Dear friends ~
I hope that you have had a wonderful Valentines Day today!!
Today was my post opt appt. with my surgeon Dr. Garth Davis. I was so excited to see him, especially as I started reading his book this week, and I had some questions for him. I was also anxious to see if he was feeling as good about my progress as I was. He was happy to see that I was not only healing well, but that I was feeling so great! I haven't had to take any pain medicine since I last wrote, and I have been feeling really good and even like my energy level is back to normal. Dr. Garth is a Vegetarian, and encouraged me to consider this after my surgery and was happy to hear that that is my plan. I shared that I plan to try red meat, chicken, etc. in time, to see if my system can handle them. Many patients who have this surgery have a hard time digesting meats after surgery, so I wanted to know how to react for those times I decide to eat something with meat in them. All this being said, I will practice the Vegetarian lifestyle most of the time, with the occasional meat dishes. Dr. Garth gave me the thumbs up for moving onto the "pureed food" stage. He even said that I might not have to the normal two weeks on this stage, if after a week I am handling pureed foods well. After pureed foods comes mushy foods, then finally regular food. My next appt. is near the end of March and I am trusting all will go great until then.
After my appt. my parents and I headed to my church where I work to give some soup to a friend who is also going through a medical situation. It was fun to show them around and see my friends and co-workers. All seemed surprised that I am doing so well at this point, and I am confident things will continue this way as so many of you are praying!
Thanks for continuing to pray and be supportive. YOU are a huge part of why I am doing so well!!
Much love,
~ Stephanie
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