to our new person
Hi, and welcome! This email below came through a few days ago and I saved it for when I crave food after my surgery. Hope it helps you, too. ~Sandy
Christy Wells <cwells96@...
OK, I just had to reply to this one! I thought very little about this before surgery. But a few weeks after surgery when I was feeling back to normal, it did upset me that I couldnt go back to eating something other than soup, potatoes, etc. And I hated to cook for my family because I would do all this work, then 2 bites later and I was stuffed! Which is a blessing! But, I didnt know how much I depended on food! My husband would come home and find me in tears! I have mourned food like my best friend had died. Food was my best friend and worst enemy at the same time! And let me tell you if it werent for a few of the wonderful friends I have here that have been there and done this, and helped me through it and reminded me that things would get better, I dont know what I would have done! This is mostly why I havent posted more since surgery. I didnt want to send out a negative vibe to the group about surgery. Trust me, I havent regretted my surgery for one second. But, I have
prayed every day and night for the difficult part to pass a little more quickly and if that wasnt possible, for God to give me the strength to get through it! And I am proud to say that it is getting better. I have been craving a salad since surgery and this week I have been able to eat some. Of course I chew it to mush, but it tastes even better than I remember! :) I wish all of you the best, and as far as my surgery. I couldnt have asked for anything to go any better! Dr Miles is the best! And I just felt like I had done a few too many sit-ups. And please believe them when they say get up and walk as soon as you can, and as often as you can. It helps more than the morphine shots! (Which I think I only had 1 or 2)
Anyway, I am feeling much better this week, so you can expect to hear from me more, and if any of you need anything... have any questions, or just need to talk, I am just an e-mail away!
Take care and I will post again soon!
Love to all, Christy Wells
-45 lbs Since 3-18-02
Dr Miles @ MCE :)