I took a shower today!

An honest to goodness stand under the water soap, shampoo, conditioner, shave the pits and legs- yep a real, non-modified shower!!

Yesterday was a little rough, I woke up at about 5 am with this very sharp pain right below my left breast. I could not get comfortable. It was like the kind of pain you get in your side if you run too hard- one sharp pain, then you think you are okay and wham you have another sharp pain like 30 seconds later. I called my band doctor's answering service and spoke to the doctor. He said it is very common to have muscle spasms and that I should take one of the Valium that he prescribed (I had already taken two other narcotic pain meds when I first woke up about 1/2 hour earlier). I asked if it would be okay to take it even though I already took the other pain med- he said yes and I was back to sleep in about 10 minutes. I slept for a few hours and woke up feeling better (still sore). So yesterday I kept taking the Valium every 6 hours. I haven't had any today though. My wonderful friend Amy (who I happen to work with) came by yesterday and took me out of the house for a little while- it was nice to feel like part of the world again for a second. She is such a wonderful friend! I was so doped up though she kept asking me if I was okay. After she dropped me back off at home I took a nice relaxing nap and had a pretty good evening. I'm not sure how it is possible for me to pretty much sleep all day long and then be completely exhausted and ready to sleep again by 10pm. Hopefully it means my body is using all of its energy for healing.

One of the chores that I really love to do around here is mowing the lawn. I've been so sad to see it getting taller and taller over the past week and a half and I was whining to my hubby that I really wish I could get out and mow the lawn so that I could at least have our beautiful park like yard to look at while I am stuck at home- well once again proving what a great guy he is he got out first thing this morning and started mowing- he came in and made us some breakfast and then went back out to finish it up. I'm sitting outside right now enjoying my little park and the sunny weather.

I think I just might be turning a corner - in the right direction (everybody go find a piece of wood and knock on it RIGHT now!!) I can't believe I just said that out loud, but this morning I weighed in right before my shower (which was after breakfast) and I was a new low of 190.8-  I think if I would have weighed in first thing in the morning like usual I could have been in the 180somethings! The other great thing is that I haven't had to take any pain meds at all today! I took some in the middle of the night for a muscle spasm though and was able to get back to sleep. I think  I'm finally going to be able to end a post on a positive note! yay!

I also want to say- any of you who are reading this and considering getting a band or are pre-band- please keep in mind that what I have gone through is a fluke- it is one of the lowest percentage complications out there with the band. I am still 100% positively in support of the band (and if it were an option for me- you better believe I'd be getting a new one).  The point of me sharing is just to be honest about how things are going-- NOT to scare anyone away from the band, I'd do it all over again and again if I could!

I love you guys so much! Thanks for helping me through this really difficult time! Now that I'm feeling better I'm going to try to go catch up on some blogs-yay fun!