So today is Sunday, June 30, 2013. I came home yesterday from the hospital. I was in a lot of pain yesterday. I was having to switch back and forth between the two pain medicines they gave me. Last night I was able to take my pain medicine around 12:00 and then not again until this morning at 5 am.
It has been so hot here lately, so getting out and walking is hard. I might have my husband or a friend take me to the mall and walk with me. The heat has also made me not really that hungry. The liquids seem to be just fine for me right now.
While I was in the hospital, my bowels started to wake up and gurgle. I didn't have a bowel movement until today. Here is one piece of advice that you should listen to. If you feel like you need to fart, go to the bathroom and do it. You may actually have diarrhea and it feels like a fart.
My postop appointment is this coming Wednesday. I think at that point I can move on to pureed foods. The doctor told me that the papers they gave us are just guidelines, not set in stone rules. He said that if I feel ready to progress to a new stage then I can certainly try. He said if it doesn't work then to go back to the stage I was on and wait another few days.
I am looking forward to the pureed foods. I have some peaches and pears pureed that I want to put in a protein shake. I also have my mom's chicken curry pureed that I want to eat.
My husband's surgery is only 10 days away. I hope all goes well for him.
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