Wow Moment

Tough Day

Today was tough.  I was so nauseous this morning and started to drink lots of water.  It's so easy to dehydrate after this surgery.  I'm also feeling more pain in the abdomen than usual and feel a bit swollen as well.  I'm still fighting with both gloves with the insomnia, so I'm pretty exhausted most of the time.

There are so many pills I have to take, it makes my head spin.  I bought myself a small pill container with 7 compartments and printed myself some labels on my label maker.  I'm desperately trying to get as organized as I can so that when I return to work, it will be somewhat a little easier.  My daily schedule is as follows:

6:00 AM :  Centrum & Antacid Rx

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM :  Breakfast

9:00 AM :  Calcium 600 mg & B12 Sublingual 2500 mcg

9:00 AM - 12:30 AM :  Fluid Intake

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM :  Lunch

2:30 PM - 5:30 PM :  Fluid Intake
4:30 PM : Calcium 600 mg
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM : Supper
7:30 PM to Bedtime : Fluid Intake
7:30 PM : Centrum & Antacid Rx
9:30 PM : Calcium 600 mg

Trust me, it took me a good while to figure it all out.  Vitamins need to be at least 2 hours apart and meals 5 hours.  And you can't drink 30 minutes before and 1 hour after meals.  It all became very challenging.

My Wow Moment

I'd like to share with you my wow moment, after all, you've all been following me so far right?  While I was waiting to see the PA at doctor Fitzer's office, I met a really lovely person, who by chance, lives in Ottawa.  While I was chatting up a storm with her, I crossed my legs.  I stumbled in my words and said:  OMG, I just crossed my legs!  I was so much in disbelief, it's been such a long time since I've been able to cross my legs.  Holy Crap!!

I'm very proud of myself for taking this journey.  As tough as it is sometimes, I remind myself how much healthier I will be for my family, friends and my workplace.

I've lost 31.5 lbs so far!  It is so exciting to see the new me emerging.