Entry 14: 6 week post-op appointment, 43 pounds down

6 week post-op appointment, 43 pounds down

Today I had a few post-op appointments for my gastric sleeve surgery.  I met with the exercise physiologist, we talked through several issues with my back--which has been doing worse lately.  She says it's typical for people to have back pain at this stage because their body is changing so much and a lot of people go to the chiropractor to get "reset".  I can't do that because of my fusion hardware and my spine stimulator implant, but I will probably call my doctor this week to see if I need to go in to see if my spine stimulator is working properly.  I can feel that my battery has shifted since I lost weight, I don't know if that would do anything to the wires in my spine space.  The plan is for me to try as much water exercise as I can and also work on adding in some strength training.

I met with the dietician and the doctor as well.  Both are more than pleased with my weight loss and it's time to add in "real" food.  So, as I type I'm baking chicken breasts and steaming green beans.  The kids are going to hate it :-)  But they will survive.