One week update

Feeling human again!!  Hard to believe this time last week I was probably puking my guts out in my hospital room.  I still have some pain on my left side where the port is but it is going away slowly.  I woke up a few times in the night laying on that side (that is the side that my nuggle bug dog sleeps, it is hard not to curl up with him). No food issues at all and from what I can tell no gas pains.  I haven't had to take one gas pill, maybe that is the hidden benefit of being sick after surgery.

The doctor's appointment went well yesterday.  Dr. Atkins is a little hotty; not sure why I never noticed that before.  He checked out the tattoo on foot; which is the finishers medal for the one and only marathon I have ever completed, and he said I would be back to running sooner than I think.  Everything checked out well and he told me to start incorporating some soft foods into my diet.  I ate mashed potatoes last night and will probably get a baked potato with cheese for lunch today.  He suggested I try some high quality cold cuts and maybe some cheese.  I will go to Whole Foods this weekend and pick some up.  Kinda sad that I am this excited about lunch meat.  Of course I still need to wait awhile before I can attempt grilled chicken or anything crazy like that.  He also cleared me to start doing some cardio but no weights yet.  I want to start my pilates classes but since I am still having some port pain I will probably wait a little while for that.  My plan is to go to the gym this weekend and walk on the treadmill for 30-45 minutes.  I will be interested if my old trainer has anything to say to me...but that is a story for another time.

Oh, they also scheduled my first fill, which is crazy to me since I still feel like I have no appetite from the surgery.  I go in August 3!!  The week before that I will be in Jackson MS for work, pretty much the fried food capital of the world.  Too bad they couldn't have moved it up a few weeks.