First full day post op

Yesterday was my first full day post-op. My tummy was pretty sore and I had some diaphragm and upper back/shoulder pains here and there. The pain medicine helps with most of that. I usually only take 1 pill every 6 hours, but I can take 1 or 2 so last night I took 2 around 6 pm. It helped but also made me kinda dizzy.

I took my first shower after taking the bandages off. The wounds are actually smaller than I thought and look pretty good. I was really scared of taking a shower, so I just made it pretty quick, but it felt so good!

I had one 4 oz protein shake (have you ever actually seen how small 4 oz of any drink is? it's tiny), about 3 oz of ice cream and 3 oz of mashed potatoes. That's all I really felt like eating. I will try some yogurt, applesauce, and soup today for meals and protein shakes in between. I am still not very hungry but when I am, a little bit of food makes me satisfied.

I am doing pretty well overall, it was nice of the hospital to call and check on me yesterday. My mom and Will have been very helpful in taking care of me and Brandy has helped and answered some of my questions for me. My other friends and coworkers have been checking in too and it all means a lot to me :)