Not Much of a Water Drinker

I've never been much of a water drinker, its no secret, I've even been proud of it.  However, since surgery I've enjoyed the taste of cold water.  It goes down well and tastes good.  Not feeling he same way about warm water but I'm thrilled about my new feelings for cold water.  Given how much we need to drink postop I'm so happy, one more thing to make life easier.

Oh, if you like cold water like me, look into one of the bottles above.  Its by Contingo and keeps the water cold for hours and hours, just toss in a couple ice cubes and you're good to go.

Day 2 - Ready for Discharge

My new diet.  Off the water only and now can have some broth, jello and tea.  I was only able to finish the broth and take a little bit of the jello but I'm really happy about what I can eat.  Yesterday they tried me on some broth but I could only take a few spoonfuls, so I see this as real progress.

That are also getting ready to discharge me this afternoon.  Very exciting, but also very real, now I need to be good at home...wish me well.

Lunch

Water is my new friend.  Been having these one ounce glasses of water since this morning and so far so good.  I'm also able to sit up without pain and walk, I'm really happy with how the recovery is going as is the medical team, which is probably more important.

They are supposedly going to move me to clear liquids an jello tonight.  I'm excited but I don't want to rush things.  Let's hope it stays down.

My Best Friend

Surgery complete and I'm sitting in my room watching so,e TV.  Waking up immediately after the procedure, getting oriented and the cotton mouth was the worst part.  Why am I not saying the pain was the worst part?  Because of my new best friend below; love self administered pain killers.   :-)

On my way to the hospital

I'm on my way to the hospital.  Above is a quick pre surgery shot via my iPhone.  Not very good, but it shows how far I have to go

Current Weight: 374 lbs

Weight Lost: 28 lbs