Surgery Update

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Hello everyone...

I just wanted to give an update on my surgery I had today. It was an

outpatient, so I am home now and strangely wide awake. However, I'm sure that

once the Percocet I just took kicks in, I'll be OUT. Everything went fine, it

was a two and a half hour surgery, and I was awake in and out during the

procedure so that I could tell the neurosurgeon where I felt the implant, etc.

Anyway, I'll spare the boring and gross details of the surgery.

A couple of things...Again, THANK YOU to everyone who gave me some great ideas

for meals, etc during my recovery time. And THANK YOU for the kind words of

encouragement. Sunday, I prepared some meals in advance...turkey chili, whole

wheat pasta salad, tons of boiled eggs, etc. However, I was rudely interrupted

by the stupid pain monster. So I did not get everything done as I had hoped.

My husband has come down with a cold and coughy throat. So we now have two

sickly's in our house...the only two that are here might I add! HOWEVER, my

wonderful mother is coming to the rescue and will be here during the daytime to

watch over me (and potentially my sickly husband). Yesterday, I gave her the

rundown on our meals, etc. And, I also gave her BFL and EFL to read again. I

think she just might get inspired during this time for herself!

One thing that is a stinker...I couldn't eat anything after midnight before

the surgery...and I did not get out of surgery until 4:40 PM!! I was FAMISHED!

Do those surgeons and hospitals not understand that I'm doing BFL?? LOL. So I

cheated. For some reason after every surgery, I crave SONIC. I had a big

cheeseburger and tator tots and a big diet coke. I was soooooo sick afterwards!

I'm not going to beat myself up over it...but it's truly amazing how that kinda

food in the past never made me so sick feeling...now it's just gross how I feel

afterwards. Maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if I did the palm/fist portion,

but that was NOT an option for me! I wanted it ALL! ICK! I have my plan for

the remainder of the week, and have planned one unauthorized meal for tomorrow

afternoon..my mom's homemade chicken noodle soup. It's the best comfort food

when I'm sick and/or recovering from a surgery. But I will definitely stick to

the correct portion and enjoy it in moderation

this time!

Another thing...this go-around with the surgery, I didn't mind my butt hanging

out for all to see in those nasty hospital gowns! I still have a LONG way to

go, but I am definitely more comfortable in my own skin now!

I've kinda lost track as far as where I am at specifically in this challenge

since I've started slacking on my exercising the past few weeks before the

surgery. However, I'm giving myself two weeks to fully recover. And at that

point, I'm going to officially start a challenge and stick to it 100%. I'll

post my updates and stats throughout it to keep myself honest.

Sorry for the lengthy update. I think my medicine or something is making me

" talky " . Thank you to everyone for your encouragement and excellent emails to

keep me on track!

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