Update on Real Life
Aug. 10th, 2011 12:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amberfocusFifteen years ago today I gave birth to my daughter. It is so hard for me to believe that that much time has passed. She is such a good kid and such a sweet girl. I have been very blessed with her, even if she does keep dyeing her hair funny colors. If the worst she does is dye her hair green or blue or purple than I guess I'm pretty fortunate. :)
I am still pretty wiped out from the trip to Virginia Mason and back yesterday. I fell asleep around midnight last night, slept until seven, got up until nine (I say got up, really I just went online on my laptop while still in bed eating a piece of toast), went back to sleep because everyone else was still asleep, and got up at eleven.
The follow-up went well. They took the last tube out. It hurt, but not as bad as I thought it would. The worst part was when they cut the sutures which had grown into the skin. They told me it might bleed and seep for several days, but today when I changed the bandage it was already scabbed over. I only used half as much gauze as they did to resecure it. It still might seep, but I think the bleeding is over. It is so nice to wear my usual jeans again instead of dresses or loose trousers.
He wants to see me again in a month just to make sure everything has healed properly (yay, pelvic, she said sarcastically). It hurts less now than it did with the tube in it. It's more like a constant irritation (sort of like a papercut) and I want to scratch it, because it itches, but what else is new? At least the fungal infection cleared up so it's not nearly as itchy as it was.
I lost another pound since they weighed me last week which means I've lost 16 pounds since my surgery on the 15th. It would be nice if that would continue without too much effort on my part. I know I am eating a lot less since before the surgery (and rarely eating take out) and I'm no longer retaining so much water. I've also focused more on eating nutritional foods during the healing process. More vegetables and fruits, organic eggs, chicken, salmon, and lean beef, and cut down on my starches. I've had rice once, and am eating much smaller portions of potatoes and corn. I do have the occasional homemade cookie or muffin, but rarely eat bread (toast this morning not withstanding). So with all those dietary changes and smaller portions, I guess it is natural to lose weight like this.
I badly need to go to Costco, but I am not up for that yet. I have run out of or am very low on some staples that I buy there because it is cheaper. E.V. olive oil, flour, lemons, butter, nuts, Charmin, sea salt, and peanut butter. I also need to pick up some fresh ginger at the regular store and milk. I might make it to the regular store today. I need to pick up a dust pan, too. Mine cracked when the youngest stepped on it.
I am going to attempt to get the Nine drabbles written today. We'll see if my brain will cooperate with me.
I am still pretty wiped out from the trip to Virginia Mason and back yesterday. I fell asleep around midnight last night, slept until seven, got up until nine (I say got up, really I just went online on my laptop while still in bed eating a piece of toast), went back to sleep because everyone else was still asleep, and got up at eleven.
The follow-up went well. They took the last tube out. It hurt, but not as bad as I thought it would. The worst part was when they cut the sutures which had grown into the skin. They told me it might bleed and seep for several days, but today when I changed the bandage it was already scabbed over. I only used half as much gauze as they did to resecure it. It still might seep, but I think the bleeding is over. It is so nice to wear my usual jeans again instead of dresses or loose trousers.
He wants to see me again in a month just to make sure everything has healed properly (yay, pelvic, she said sarcastically). It hurts less now than it did with the tube in it. It's more like a constant irritation (sort of like a papercut) and I want to scratch it, because it itches, but what else is new? At least the fungal infection cleared up so it's not nearly as itchy as it was.
I lost another pound since they weighed me last week which means I've lost 16 pounds since my surgery on the 15th. It would be nice if that would continue without too much effort on my part. I know I am eating a lot less since before the surgery (and rarely eating take out) and I'm no longer retaining so much water. I've also focused more on eating nutritional foods during the healing process. More vegetables and fruits, organic eggs, chicken, salmon, and lean beef, and cut down on my starches. I've had rice once, and am eating much smaller portions of potatoes and corn. I do have the occasional homemade cookie or muffin, but rarely eat bread (toast this morning not withstanding). So with all those dietary changes and smaller portions, I guess it is natural to lose weight like this.
I badly need to go to Costco, but I am not up for that yet. I have run out of or am very low on some staples that I buy there because it is cheaper. E.V. olive oil, flour, lemons, butter, nuts, Charmin, sea salt, and peanut butter. I also need to pick up some fresh ginger at the regular store and milk. I might make it to the regular store today. I need to pick up a dust pan, too. Mine cracked when the youngest stepped on it.
I am going to attempt to get the Nine drabbles written today. We'll see if my brain will cooperate with me.
