Parousia
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19 March 2014: Well, I've reached the 4 week mark and things are slowly improving. The good and not so good are as follows:
Good
Good
- I have lost 12.6 kg/28 lbs to-date.
- Pre-op I had begun having problems with chafing behind my knees. This had stopped totally by the time I got home from hospital (10 kg/22 lbs lighter).
- My "current size" clothes fit more comfortably. Some are even a bit big.
- Food is starting to taste normal again. I'm enjoying my morning cup of coffee again.
- Weight loss has slowed, almost to a halt, since being able to eat some actual food.
- I never liked the feeling of being too full, so I avoided it. But I no longer have any signals related to fullness until I've eaten too much, and then I experience pain and discomfort. I have no feeling of satisfaction after a meal either. Note: I've never been a big eater. I drank most of my calories in the form of milk, coffee and sometimes chocolate milk.
- I still seem to be weaker than normal since the surgery. Showering is a chore, despite using a shower stool. Washing my hair is what takes it out of me the most - holding my arms up for a prolonged period while washing, conditioning and rinsing I think is what does it.
- Struggling with bad breath/bad taste in my mouth when I wake up and for a while after. It's unlike anything I've experienced in the past. I can't stand it!
- I'm craving savoury food with fairly intense flavour. Not spicy food, but salty. I've been wracking my brains for snack ideas with ingredients like anchovies that I can actually eat, but haven't come up with much.
- Crunchy food can be easier to eat than some softer food. Eg. Sliced cheese doesn't go down so well, but when I melted some cheese slices in the microwave and let it crisp up, I could eat it more easily.
- Toilet issues relating to urgency, haven't been as bad as expected.
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