I didn't die!

I didn't die! I'm now nearly two weeks out from my surgery and I'm still alive. Hooray!

For anyone who is thinking about having the surgery, know this: it hurts. I woke up in the hospital and the first 48 hours (especially the first 24) were PAIN. I've never birthed a child and I don't plan to, so I'm just gonna set post-surgery as my limit.

However, it wasn't absolutely unbearable and I'm noticeably better every day. At 12 days out, I feel almost normal - I'm tired (I think mostly from eating so little), and my incisions are itchy and stingy a lot of the time, but I don't need to take my pain meds at all. I get my staples out tomorrow and I'm uber excited about that.

In my appointment tomorrow, I'm hoping against hope that I'll get approval from my surgeon to move on to the "mushy" stage of eating. Right now I'm on full liquids, meaning that EVERYTHING I eat has to be blended to a straw-worthy consistency. It's not fun. I would do horrible things to be able to eat something crunchy. I feel like being able to eat "mushies" like mashed potatoes or tuna salad would make my life about a million times better right now. Most blended things are sweet and/or not all that tasty. And if I eat anything with too much sugar or fat, my tummy says no pretty rudely; thus my dreams of milkshakes have been dashed. So far my favorite thing is pinto beans from Taco Bell blended with greek yogurt (sour cream substitute) and hot sauce.

I've lost about a pound a day since surgery (20 pounds since my highest weight a few months ago) and I would love for it to go even faster. I can't wait until I can start seeing/feeling the difference in significant ways!