Slightly in pain but still happy

Well, we had a nice, relaxing weekend as would be expected when recovering from abdominal surgery. My post-op instructions say that I have no formal limitations on activity and should be walking around as much as possible, so I've been doing that, but the incisions have certainly been placing their own limits on how much I can move.

On Saturday we ran a few errands and I think I overdid it a little, because when I got home I had some sharp pain in one of my incisions (from pulling on the scar tissue, I believe) and was exhausted. But, we got a lot done and also used a new-homeowners' gift certificate to a nearby nursery to buy a gorgeous hanging plant (blue lobelia) for our patio, which already had a hook in the roof just waiting for some sort of decor. It is our first attempt at "gardening" and walking around the nursery (even though I was going at about the pace of a snail) made us very excited for that someday future time when we have the time and funds to landscape our entire yard.

Also, even though I don't have any fills in my band yet, meaning that I don't have any real restriction, I haven't been eating much. I never had any problems telling if I was full or hungry before, but now it's really tough because there's the pain and slight nausea and everything, so I'm only eating if I can positively tell that I'm hungry, making sure to get in my 60-80 grams of protein every day, but only hitting about 600-700 calories a day. The Vicodin probably helped with me not feeling hungry, and I've switched over to Tylenol for now, so that will probably change, but I'll take what I can get. I'm down about 15 pounds since a week ago. Too bad that rate of weight loss won't continue.

Also this weekend? Lots and lots of glorious napping. Oh, and amazing weather. It was in the 80s, but it didn't feel hot. Unlike DC, where even the high 70s could make you feel miserable if it was humid enough, here the 80s just feels nice, and it's still cool and breezy in the shade. Our house doesn't have air conditioning, and we figured we'd install it if we missed it, but I'm thinking we're not going to. Ceiling fans make all the difference, and because it's not humid here, you can actually open the windows.

I haven't had any doubts since we moved here, but now more than ever I am sure: we made the right decision. I am happy about my surgery, happy about our house, happy to be living in Denver, happy to have Montana, happy to be in this job and working from home. Happy to be with Torsten.