Kay/Re: Survived the work day...

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Hi Kay,

It is probably a good thing you are able to take off another 2

weeks. I actually should of started back part time and worked my way

back slowly. The only good thing is that my summer student is here

until August 11th still basically doing my job while I am sitting

back. So that really is a blessing right now.

You have a few weeks to get you some recipes together for going back

to work. This is something I did not think about before returning.

The Boost drinks really come in handy. Another good idea came up

today and that was blending something together in the morning and

putting in a thermos or bring to work and heat up. We have a

smoothie store here at the airport, so I will probably hit that a

few days a week.

So how is your recovery going? We have both made it to 4 weeks post-

op..YAHOOO!

--Caboose

> > Hi All,

> >

> > Just letting you all know that I did survive my first day back

at

> > work after surgery. I think everyone at the office was more

> shocked

> > at my weight loss than my red nose, puffy cheeks, and swollen

> lip.

> > The day started out well with enjoying all the attention I was

> > getting being my first day back. But around 10:00am I started

to

> > feel tore up from the floor up and was getting so tired and

really

> > thought I was going to have to take the remainder of the day

off.

> > But I somehow made it to 12:00 noon and took an hour nap on the

> > couch. My coworker was even so kind to cover me up with a

blanket

> > during my nap. I felt better in the afternoon, probably because

> it

> > was getting closer to the time to go home..(haha) I get off at

> > 3:30pm.

> >

> > I found the biggest problem today was eating. I did manage a

> small

> > bowl of grits this morning and then around 11:00am I started

> getting

> > hungry and didn't have time to fix anything, so I just grabbed a

> jar

> > of baby food and chowed down on my entree...(haha) My coworkers

> of

> > course had a laugh on that one. I even made them laugh harder

> when I

> > pulled out my Italy imported colored baby spoon to eat my entree

> > with. When 12:00 rolled around I really didn't feel like eating

> > because after all I just had my big entree of baby food an hour

> ago...

> > (haha) So I just took an hour nap. The main problem I noticed

> today

> > was that I surely didn't get enough calories down today like I

had

> > been doing at home.

> >

> > I did notice an added bonus from the surgery today that I never

> heard

> > anyone mention yet. My laugh lines are now gone! Also I had a

> few

> > small wrinkles around my eyes and they have also disappeared.

Now

> it

> > could be the swelling making it appear they have disappeared,

but

> for

> > now I am going to enjoy this non wrinkled, red nosed, swollen

> face..

> > (haha) So as an added bonus I also had cosmetic surgery..

(haha)

> > Okay, wishful thinking!

> >

> > --Caboose