Can't believe it's two weeks since my op now. I've been taking it easy since Tuesday's setback and feel like I'm beginning to recover properly now. My eating has improved - although I find it very hard to match my appetite with my stomach capacity, and I usually end up hungry between meals. This week I've been eating snacks that are a bit more solid in between meals, rather than yoghurts etc., such as small cakes. And when I do eat a proper meal, I'm starting to put away quite a lot (but only in comparison with the last two weeks). I've lost quite a bit of weight: I'm down to 72.7 kg as compared with 74 kg the day before the op. It means my trousers are hanging a bit loose. Just before my op I went out and bought some "loungewear" - basically track suit bottoms in a moderately heavy cotton that I can slob around in all day. They have a tie at the waist which I can adjust to my own comfort and they're nice and warm (it's winter here). The only problem is that I could only justify buying one pair, which means when they have to go in the wash, I have to wear jeans - wearing a belt is a bit uncomfortable (it puts pressure on my abdomen), so I end up hitching them up all the time, presumably because some of the lost weight is from my waist (though not enough if you ask me).
After my early evening meal I feel over-full - it's a bit unpleasant for a while. Plus it generates a LOT of wind. I guess I'm not the best person to be around at the moment.
The scabs around the scars (where the stitches were) have pretty much cleared up now. The scars themselves are all about 2 cm long. If you feel them you can feel lumpy tissue underneath, I guess where the skin & muscle is healing. But bending and stretching is a lot easier now.
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