Surgery Update – Part 2…

Part 1

I was discharged from the hospital around 10:30 in the morning. My daddy was there to pick me up. I was just so glad to finally be leaving. 2 nights in the hospital felt like FOREVER. I got no real sleep or rest. There are way too many nurses coming in at all hours of the day/night to check on different vitals and such. I was ready to be in a real bed, my bed my parents very comfy guest room bed.

I went straight to bed upon arriving at my parents house. The rest, though not very long, was great. The first few days post-op at home were uncomfortable. It was a little painful going from a laying down to sitting up position. It wasn’t so much my outer incisions that were bothering me, it was more of an internal pain. It was a very tolerable pain, but pain none the less. My prescribed pain meds definitely came in handy for those first few days.

I slept a LOT in the 2 weeks that I was out of work on disability. The surgery took so much out of me and since I’m not eating as many calories daily my energy has been low. From what I hear I should start to gain back my energy as the weeks go by. I have slowly started to feel more energized, but O.M.G. I’m still so tired ALL.THE.TIME.

Today is exactly 8 weeks since I began the pre-surgery process (and 6 weeks since surgery).  I’m down 44 pounds and I feel great. I’m still getting used to my smaller stomach and to what I can and can not eat. It’s definitely different feeling FULL so quickly, sometimes after only a few bites of a meal. It’s also really weird to never feel hungry. Forcing myself to eat goes against everything I’ve ever known, but I have to eat, so I push myself to get in about 5 small meals a day. I try to eat some source of protein with every meal, though I’m still having a hard time getting my entire recommended amounts of protein in daily.  80 grams is a LOT of protein, yo!!!  I really need to find a protein shake that tastes good, any suggestions?

Thank you all for your support the past 8 weeks.  I appreciate you all more than you will ever possibly know.  I will continue to update you all on my journey, my plan is once a month, and will hopefully post before and after pictures soon (ish).

XOXO

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16 Responses to “Surgery Update – Part 2…”

Jenny from Mommin' It Up
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August 31st, 2010 at 10:45 am

You go Greis!!
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Jill August 31st, 2010 at 10:47 am

That is AWESOME!!! I’ve been following along here and via twitter and am so happy to hear that all is going well.

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cindy w
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August 31st, 2010 at 10:49 am

Dude, 44 pounds in 8 weeks is freaking awesome!! Go you!

And I actually do know a couple of protein shakes that taste pretty good – I’ll email you about them later. :)

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Greis Reply:
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:22 am

Thanks, friend. Yes, please send me your protein shake recs. I need to find some good ones!!

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Tara R. August 31st, 2010 at 11:52 am

I’m glad to hear the healing process is going well. You’ll get your energy back and then some!
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Greis Reply:
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:23 am

I can’t wait to have my ENERGY back!

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Miss K (@katetheowl)
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August 31st, 2010 at 12:25 pm

Really glad to hear that things are going so well!

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Mariah August 31st, 2010 at 1:31 pm

Wow! 44 pounds? That is amazing! You are doing great, keep it up! Protein shake that i like is called Aria it is formulated for women and has a 50/50 combo of soy and whey protein. Each shake is about 14 grams of protein and i usually have 2 a day. It’s vanilla and I mix it with almond milk and a banana in the blender. It’s pretty good!
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Greis Reply:
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:24 am

Yum, that sounds good. I’ll have to check it out.

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Debby Pucci August 31st, 2010 at 1:52 pm

44 pounds ~ congratulations. I am so thrilled for you.
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Andrea's Sweet Life August 31st, 2010 at 2:05 pm

Good for you, Greis!!

I try to drink a protein shake every day, too, because it IS so hard to consume it all through food. I have two different kinds, one is by EAS called “Myoplex Lite”. It comes in chocolate, strawberry or vanilla, my fave is the vanilla. I buy a few kinds of frozen berries and drop a handful of them, plus some nonfat greek yogurt (has more protein than regular yogurt), some crushed ice and water in a smoothie maker or blender with the packet of Myoplex for about 30 seconds or so, and VOILA – delicious shake with tons of protein!
I also have a Spirulina chocolate protein powder from the natural food store, and it’s super tasty blended with an iced coffee.

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Greis Reply:
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:25 am

Another friend I know drinks the Myoplex ready to drink shakes and likes them. Thanks for the recs. Will definitely be looking into both.

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Sherrie August 31st, 2010 at 2:23 pm

So glad to hear that surgery recovery is going as well as expected. I hope you get some energy back soon.

Here’s a link to a protein drink that I can tolerate. It tastes like kool-aid. Plus, it’s only 15grams of protein, so it’s great when you’re in a pinch or to add a supplement.

http://www.proteinshop.com/isopure-plus-protein-rtd.html

Hope you continue to improve and gain strength and energy!
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Greis Reply:
September 2nd, 2010 at 11:26 am

Thanks Sherrie! I was talking to a co-worker about ISOpure yesterday. He loves them.

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Karen August 31st, 2010 at 4:06 pm

Keep up the great work, Greis!
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