6 days

It's been 6 days since my surgery. Every day has gotten a bit easier, until Sunday. I was in excruciating pain all Sunday, and I didn't figure it out why until Sunday night. Chuck had so sweetly gone to the store and gotten me a myriad of foods including yogurts and soups. Not thinking, I ate about 2 oz of strawberry fat free yogurt last Saturday night. The yogurt itself wasn't bad, but I totally forgot about no fruit pieces in my yogurt.

I will not make that mistake again. It was all I could do do get up and go to the restroom. This didn't help my emotions, and I cried when my husband brought home chips and salsa for a snack (one of my faves). I don't really have full buyer's remorse, I'm happy I had this done. I just really miss biting food and tasting all kinds of flavors.

Luckily, before all this, Chuck rigged a seat in the shower (we used one of our coolers with a towel on top for me to sit on) and I got to wash my hair. SO much hair came out it wasn't funny. I normally lose a lot of hair, but this was easily twice the amount. However, it should be known that I hadn't really brushed it in like 3 days-it was mostly in a pony. Then later my friend Jamie came for a visit, with her kids, and I was up and alert for the longest time since being home.

Today I feel oh so much better. Chuck stayed home an extra day and to take me to the nutrition store (GNC) an to get some soups from Freddies. We stopped first at GNC, which was a mistake. The guy working there was such an asshole. We walked around looking to see what protein powders and shakes they had available. The salesman flat out ignored us for a few minutes then asked if we were looking for anything in particular. I said I was looking for a protein powder that was low in sugar. He looked at me weird and showed me some meal replacement shakes that were the GNC brand. I mentioned that I'd had the surgery and was looking for a powder that I could mix into other things, not a ready made shake. I had moved my arm when I said it, and apparently he thought I had indicated some shelf full of the weight gaining proteins body builders use. He started lecturing me about proteins and how that wasn't the kind for me and blah blah blah. I interrupted him (well tried to) and said I wasn't indicating those kind particularly, just a non-favored powder in general.

Since that didn't get us anywhere I asked if he could recommend a chewable vitamin. He IMMEDIATELY responded saying that he never recommends a chewable vitamin for an adult and started lecturing on that. I got really mad. I said that I had just had surgery and was recommended by my surgeon to get a chewable multi-vitamin (I already have one, just wanted to see what else was out there). He then tried to tell me he knows all these people who've had the surgery and they never would have used chewable vitamins. I tried to tell him that I didn't want liquid vitamins - which is exactly what he was steering me to. We paid for a couple of premade shakes and left.

We then stopped at a local store that caters to body builders. They had wall to wall protein powders! The owner was super nice and said how great I looked being a week out, and gave me some samples of the Isopure flavored powders. He also showed us the premade drinks they have. We ended up buying a big container of the unflavored Isopure protein powder and an orange/peach Isopure smoothie. (so good!).

We then went to Freddies and got some soups, I used the little cart to get around in. We looked at some hand blenders for my puree stage next week, but decided to wait. Doesn't seem to make much sense to spend that much money. We had to stop and get my glasses fixed, then picked the kiddo up from school. I was so grateful to be home...I'm exhausted and its time for my pain pill.