Hit Me with Some Saline, Please.

Well, the past week has been pretty uneventful on this journey of being in the "band". Haven't had any issues that I've read can accompany this process. But at the same time, I'm finding that after waiting an hour or so, I could eat a regular helping of pretty much whatever I am craving which is not a good thing. I'm assuming that the swelling from the surgery has gone down and I'm not feeling much restriction. Still have some just not a lot.

Tomorrow is my first post-op follow-up appointment with Dr. Morton. I'm curious how this will go. I'm pretty confident I want him to load me up with some saline in this thing because I've noticed I do slow down in eating but not necessarily changing what types of foods I can eat with the exception of fast food. I have tried to be mindful while eating . . . taking small bites, chewing 28 times, eating proteins first. But my issue now is that the hunger signals that I had pre-surgery are not the same. So, I'm not getting hungry unless I go all day without eating and then by the time I get home in the evening, I want to eat everything in sight but I physically can't do that. Then I just get frustrated. This is obviously a problem. So I have an appointment with the nutritionist tomorrow as well to see if I can get some insight on how to handle this. My biggest concern is that I'm not getting all the protein I need, so I need some suggestions on that as well.

So, tomorrow will be an interesting day. I'm curious what the day holds. I'm feeling pretty good. The incisions are healing nicely. I sang in two services plus 2 rehearsals this past Sunday and only noticed minor discomfort just below my rib cage so I think that probably means the hernia is healing nicely as well. A week ago, I sang through a service and it was all I could do to get home and rest for the rest of the day.

The first person to notice a difference was my my knee orthopedic dr today. After having seen him early February 3 different times for knee injections to help with the cartilage issues (which in my opinion is a miracle drug!), he asked me if I had lost some weight because he could tell. I just started to cry. I had not told him about having the surgery. Its not a lot in the big picture of what I want to lose as a total, but he still noticed. So that just thrilled me.

God, thank You for spoiling me with gifts of encouragement.