Guest guest Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Wahooo Countdown Buddy! We have both almost made it! The waiting is almost over with! > > , > > > > I hear ya, I am not much of an iron food person and neither is my > > mother, hence the anemia that seems to run in the family. I find > > dousing my spinach with lots of interesting dressings and other > > foods that I like helps. And what about pumpkin pie. If made well > > that can be very yummy. And if you like Mexican food that usually > > has quite a lot of beans cooked in yummy ways as well as meat which > > is filled with iron. Most breakfast cereals will also have iron. > > Remember that it will be important post-op to keep on taking in > that > > iron to ensure a good recovery and you won't want to be subsisting > > on big horse pills. > > > > , now that I am at the 2 week post-op mark I can tell you > that > > I think you'll be fine going to work after 2 weeks. Actually, > you'll > > probably look forward to the distraction. I seem to have returned > to > > my time warp from pre-surgery. The days just seem to drag by and we > > both know how annoying that is. If I had a job to go back to right > > now I think I would be able to handle it just fine. And if you have > > no splint or bands you'll be super dooper fine. It's frustrating > for > > me right now because I feel fine but then as soon as I open my > mouth > > I realize that all is not fine because I have all this gunk inside > > and I feel so stupid everytime I talk to a stranger. But I am > trying > > to get along as best as possible. I went out last night all on my > > own and went to see a friend who just moved into a new apartment. > It > > felt good to get out and walk on my own with my iPOD. Need to get > > back to exericising. My body is turning into flab but I am still > > prohibited from exericising so I am secretly doing arm exercises in > > my room when no one is looking i.e. mom's not watching! Lol! > > > > Oh and the pimples have kicked in now after 2 weeks. Lol, I feel > > like a teenager all over again. Ugh. This will pass soon too I > > suppose. On a good note the swelling has gone down and my jaw hurts > > less and less everyday. Now I am just praying to get this splint > out > > soon. It is the one thing that is making this recovery so hard but > I > > should really count my lucky stars. The first doctor I went to > > wanted to wire me shut for 8 weeks just like Carol. Thank goodness > I > > changed doctors because I don't think I could have handled that. > > > > Well enough of me yakking away. You have work to do! > > > > Talk to you later Caboose! > > Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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