On Baby A's birthday, the c-section surgery went as planned. I walked into the OR around 9:30am and was pushed out around 2 hours later. W was instructed to wait outside while the team was getting me prepared for anesthesia. He then got invited to come in and sat next to me while the team worked on getting Baby A out of me 😂. W was a good DJ and Baby A was born while Taylor Swift's Shake It Off was being played. So...did I feel any pain during this life-changing surgery? No, I didn't. I had a spinal block. I never felt any type of pain during the surgery. Getting the anesthesia injected - however - was the most uncomfortable part of the surgery. There was a lot of pressure. I felt my back being pulled or pushed, or something. It just felt very uncomfortable, not painful, but very uncomfortable. It was also hard to try leaning toward the source of that uncomfortableness. Learning to relax while being uncomfortable was a very hard thing to do. But it was necessary. Once it...
Took my 4th packet of meds in the morning. Drank down the whole bottle of water before noon (I hate water :( so this was an accomplishment for me). Ryan the nurse told me he'll be out of town next Friday so I'll be taking these meds from someone else. He thinks there won't be a problem. I believe that too, but I'm anticipating it'll take a while for whoever that'll be there to find my packet, as it did for each time I've been there and they always ended up having to call Ryan out to get my packet...
5/17
Breakfast-
Cereal with 2% milk
Lunch-
Fried rice (corn, peas, green beans, carrots, and 7 chicken nuggets), seasoned with salt and powdered white pepper. A great afternoon spent with The Vampire Diaries.
Dinner-
4 pieces of steamed chicken roll (chicken breast, carrots, salt and black pepper, and asparagus) with a bit of sweet soy sauce, stir fry veggies (more carrots, asparagus, and cabbage seasoned with salt).
Weight: 171.0
Side effect: tinglings in left finger, wrist, and ankle. I'm wondering why when anything happens it's always the left side of my body...weird weird. Red-orange pee by evening.
5/18
Late lunch-
last night's leftover (4 pieces of chicken roll, stir fry veggies)
Dinner-
Baked chicken nuggets x4, sweet potato fries.
Homemade steamed buns x3 (ground beef, onions, garlic, ginger, salt, sesame oil)
Weight: 170.6
Side effect: tiring. red-orange pee.
5/19
Breakfast-
Homemade steamed buns x2 (ground beef, onions, garlic, ginger, salt, sesame oil)
Lunch-
Lagoon's chicken strips with barbecue sauce x3, french fries, and sprite.
Dinner-
British cucumber sitr fry with onions, ground beef, and bell peppers, seasoned with salt and pepper. a bowl of white rice.
Weight: 170.6
Side effect: red-orange pee. fatigue.
Side note: took a nap from about 4 until 7. was super tired and nauseous by about 3:30pm, though I think it was the ride that made me feel sick. I got rained on for about 20 minutes before we got to the car from the park so if I get sick it's not a really for no reason....I also have a really bad canker sore that's right between my upper right wisdom tooth and where my lower right wisdom tooth used to be...annoying cuz it hurts each time I open my mouth :((
5/20
Brunch-
Fried rice (white rice, broccoli, onions, and chicken breast), seasoned with salt and black pepper.
Dinner-
chicken salad (grilled chicken breast with onions, seasoned with "Asian seasoning," Kroger's packaged salad [red onions, iceberg lettuce, and carrots])
Weight: 171.4
Side effect: none.
5/21
Brunch-
Pork dumplings x6, chicken broth soup with celery and cauliflower.
Dinner-
Pork dumplings x3, chicken broth soup with celery and cauliflower, sprinkled with cilantro.
Weight: 170.4
Side effect: none.
5/22
Brunch-
Chicken rice soup (about 1/3 cup of white rice, daikon, carrots, salt, powdered white pepper, and chicken broth), with 2 drumsticks.
Dinner-
Buttery scrambled eggs with mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, green beans, and corn) on a bed of Kroger salad (red onions, iceberg lettuce, and carrots), seasoned with salt and pepper.
Weight: 171.2
Side effect: none.
Side note: yet I thought today was the day my weight would be below 170 :'( I blame the dumplings.....=.=
5/23
Brunch-
Chicken rice soup (about 1/3 cup of white rice, daikon, carrots, salt, powdered white pepper, and chicken broth), with 2 drumsticks.
Dinner-
Pork dumplings x2, chicken salad (stir fry chicken with sauteed onions, Kroger salad), and a glass of lemonade.
Weight: 169.4
Side effect: none.
5/17
Breakfast-
Cereal with 2% milk
Lunch-
Fried rice (corn, peas, green beans, carrots, and 7 chicken nuggets), seasoned with salt and powdered white pepper. A great afternoon spent with The Vampire Diaries.
Dinner-
4 pieces of steamed chicken roll (chicken breast, carrots, salt and black pepper, and asparagus) with a bit of sweet soy sauce, stir fry veggies (more carrots, asparagus, and cabbage seasoned with salt).
Weight: 171.0
Side effect: tinglings in left finger, wrist, and ankle. I'm wondering why when anything happens it's always the left side of my body...weird weird. Red-orange pee by evening.
5/18
Late lunch-
last night's leftover (4 pieces of chicken roll, stir fry veggies)
Dinner-
Baked chicken nuggets x4, sweet potato fries.
Homemade steamed buns x3 (ground beef, onions, garlic, ginger, salt, sesame oil)
Weight: 170.6
Side effect: tiring. red-orange pee.
5/19
Breakfast-
Homemade steamed buns x2 (ground beef, onions, garlic, ginger, salt, sesame oil)
Lunch-
Lagoon's chicken strips with barbecue sauce x3, french fries, and sprite.
Dinner-
British cucumber sitr fry with onions, ground beef, and bell peppers, seasoned with salt and pepper. a bowl of white rice.
Weight: 170.6
Side effect: red-orange pee. fatigue.
Side note: took a nap from about 4 until 7. was super tired and nauseous by about 3:30pm, though I think it was the ride that made me feel sick. I got rained on for about 20 minutes before we got to the car from the park so if I get sick it's not a really for no reason....I also have a really bad canker sore that's right between my upper right wisdom tooth and where my lower right wisdom tooth used to be...annoying cuz it hurts each time I open my mouth :((
5/20
Brunch-
Fried rice (white rice, broccoli, onions, and chicken breast), seasoned with salt and black pepper.
Dinner-
chicken salad (grilled chicken breast with onions, seasoned with "Asian seasoning," Kroger's packaged salad [red onions, iceberg lettuce, and carrots])
Weight: 171.4
Side effect: none.
5/21
Brunch-
Pork dumplings x6, chicken broth soup with celery and cauliflower.
Dinner-
Pork dumplings x3, chicken broth soup with celery and cauliflower, sprinkled with cilantro.
Weight: 170.4
Side effect: none.
5/22
Brunch-
Chicken rice soup (about 1/3 cup of white rice, daikon, carrots, salt, powdered white pepper, and chicken broth), with 2 drumsticks.
Dinner-
Buttery scrambled eggs with mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, green beans, and corn) on a bed of Kroger salad (red onions, iceberg lettuce, and carrots), seasoned with salt and pepper.
Weight: 171.2
Side effect: none.
Side note: yet I thought today was the day my weight would be below 170 :'( I blame the dumplings.....=.=
5/23
Brunch-
Chicken rice soup (about 1/3 cup of white rice, daikon, carrots, salt, powdered white pepper, and chicken broth), with 2 drumsticks.
Dinner-
Pork dumplings x2, chicken salad (stir fry chicken with sauteed onions, Kroger salad), and a glass of lemonade.
Weight: 169.4
Side effect: none.
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