Water, Water, Water

Things have been going really well. Especially since more foods were added to my diet last Friday. This evening for dinner I had some naked chicken tenders that were cooked in the oven and I ate it with some hummus that was homemade. I love the taste of hummus.

On Saturday I purchased a pedometer. It is interesting how many steps I take in one day. Today I ended up doing 6,836 steps. With the length of my steps that ended up being 2.36 miles. I am keeping track of my progress and will keep you all updated. It feels good to walk now that my ankles, back, and knees don't hurt as much. I sleep better at night since I have started walking.

Now to the topic of this post. Water, Water, Water!!! The doctor has always stressed how important it is to get at least 64 ounces of water in a day. At first it was extremely hard to get even the 64 in. Now it isn't so bad. I have been getting close to 96 ounces a day. I have noticed that when I get light headed or I start to feel shaky, it is because I was not drinking water. Once I start drinking the water, I feel much MUCH better. Regardless if you have had the surgery or not, it is always important to get 64 ounces of water in each day. It helps to stay completely hydrated!!

The scar where the tube came out last friday is almost healed up. I think in two more days I will not have to wear gauze on it anymore. It hardly hurts anymore. I noticed that when I bend down, it hurts because I pinch it. I can't tell you how nice it is to have the tube out. I am able to take normal showers and I am able to sleep on both sides at night.

I found out today from the nurse at Dr Shapiro's office that there is a difference between Citrate and Caltrate Calcium medications. I am currently taking the Citrate. I found the chewable Caltrate at Target. The nurse says that the Citrate absorbs better into the digestive system than the caltrate. The nurse also informed me that there is a natural foods store in the city that sells the Citrate in liquid form. I will be visiting the natural foods store tomorrow. I will keep you all posted.

One last thing. I returned to work half days today. Since my job is mostly sit down, the doctor okay'd me to go back half days. So far so good. I worked until noon today. Starting next week, I will return full time.