2nd day after surgery

Suregery seems to have gone well. I didn't have to go under general anesthesia. We (surgeion, anesthesiologist and me) decided on using a really strong sedative and then a lot of local anesthesia in the knee. Recovery was much better this go round.

Today was my first shower after surgery. I feel almost human again. I am in some pain and the pain meds are messing up my stomach. That's a good thing, I guess, maybe it will keep me from eating while I can't be active. I'm also thinking twice about taking any more pain medication ... also a good thing.

I saw the incision for the first time today. Almost 2" long on the top of my knee. There goes the Miss Texas crown for sure now. My leg looks like a road map. Joe Namath would be proud. I have to say, I'm a little upset about the scar. But, it can't be helped now.

It turns out that the screw that was sticking up disentigrated as soon as the surgeon tried to handle it. There was a cyst that had developed over the back side of the screw he felt could have been causing the pain. So he removed that. I'm not sure what the difference is between a cyst and scar tissue. But that's how he described it. I guess I'm "cyst lady". Every part of me develops cysts eventually, I guess.

So, suffice it to say. I didn't make my goal 4 days in a row this last time. So, I'll start over on day one writing down every bite I put in my mouth. I could probably remember what I had to eat on Saturday, but Friday is kind of a blurr. I remember a sleeve of Ritz crackers and a Fresca.

So... Sunday, December 30th:

pot of coffee with skim milk and sweet & low.
1 tsp International Coffees chai latte mix in my coffee so... let's say 3pts for coffee
banana 2
SB cereal bar 3
1/2 turkey sandwich
1 slice wheat bread 1
3 slices deli turkey 1
1 Tbsp mayo 3
Progresso veggie soup (advertised as 0 pts, but 2 servings per can) 1

Okay, this is Monday ... after the fact...let's see how bad I was last night. I met Brooke at Costco this afternoon...bought coffee, VitaRain (0 calorie vitamin water) and some stuff for supper tonight.

So Brooke & Roy cam over I made enough in case the kids showed up too. Here's the run down of the rest of the evening's intake.

4 glasses of red wine (good red wine)... 8 points
crackers Ritz/Wheat Thins with that awesome creamy jalepeno artechoke dip
small filet minon (bacon wrapped, but didn't eat the bacon)
1/2 twice baked potato made with butter (real) and cheese
salad with green goddess dressing 3 points
2 sugar cookies w/icing

so there... it is documented... although I wouldn't really know how to count the points. What is listed above adds up to 25 points. I get 25 additional points for the week. I'm guessing between last night and tonight... I'll probably be over that. :-( But there it is... in black and white. Accountability (somewhat, as I do not have amounts here on all things... chips, dips, etc. are hard to quantify... that's why they are soooooo dangerous). But I knew that already.


Total: 25
out of 22

Obviously no exercise today.

LY!LY!