Stitches Off!
Yes! The stitches are finally off, day 14 post-op. It hurt a bit as they had receeded into the skin but I was a brave girl and did not give my surgeon a hard time.
Before and after pics. The filling drum is located under the plaster. The yellowishness is just Betadine which the surgeon used to disinfect the area before removing the stitches.
I climbed on the scales and thought it read 155 kgs but it was probably 165 kgs and my eyes were playing up. Anyway, I have lost a bit more weight. (How much weight exactly is a thought that will torture me till I get to another set of scales to verify the result!)
The surgeon gave me my first fill as I had been able to eat anything I wanted in large quantities. It seems my stomach healed faster than normal and he thought it a good idea to give me 2 ml of saline. The injection did not hurt at all. I was told to stick with watery pureed food for at least 3 days so my lunch date with my friend had to be postponed for the mid to end of next week.
I felt so elated coming home today! I sang to my daughter and cuddled her and she was so happy she began dancing in her cot.
As I had missed breakfast, when I got home at 11 am I made myself a frappe (it is a cold coffee that looks very much like a Guiness; Greek people drink it a lot in summer.) I ate 2 tiny croissants and later on I drank another half glass of cold water and took 2 more croissants. After this I felt really full and the fullness lasted till 3 pm when I had 3/4 cup chocolate milk. Now it is 4.30 and I am feeling a little bit hungry but not desperately. I plan to eat some yoghurt for dinner and maybe put a peach in the blender with some fresh milk to supplement my protein intake. I want to do it right this week.
You know how sometimes we eat because we are worried about stuff and food becomes our only release? Well the past few days I had been worried sick about two of my good friends.
First one was coming to Athens for the open heart surgery of her 3.5 year old son who was born with a hole in his heart. She had waited a long time for this operation and even on the day they kept her waiting till late afternoon, but, thank God, all went fine and the boy is recovering.
My second friend was due to give early birth by caesarian. Fortunately things went well for her, too, even though the baby had to be taken into neonatal intensive care and be put on oxygen. I visited her this morning; she looked good for a woman who had given birth the day before. It was not possible to see her son and I did not want to stay too long and tire her.
Everything went well with the help of God and prayer. Thank you Sandra and Neil for adding your prayers to mine!
Before and after pics. The filling drum is located under the plaster. The yellowishness is just Betadine which the surgeon used to disinfect the area before removing the stitches.
I climbed on the scales and thought it read 155 kgs but it was probably 165 kgs and my eyes were playing up. Anyway, I have lost a bit more weight. (How much weight exactly is a thought that will torture me till I get to another set of scales to verify the result!)
The surgeon gave me my first fill as I had been able to eat anything I wanted in large quantities. It seems my stomach healed faster than normal and he thought it a good idea to give me 2 ml of saline. The injection did not hurt at all. I was told to stick with watery pureed food for at least 3 days so my lunch date with my friend had to be postponed for the mid to end of next week.
I felt so elated coming home today! I sang to my daughter and cuddled her and she was so happy she began dancing in her cot.
As I had missed breakfast, when I got home at 11 am I made myself a frappe (it is a cold coffee that looks very much like a Guiness; Greek people drink it a lot in summer.) I ate 2 tiny croissants and later on I drank another half glass of cold water and took 2 more croissants. After this I felt really full and the fullness lasted till 3 pm when I had 3/4 cup chocolate milk. Now it is 4.30 and I am feeling a little bit hungry but not desperately. I plan to eat some yoghurt for dinner and maybe put a peach in the blender with some fresh milk to supplement my protein intake. I want to do it right this week.
You know how sometimes we eat because we are worried about stuff and food becomes our only release? Well the past few days I had been worried sick about two of my good friends.
First one was coming to Athens for the open heart surgery of her 3.5 year old son who was born with a hole in his heart. She had waited a long time for this operation and even on the day they kept her waiting till late afternoon, but, thank God, all went fine and the boy is recovering.
My second friend was due to give early birth by caesarian. Fortunately things went well for her, too, even though the baby had to be taken into neonatal intensive care and be put on oxygen. I visited her this morning; she looked good for a woman who had given birth the day before. It was not possible to see her son and I did not want to stay too long and tire her.
Everything went well with the help of God and prayer. Thank you Sandra and Neil for adding your prayers to mine!
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