I had my post-operation follow-up appointment with the surgeon and it couldn't have gone any better. The steri strips are all off now. The two outside strips fell off on Sunday night, and the middle one which I thought was clinging to some scabbed skin fell off in the shower. I have an indentation, hopefully temporary, about one inch to the right of my belly button. Well, whatever that thing is that looks like my belly button, it now has a scar that makes it look real strange, at least from my view. Photos to come.
I now have an educated guess for that pain that, I recently mentioned, is to the left of my belly button. The surgeon thought it could have been a hernia, then he thought it could have been due to the infections that caused the belly button scar, and finally after some hard resistance on the area, he concluded it was an abdominal muscle tear. I can't lift weights for about 6-8 weeks, but can start trotting next week. I'm taking a guess that trotting is less than a jog?!
I'm finally able to eat lettuce and it was been awesome. I love that crunch and finally can use a few salads for meals to control my weight. I have to understand that just because I can finally eat what I want, doesn't mean I should celebrate all the time. I've been granted this second chance, I need to make the most of it. I'm still unable to drink anything with fizz, my co-worker tried to convince me a drink wasn't carbonated earlier today, didn't pass, I can tell when it goes down.
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