadrilles. Funny how the small things make such a huge difference!
My husband is a CO and works nights. He took time off my first week after surgery to take care of me. But his first night back to work he didnt feel comfortable leaving me home because I was still having a pretty ruff time. So on his way to work..he dropped me off at his mom's.
So I wake up in the morning and walk by her closet and see this pair of espadrilles in her closet. So I try them on and what do you know....they fit! I would lay on the couch with my feet up and I would look at my feet and say to my husband that my feet looked thinner. Well I was right! So when my mother in law woke up I asked her where she got the shoes from..she says Pay Less. Sooooo...she puts me in the car and off to Pay Less we go. I find a different pair of espadrilles and try them on and THEY FIT!!!!! I was in shoe heaven! I don't think I had ever been happier than the day that I bought my first pair of espadrilles. Funny how the small things make such a huge difference!
What they didn't tell me to expect AFTER surgery...
Aug 08, 2008
8/8/08 - Well here I am amost 4 weeks post -op. I am down 22 pounds and I feel great. That wasn't the case for 10 day after my surgery. I count my blessings for GlitziGirl who helped me thru it with her great advice and tips. They tell you that post-op you will feel "discomfort". Discomfort? Really? Try gas so bad you want to throw yourself out the window...nausea to the point that you are dry-heaving everytime you stand up. They did not take into consideration that my body could not tolerate artificial sweeteners after surgery...I was told to eat much too sweet sugar-free Jello. It was not until I emailed GlitziGirl that she told me that my blood sugar was probably on the floor..and that my body might just need a little to balance itself out. Well that did the trick. I felt so much better. And she was right about Gas-X thin-strips and the fact that they are a Godsend. I spent 10 days regreting having surgey. I did. Then to make matters worse....they give you Percoset which makes you nauseous and depressed. You can't take it with food either because you can't eat anything. I cried for 5 days..non-stop until she and my mother-in-law told me to stop taking it because it was probably making me feel depressed and nauseous. After day 10 I started to feel like myself. The gas was gone..I wasn't nauseous...I started walking again. I feel great...I keep losing which makes me very happy! I want to thank my girl GlitziGirl for being my Godsend and my husband for taking such good care of me! XOXO
I'M APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/1/08 - After weeks of nerve-racking waiting and bumps in the road...I am approved for my surgery on July 15th. My doctor's office called me this morning to tell me and I was so excited....I cried! I called my husband who was more excited than I was...lol! I was screaming in my car....people must have thought I was nuts. I didn't care....this is the day I have been waiting for. It was so funny...last night I had a dream that I had the surgery already and I was in the recovery room...it must have been a sign!!!!
