OMG Food!

Hey guys!
Things have been going merrily along. Nothing much to report except that I ate a few things for the first time since my surgery!!!!! Yesterday, I finally decided to try cereal. YES CEREAL. Is it weird that I was excited for that? Yes? WHATEVER DON'T CARE.

I've been craving that and a few other things for months now and decided that it was time. Anyway, I finally had cereal for the first time in 3 months and it was glorious. I'm not a fan of eating soggy cereal so this moment was huge for me. I don't think my husband realized just how happy I was yesterday morning. For those who are wondering, I had honey nut chex for breakfast. Looking forward to eating cheerios too!

And right now, I'm eating fritos! Love me some crunchy foods.

Haven't tried steak yet, I'll probably give that a few more months before I attempt to tackle that beast.

ONE MORE DAY AAAHH!

So this is it! Last day before surgery. Can't believe it came up so quickly. I'm sure there's a bunch of stuff I forgot to do but oh well, too late now. Maybe the boys can do some stuff around here while I'm gone.
Today we went to watch my niece and nephew cheer and play football. Then, we went out to lunch at Wahlburgers. I've never been before so it was fun to do it before my surgery. I got one of the smaller burgers mostly cause my stomach has been full of butterflies the past few days. Although, the fluffernutter banana nutella looked amazing. Next time!
Then this evening we went out to a steak house for my last meal (so sad!). I ended up getting print Rob and mashed potatoes and they were delicious. The prime Rib was tender and very flavorful. I haven't had beef that wasn't a burger in forever. It was a nice treat.
Then we came home and did some cleaning. Hopefully, everything will be OK! My stomach is so full of anxiety, I can't wait till this is all over.

2 days before surgery

Today was pretty busy. I had a few errands to do (a hair cut, returning some stuff, and last minute food shopping). Then we went to our friends' house warming party. I ended bringing cannoli dip (if you don't know what it is, Google a recipe. It's amazing, trust me. This may have turned into one of my go to party recipes.) Our friends have a smoker so we had a whole array of smoked meat (ribs, pulled pork, etc.) It was nice to catch up and chat with a bunch of people we haven't seen in awhile.
Sorry but the only photo I took was of the book ribs. They were sooooo good though! I'm going to miss ribs. 
We finished off the night with hanging around a fire pit roasting marshmallows. All in all, a great and memorable night!

3 days til surgery

Today was my last day of work. Felt kind of bittersweet. I'd rather work than have surgery but oh well. I called and gave my last notice to my short term disability so long as everything goes to plan, I'll be getting STD starting in 2 weeks. 

Don and I spent the evening together and just chilled out. I really wanted wings and our go-to place here in Waltham closed (RIP Wings Express). So we did some searching and found a place close to us. They were pretty good so it seems we found another good place for wings in our area, yay! I got honey mustard, don got medium buffalo. They have a bunch of other sauces in their menu but we figured for a first time that we'd go basic.
We also got jalepano poppers which were really good!
We finished the evening off with watching Edge of tomorrow with Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. Omg what a great movie. I might even watch it again, it was that good.

4 days left! O.O!!!

Well, I have 4 days left. I'm starting to get  really get sick of unhealthy food, is that sad? I ate sushi at the hospital for lunch and almost burned my sinuses off, I added way to much wasabi! Normally it's a little more on the mild side but not this time! Holy cow!
For dinner, I shared a burger with a friend at a local restaurant. The burger was so big! It's called the breakfast burger and is topped with a fried egg. We ordered alcoholic drinks with it (cause why not?!) And they were pretty bad. We ended up leaving, going next door and grabbing drinks at the restaurant across the way. All the food looked so good at this other place, we should have just gone there but oh well! Next time!
Then the hubby and I went to trivia with some other friends. We had a great time but ate no food there.

5 days to go!

Wow, we are down to the final 5. Yikes, getting more and more nervous as each day goes on.

I'm slowly becoming sick of junk food and sweets. That's good, right? Anyway, people at work were very nice and bought a cake to wish me good luck for my surgery. I was not expecting anything so it was a very nice gesture. The cake was very yummy and it made me a little sad that this will probably be the last slice of cake I eat in awhile.

Anyway, I started working on my pre-op thing and just got so tired. It'll have to wait until tomorrow!

Also met up with someone local who reads the blog! Very exciting and kinda cool. We both have the same orthodontist. It was nice to be able to talk to someone who legitimately understands everything I'm going through since she's dealing with similar things. It was really nice to be able to sit down and have a nice chat with her. Can't wait to do it again after I've recovered somewhat.

OK photos and bedtime!

6 days til surgery!

A whole lot happened today but I don't have a lot of time to sit down and write everything down. Just wanted to be consistent with the food porn haha lol.

I will write out a more comprehensive accounting of what happened today at my pre-op appointment tomorrow sometime.

For now, here's the food I enjoyed today! Nachos, slutty pumpkin (for those unawares, it's a shipyard pumpkin head with a shot of vanilla stoli, soooo good!), and cannoli from Mike's pastry in the north end. I also had pulled pork Mac and cheese but I forgot to take a photo, whoops. We went to trivia and had a great time with some friends. 

7 days til surgery - butterflies have begun

Well, we are down to the one week mark. I'm trying to make plans with as many people as possible this week and my schedule is so packed! So much things going on, it's crazy.
Dinner tonight wasnt exciting, just grilled chicken and rice pilaf. But I did have a falafel wrap at work for lunch and it wasn't terrible. The hummus spread they used was quite good. Falafel could have been better but it wasn't bad.
Due to some schedule changes at work my work schedule is now different. And I was originally supposed to have my final dental cleaning in Wednesday. Well, now I have to work in the morning. I called today on the off chance they could fit me in somewhere this week and they had a cancellation for today at 3pm! I couldn't believe how lucky I was. I must have called at just the right time. But now my teeth are clean and its one less thing I have to worry about! Score!
Tomorrow is my pre op and trivia for the first time in awhile. Can't wait!

8 days til surgery - more food

Well, more food was eaten today. Notable foods were the chicken parmesan panini and French fries, cupcakes, tortilla chips and salsa, gummy worms and a whole lot of peanut butter cups. Yea... no shits were given today in terms of diet.

I went and did more food shopping and food prep for myself. Bought more chicken broth, carnation instant breakfast, oatmeal and Gatorade. Also bought pumpkin puree, might attempt to make some kind of meal with that. Or maybe just mix it into pudding or something. I'll probably never want to eat pumpkin ever again after this surgery.

My mother in law gave me coupons for baby food. Not looking forward to eating that but it's better than the alternative which is cook a chicken breast and blend the crap out of it until it is a puree. Thanks but no thanks. The baby food is much better. So that's the next thing to buy.

We also have plans for my last meal which will be Sunday. I'm very excited because it's looking like it'll be an all day thing (breakfast lunch and dinner are all planned). Look for my post on the 25th!

And the food porn begins - 9 days till surgery

So I've decided that there are no rules this week when it comes to food. If I want something, I'm going to eat it. And to make this a little fun, I'm going to post some of my meals here.

Countdown to surgery starts off with Saturday food porn. Had pizza and Fritos for lunch at the hospital since I was working. The pizza was pretty awful but crunchy so at least my jaw was put to work.
After work, I joined two friends from school and we got mani-pedis at my favorite nail spa (aria in Wakefield, ma). Omg so good, they massage you and put parafin wax on your hands and feet. It was so awesome. Very relaxing and just what I wanted. Then we went it to dinner at chili's. I got a tostada, quesadilla and enchilada plate along with a margarita. And finally finished it off with a cookie skillet with ice cream on top. Sooooo good!

Sarpe recovery - Day 3

Nothing really to say today. Feeling a little better every day that goes by. I actually took a shower and interacted with real people (meaning not the hubby, the dog,  or immediate family) which was nice.  I went to a bridal shower for a good friend who's getting married in October. I knew I couldn't let a little swelling and bruising get in the way of me wishing her well. Plus, she couldn't believe that I had made it there only 3 days after surgery. It's cause I'm a badass, haha! Actually a lot of people were surprised that I made it. But seriously, I didn't do anything to get there. A friend drove me to the party, I sat and absorbed the sun (it was beautiful out today!) and then a friend drove me home. It was probably the best first outting that i could have gone to. Lots of sitting around, talking and a few easy going bridal shower games. I ate some mashed potatoes before the party and then almost a while pint of chocolate ice cream when I got home. Not too shabby.
I also ate a hot dog! I cut it up into really small pieces and was able to swallow it with minimal chewing. It was nice to feel like a normal human again.

I did nap though. We hung out at a friends house to watch some fifa soccer games after the shower and I napped while everyone was watching that on the big screen. I'm still not taking the narcotics (wahoo!) But I think the decongestants I'm on do a number on me. They just knock me out. I get so tired after taking them that I have to take a nap almost immediately. But other than that I feel good!

It's been practically 48 hours since taking the narcotics so I think I'll be Ok to drive myself to my post op appointment on Tuesday. It's after rush hour so I won't have to contend with traffic which is good. I don't know what he will say on Tuesday but I'm hoping that I can go back to work Thursday or Friday,  maybe do some light duty. That way I won't have to use all of my earned time. I'm sure there will be something that I can do at work that isn't too strenuous.

Any who, time to relax and watch my stash of movies. Heavy weights is up next!

Sarpe recovery day 3

One week to go!

It is officially one week before my surgery! Ahhh, starting to get nervous! I'm not nervous for the actual surgery, I know my surgeon will do an excellent job. I'm more nervous for the recovery I think. And I'm worried about feeling hungry but not being able to eat. I don't want to be hangry!

I posted a question to my friends and family on facebook regarding Ensure/Boost/Carnation Instant Breakfast asking what people's opinions are on any of those. If anyone out there has any advice on any of those, please leave a comment below! 

I ate real food!!

I ATE A CHEESEBURGER!!!! 

It was wonderful and probably the best burger I've ever had. It was the first burger I've been able to stuff into my face in months!