Too much, too quick

I went to class last night. It was the first time I've been out of the house since the surgery and it seemed like a lot at the time. My friend, Jen, picked me up and dropped me off. What a saint!

In grad school, I've had perfect attendance. This was going to be my first miss because I knew I was 7 days out of major abdominal surgery, but I never heard from the teacher. Now I'm exhausted but glad I went.

I will say that I don't really remember what was said after the first half of the class. The teacher is a fast talker and my brain couldn't keep up. Moving around, I was okay. Not too sore. But I've only had 2 protein shakes today and even in class I tried to keep up hydration by drinking 2 oz of fluids. I still can't get them down fast but the small solo cups make it seem faster.

Overall, I would say I feel that recovery has gone well. I'm walking more with less pain. I've only thrown up once from dehydration. I still get nauseous but the medication helps. I see other people's recovery and feel fortunate that I'm doing well. I have gotten all my vitamins in today and all my protein and most of my fluids.

I just need to remember, fluids first, protein second, vitamins third. That 80 g of protein every day for the rest of my life...eek.

WT: 297.4 *UNDER 300!!!!*