Color Me....Irked? Irritated? Ticked?

I know...  I should have signed in and reported that my surgery went well.  The day after, I had my first follow up, and the doc acted like he was super impressed with his work.  Loverly.  Fab.  I'd say let's see who notes a difference; however, I told Sylvia about the surgery last month, and she said she had never consciously noticed that my eyes weren't in sync.  Hmm.  Oh well.  *I* knew, and that's all that matters, right?

I'm not motivated to get up and bounce around, but my eye still hurts.  Mind you, it's not now, nor has it ever been, excruciating pain, but it's annoying enough that I'm taking Tylenol (non-name brand).  I'm not popping Tylenol like candy, so that's good, but I'm keeping a headache, my eye is constantly watering, and my eye feels like the muscle's been cut (oh, wait...it has....)  That side of my face also feels bruised and swollen (I keep feeling, and it feels the same as the other side, so it's just my imagination.)

Upside:  I have not gained any weight.

Downside:  I have not lost any weight.

Now, you would think that I would have, wouldn't you?  I had a piece of toast and some cottage cheese for breakfast Monday.  A can of Lentil soup and a piece of toast for lunch.  And half a can of chicken noodle and...something remotely bread-like with it?  A sandwich?  Another piece of bread?  I don't remember.  I do remember that it was only half a can because DD ate the other half.  I drank 64 ounces of water -- or 16 ounces unflavored Pedialyte mixed with 48 ounces water.  It was..odd.  It wasn't the flavor that was altered so much as the texture.  The Pedialyte made it a little thicker, kind of like drinking Gatorade.  (Think about it and whether or not you notice that difference between water and Gatorade.)

The next day, no breakfast (you know, since I was having surgery).  I had to drink something before I could leave, so I had 12 ounces of Gatorade.  And a bite of a really icky saltine-type cracker.  At home, I slept.  When I woke up halfway decently, I had to send Mom off for Tylenol.  Did you know that Walmart does not have name brand Tylenol on the shelf at all?  (I will have to investigate this myself...)  Mom went for Mexican for lunch while she was out and brought it home.  I, a few hours later, opted for toast.  For dinner, rice and a pork chop (but a rather small serving.)

Now, wouldn't you think, after two days of practically not eating, I'd have lost an ounce?  Heck no.  I think at some point during Tuesday, I snuck in to the scale and it said something close to 227.  What?  Are you kidding me?  I mean, this isn't the kind of surgery where they cut into you and add anything -- they just cut on my freakin' eye.  (Which brings up the question...WHY do they ask you to "take off everything and put on this hospital gown; it opens in the back" for surgery that is all above the neck -- above the nose, even?) 

I wasn't quite so good Wednesday.  Indian for lunch (although I ate fairly light) and frozen yogurt for an afternoon snack (small amount drowned in fresh fruit and chopped nuts), plus a very small dinner.  Thursday, I didn't eat much.  I was just sore (maybe I overdid it Wednesday?) and cranky.  (Okay, I had a bad headache from not eating enough by late afternoon.  You'd be cranky, too.) 

I think it said 223.4 today, which kinda gets us back where we were (I think?) on Monday. 

Lab results from last week's doctor appointment came back.  Everything is "normal".  My cholesterol is "getting better', so I need to get back to taking fish oil and niacin (and remember!  everyone can benefit from fish oil!)  I also have a B12 deficiency, but not enough of one to warrant shots.  So, I will be adding a B12 supplement.  The recommended supplement is just a sublingal one (put it under your tongue and let it dissolve).  What I have is a 5000mcg dissolving B12 tablet.  Somewhere I read that, depending on how bad your deficiency is, it may take weeks or months before you start feeling the effects of the B12, but, here goes! 

Now the only other thing I can think of is to convince my endo that I should try taking Cytomel (synthetic T3) with my Levothyroxine (synthetic T4).  Hrm.

Oh...and why color me incensed, inflamed, and infuriated?  I'm working off my netbook.  My laptop's cord has broken -- where the cord goes into the part that plugs into the computer, the wires have snapped.  Therefore, my laptop is currently unusable.  I found a new cord on ebay for $7, and it will arrive either tomorrow or Monday.  I can't do all the things I'd like to do on this netbook.  It's logging me out.  I tried to post comments to other blog posts here, and it kept telling me I needed to sign in to post.  What?  I AM signed in!  My laptop (which is sorely in need of replacement) wouldn't do this to me!  Although, I think I'm straining my eyes to be staring at this screen, which doesn't help the headache. 

Final thoughts:

• Congrats to Dreaming!  Give more details!  Network?  Which network?  WSFA?  Will you be on the news????  (I know...details are hard to come by right now.  I'm cheering for you!)
• Cristin, remember to try to regulate your weight checks to the same time each day.  Although, if you are interested in research...you might track your weight at certain times each day and see if your weight fluctuates the same way each day.  See where your highs and lows are and all that.  Regardless, make sure you weigh-in at the same time.  If you got the Wii Fit (Regular or Plus) and weigh in at a different time, it will remind you that you need to weigh in about the same time each day due to general changes in your body weight throughout the day.  Personally, I like to weigh in the mornings before I eat anything.  I'm thinking about tracking my daily weight on a sheet of graph paper, although the Wii Fit will do that for me (not that I can find Wii Fit Plus right now....)

Alright, I'm out.  Night!