Time just went by after the liquid phase.

It's been awhile since my last post. Sorry about that. :D

Basically after the liquid phase its much easiser to carry on with daily stuff.

The very first food I put into my mouth after the liquid is home made mashed potato.. and Boy.. It was heaven!!!... but gotten really full after just 5-6 teaspoons... -_-
I'm supposed to stick to 4 tablespoons of food... I tend to forget and overeat on solid food.. and will often pay the price by feeling very very full....
Well.. I'm actually supposed to be on puree or mashed food... but its not easy finding such food back at working life. so I've taken to chewing my food... ALOT.. and so far am still surviving.

Interestingly.. if I eat fried stuff.. Fried chicken or fries or anything oily... I'd turn nauseous after that.
Guess my stomach's telling me friend food is out of the menu as a common food :)

Just had baked chicken during lunch... not even finished 1/3 of the chicken chop :P
Kinda happy about it though haha

Oh well.. Till the next time

Day 4 - 07/03/2013
Weight: 99.7 KG

So fast it's Thursday.. Dang..

Been on my feet the whole of yesterday and drank and drank and drank.. even snuck in afew sips of ice cream.

But WOW.. the weights really dropping.

Anyway I peeled off the dressings as they were starting to itch to much to bear.. turns out the wounds were almost healed :)
(Added some pictures below)

So far today went out to buy 2 thermos flasks to make it simple to bring my meals out when I go out for any reason :).. The reason for getting 2 flasks is because.. it gets really sick to be drinking a single type drink throughout the entire day... felt sick drinking milk with protein powder the whole of yesterday afternoon. Till I spent money to buy a bottle of mineral water instead... Dang.
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**Warning** Grapic Images attached.

Surgical site on my Left

Surgical site on my Right

Surgical site at my Belly Button

Day 1 - 04/03/2013 (OP day of sleeve gastrectomy)
(Pre OP weight 103.3KG, Height 1.73)

Woke up after the op feeling nauseous and pain in chest.
Feels much better after spitting tons of bitter tasting saliva out.

Able to walk without assistance too.
Didn't feel that bad..
But kept having that nagging thought that my stomach and intestines would spill out from the surgical site when I stand :p

Shape of belly seems different as well.
Anyway doc explained the "pain" in the chest area is due to the tightness when a portion stomach was removed..

Stomach growled when neighbours were eating their dinner  and the smell wafted over the curtains...

Day 2 - 05/03/2013

Walked around due to boredom.
St outside the waiting area reading the newspaper
Slept most of the day as well. (Very boring without any tv and such, my prepared entertainment were brought back due to a miscommunication -_- zzz)

Around 10am, Dietician came around and gave instructions on what I was allowed to "eat" (>.< Drink).
 I was allowed to try drinking sips of water.. 30ml per 30 minutes ... and maybe after if feeling up to it.. 30ml in 20min?.. after the first cup can feel the gas bubbling up from the stomach as water takes it's place. Kinda like the feeling.  

For lunch, had a variety of soya milk, clear soup, low fat milk and apple juice..
had abit of everything every 15-30 minutes, except the apple juice.

Anyway, by early afternoon felt normal except when sitting or standing where the surgical site feels kinda.... not sure how to explain the feeling, its not pain, but slight discomfort.

3pm... Doc came around and declared I'm fit for discharge. So off came the tubes, off came the hospital robes and on came new waterproof dressings so I can shower at home lol.
Instructions were given on how to take the various  medications and vitamins and such.
(oh yeah and got my lovely piece of hospital leave certificate as well)

5pm.. Reached home, had a shower and off to Giant with family members for grocery shopping,
for me is there to stock up my "food" (liquids) for the coming 2 weeks as well :(... took some no sugar soya milk, hl milk, banana hl milk (goes quite lovely with the protein powder I supposed to take) fruit juice and such. 

Was really starving when we decided to start paying.. went to grab a small packet of hl milk.
Over drank the milk.. think I had 50ml drank without realizing it.... and remember I was supposed to only have 30ml?
Felt bloated after that for awhile..

Back home had afew teaspoons of soup, then tried to sleep.. (Torturous.. due to sleeping too much in hospital)

Dreamt about food. Woke up at 2+ in the morning and went scavenging for fruit juice haha, and back to sleep and dreamt about more food -_-


Day 3 - 06/03/2013 (Birth of this blog)
(Weight 9.27am: 101.8 KG)

Woke up real early at 7 and wondering what to do.
Fumbled around with my medications.. wondering what's mixable and whats not. and how to go around some of the instructions..
Popped the multivitamins into mouth and chewed (Consider that my happy treat of the day)
crushed the other tablets and mixed with water.. (Though I think i'll just combine them with my milk the next time around)
Had protein whey powder with my milk. Yummy. Like thick shake.

After medication, lying in bed wondering what to do ..
Feeling almost back to normal by the way :) able to move around sit and stand quickly.
Surfed the net, saw some blogs and thinking.. maybe I should start my own too :)
And so I did, Thus the birth of this site.

Remembering to drink meals every 15-30 min is a (Pardon the word) "bitch".. but yeah.. starting to get used to it especially when stomach calls.

Wondering what to do now, think i'll head out later when the shops are opened. Getting really bored now lol.

Anyway That's it for now, will update more when I get the mood to do so :)
Bye