Onward and downward

Week 3, I have now lost a total of 34 lbs. My nausea was not subsiding at all; I asked Dr. Shepler about it and he handily prescribed me a nausea pill. Little miracle workers, they! I am delighted that I was free of nausea for the first time in a couple weeks. I instantly became a happy camper.





I continue to walk. Somedays I get 4 walks in; other days 2.





My plans to go home have been finalized--finally! I get to go home on the 15th. I can't express enough gratitude to my sister for all her hospitality and being there for me. I think she was the exactly right person for this role. I hope someday I can appropriately thank her though she would say it isn't necessary. I'm just anxious to go home and be with my family.





Never did I think I would be here for two months. I was thinking 6 weeks. But that's not how it worked out. Two weeks doesn't seem that long, but it is.





Last weekend we went to Amish country. I loved seeing the sheaves of corn stalks in the fields...

Anyway, I go to the doctor tomorrow. I am 4 weeks post-op today. I will be anxious to see what the scale is doing. I still have a weird unjustified fear that I have gotten to 30 lbs., and that's all it's going to be.

I cannot wait to get onto soft foods. I am pretty tired of refried beans, egg beaters and so on. Tonight I am going to try lentil soup... while my sister has BBQ ribs. LOL... the injustice! Ah well, I don't regret it. Once my food options open up a bit, I'll be a bit more satisfied. I go to soft foods on the 9th. Can't wait!