munchkinn

Send Message

Block

Add Friend

So today is the first day of opti fast. I am working the midnight shift so I had my first shake in the middle of the night for everyone else around 1:30am. I chose chocolate. It really wasn't that bad. I had bought a blender bottle to mix it up in at work with ice to keep it cold. Once I woke up I had another shake but mixed it in my magic bullet with ice. I tried vanilla this time and it was delicious. I will try the chocolate with the magic bullet for dinner time and see if it is a little better made that way. If I don't have to add stuff then maybe I wont. So far so good.

I went for a little walk in all this snow to return a movie and some books. Snow is so slippery. Lots of it though.

My husband stayed home from work due to all the snow today and has decided to make stew. It smells so very good! I was looking forward to trying some of the broth but then he went and added EVOO and some margerine to the mix so I don't think I should now since there is added fat to it. I will make sure to purchase some broth in the next day or so to have for myself, no extras. I think I will mix up some peppermint tea this evening. Well off to fill my water as I don't want to get dehydrated.

So surgery is 4 weeks away. I try not to think about it directly cause it still feels so far away. Christmas is coming so I tell myself that I just have to get through the holidays and then Opti-fast here I come! Don't get me wrong it isn't as though I'm not thinking about my surgery and everything that comes along with it. I am. I ordered the weight loss surgery book that I had read in the summer so that I can actually highlight in it. I would have in the summer but it was borrowed from the library so that would be a no no! I also ordered another book so that I have more recipes and thoughts. Then I went back to amazon and ordered my blender bottle and some other books for while I am off to get me through my recovery. Sometimes I think the waiting is the worst cause you just think and think and think some more. I've actually told my husband some of the things that are crucial for when I first get home in hopes that he remembers to remind in case I go into forgetful or panic mode.The rest of today is house cleaning, decorating and preparation for work.

Alright, so I have never blogged before but I feel as though I need to just write down all the thoughts going through my mind.

My surgeon is Dr. Reed and he said that with my profession (psw) that should be able to go back to work in two to three weeks and that as long as I am getting my 2L of water in then I should be alright. I don't really understand why it would be such a short period of time to off. This is because everything that I have read says 6-8 wks off (I understand going back early if I had a desk job and feeling better). I don't know how I will be feeling at 3 wks post op. We also are not suppose to be lifting, pushing or pulling at this time frame and that is what my job is for certain aspects. I work days and nights, on the day shift I would be able to get my partner to do the pushing of the machines we have to use but on nights there are only 3 of us to do two change rounds of 64 residents and we turn (by pushing and pulling) most of them. There are a few that there is no way I think I should be doing that with being so close to being post op. I am worried that I will end up causing problems.

I also am worried about food and water. If I go back to work that early I will still be on full liquid diet and starting soft food while at work. I don't really want one of my first times eating to be a work, what if I don't feel well afterwards. I have been thinking about this for a whole week now and I may have actually came up with a partial solution to this one. I could always have a liquid diet while at work and then have food afterwards for dinner, breakfast too before work. At least until I am a little more comfortable with the eating process. I only get 30 min for lunch and that is really only 25 since I have to include my travel time from my floor to the lounge and back. The water aspect seems impossible. We have undergone some new policies at work recently and they do not allow water on the floor. There is a cupboard that I can put my water bottle in and I am free to go and get a drink whenever I need to but that takes time that can be used for the work I am suppose to get done. There are some time constraints in the morning that are already hard to meet and leaving for a drink every 15 min wouldn't really help. I use to have a camping cup that folded into itself and I am really hoping that I will be able to find it then I can just bring that with me. I guess if worse comes to worse I could get a med cup from the nurse and just use that as the day progresses.

So, there are some answers and I know that I will make it through it and that I have shared what I am doing with some of my co-workers so they understand but I just hope that the whole process will be okay. I'm glad to be thinking of all these things early so I am prepared for possible scenarios at work. It is funny, so far I have no worries for while at home, just some preparation lists to help me out for when the time comes.