Day 24 post-op. Dinner last night: soup === Rain: 0 Our Daughter arrived just after lunchtime yesterday, and she and my Wife ended up having pizza and pasta for dinner. It smelled awesome! A trip to town this morning to buy the milk frother. Have yet to test drive it as it charging, but I…
Day 23 post-op. Dinner last night: custard and creamed rice === Rain: 2 Glory be! We actually got some SUNSHINE today!!! Rumour has it that there may be more tomorrow, but apparently the rain will be back come Saturday… I went into town early this morning to pick up a grocery order as our eldest…
Day 22 post-op. Dinner last night: puréed cottage pie === Rain: 5.5 I got an email back from my Dietician today, asking questions about the pain that I’ve been having. She also explained a few things that it could be from, but I’m talking to her on Friday so I’ll see how it is by…
Day 20 post-op. Dinner last night: salmon and mash === Rain: 12 Since Wednesday of last week I have had odd pain under my left rib-cage. its a cross between a deep ache and a pulling sensation. But at times also feels like something in there is moving around in a way that it just…
Day 18 post-op. Dinner last night: puréed salmon and mash. === Rain: 2.3 The guy that I have been hoping will do some yardwork and handyman stuff for us came over for a meet and greet this morning with his wife. It seemed to go well and we are planning on having a test-run next…
Day 14 post-op. Dinner last night: soup. === Rain: 2.5 Two whole weeks post op. Its feels like both ages, and the blink of an eye all at the same time… Part of me feels no different than I did the morning before I went into Theatre. Another part of me feels like the world…
Day 8 post-op. Dinner last night: custard & diet jelly === Rain: 0 Made a coffee this morning for the first time in a few days – with fibre and protein added – so that I could sit down with my Love first thing. I was less than two mouthfuls in and I realised it…
Day 3 pre-op Day 25 pre-op VLCD. Dinner last night: Leftovers from last nights Chilli Beef & Konjac Noodles. === Rain: 42 Some huge storms with lots of thunder, lightening, wind and rain came through last night. We ended up just sitting and reading for about an hour, because the sound on the roof was…
Day 3 pre-op Day 25 pre-op VLCD. W: 95.75 Dinner last night: Chilli Beef & Konjac Rice === Rain: 0 I am now down 6.15kg (13.53lb) from my heaviest [recorded] weight. Our DIL and Grandson came or dinner last night but it quickly went sideways when our poor lil Grandson was truely overwhelmed by our…
Day 7 pre-op Day 21 pre-op VLCD. Dinner last night: Salmon Stirfry === Rain: 13 Preadmission and Dietician day! The preadmission was ok… Took about a half hour to re-answer all the questions I had already answered on the admission form, get my obs done, and have the ecg. Honestly, it’s nothing that I couldn’t…