Losing While I Can and Must (comment away!)

[bekkiz]

Thanks everyone! You guys make me feel so loved

If you want to check in, I think my DH will be able to update my back clog from the hospital.

brokebackbekki.vox.com

I'm hilarious, I know ! Hopefully, I'll be back to the boards on Wednesday or Tuesday!

 

[kimwim8]

hugs for today, Bekki!

 

[kimwim8]

Hey guys...I hope Bekki doesn't mind - but I checked out the website she listed and her DH said (at 1pm) that her surgery was successful!

Very cool website, Bekki! I liked reading about your exact back issues and what was done. After reading your DH's update today...all I can say is....

REST REST REST!!! Give it plenty of time to heal, girl! You're in my thoughts and prayers for a full recovery!

 

[traceycooper]

Hey Bekki
checked out your website, glad everything went well,
hope your feeling better
Dh is doing a great job with the updates.
Take care
Tracey

 

[bekkiz]

Thanks so much everyone! I came home Wednesday night. In terms of the surgery, things went well, and I have havee very tolerable pain in relation to the back issues. My whole right foot is pretty tingly and funny feeling (like it's asleep) but I can walk with the walker pretty well. The doctor says that it shoudl clear up as the nerves heal, maybe 6 weeks.

My tummy is still pretty unhappy so I'm being really careful about what I'm eating. Mostly saltenes, water and fruit smoothies. I'm going to try a pb and j in few minutes, as I'm supposed to eat more protein. But the thought of mist things makes my tummy turn

Anyway, thanks for all of the well wishes, I'll keep ya'll posted LOL!

 

[traceycooper]

Hey Bekki
Welcome 'home'
Glad your not feeling too rough!
Hope your appitite comes back soon.
Take it easy & i hope your recovery is swift

 

[kimwim8]

Hey Bekki. I'm glad you're home! I just read your brokebackbekki blog. Your DH is a funny guy! Sounds like you're progressing well!

Take care and keep us posted!

 

[bekkiz]

Well, one good thing about major surgery is the weight loss! I got on the scale this morning, and I'm down 8 more lbs.

I'll be honest, the pain medicine is really screwing with my digestive system. I'm not eating very much and get full really fast (not really a bad thing) but there are some bad side effects that are really taking a toll every day (trying to be delicate and not giving TMI ) I hope that goes away soon, as I just finished the last of the heavy duty pain meds.

Anyway, just wanted to check in and thank everyone for their good thoughts and well wishes I'm getting better!

 

[goldcupmom]

Just got done with your Blog. Your DH was wonderful to do that!

Glad you are on the mend and the worst seems to be far behind you. Take it easy!

 

[goldcupmom]

Hope things are ok, Bek! Just thinking about you.

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Bekki,

Thanks for stopping by my journal! It's always fun to have new friends stop by.

I haven't had a chance to read your journal yet... I hope to get to that soon.

How are you feeling? I hope that everything is going well and that you are healing nicely.

Have a great day today!

 

[kimwim8]

Hey Bekki - how you healin? I hope everything is going well for ya.

Take care!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Bekki
Hang in there, sounds like your well on the way to mending

 

[bekkiz]

Well, things are going pretty well. I finally am eating like a normal person again...not that that's a good thing! But I think my stomach kind of shrunk, so I'm using that to restart my controlled eating plan. Which also means, I'm going to start journaling my food again. I can't let myself blow up like a balloon!

Monday, 2/5

Breakfast: 3/4 cup Fiber One w/ 1 cup vanilla soy milk and 1/2 of a banana

Lunch: Lean Cuisine Chicken pizza and 2 handfuls of snap peas

Dinner: Lean Cuisine Santa Fe Chicken and 2 handfuls of snap peas

Snack: 2 slices whole wheat w/ peanut butter and honey

Lots of water! Nothing else tastes good to me anymore, so weird.

I'm also thinking about cooking tonight. I found a really easy crockpot recipe that's really high in fiber and you can lower the fat content pretty easily. It only will take like 6 minutes to prepare, so I think I can pull it off!

Easy Chicken Santa Fe

Recipe By :lindrusso from CL board
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Chicken , CrockPot


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 can black beans -- (15 ounce) rinsed and drained (I'll use 2)
2 cans whole kernel corn -- (15.25 ounce) drained
1 cup bottled thick and chunky salsa
5 skinless, boneless chicken breasts halves (I'll use 4)
1 (8 ounce) brick cream cheese (I'll use low-fat)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I'll use reduced fat, and probably less)

1. In a 3.5 or 4-quart electric slow cooker, mix together beans, corn, and 1/2 cup salsa. Top with chicken breasts, then pour remaining salsa over chicken.

2. Cover and cook on high heat setting 2.5-3 hours or until chicken is tender and white throughout. Do not overcook or chicken will be tough. Remove chicken and cut into bite-sized pieces. Add back to slow cooker.

3. Add cream cheese (cut into cubes to melt faster) and turn cooker to high heat. Heat until cream cheese melts and blends into sauce. Serve over rice. Top with shredded cheese. Serves 4.

I think I'll serve with low-fat tortillas instead of rice (not a big rice fan!)

Thanks to everyone for checking in!

 

[kimwim8]

Hey Bekki! That recipe sound so good. Thanks for sharing! I'm glad you're feeling better!

 

[bekkiz]

Ack! I am so bummed. I sent DH to the store for all of the stuff, and he brought refried black beans instead of whole beans!

I'll have to wait on the chicken dinner for tomorrow

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Bekki,

Glad to hear that you are feeling better!

That recipe sounds delicious! If you have any leftovers, can you send them my way?

Have a great Wednesday!

 

[bekkiz]

Tuesday, 2/6

Breakfast: 3/4 C. Fiber One, 1 C. soy milk and 1/2 a banana

Lunch: Lean Cuisine Cheese cannelloni and 2 handfuls snap peas. A bottle of Snapple white tea.

Dinner: Bowl of broccoli cheddar soup, french bread and salad w/ balsamic on the side

Snacks: slice of whole wheat with peanut butter, banana and a little honey, 1/2 c. of trail mix

Lots of water!

Not a bad day, if I say so myself Walked around Target and the grocery store a bit--that's about all I can do right now. Doc's orders are to walk as much as I can, as it helps with the fusion, but the weather sucks right now, so I take whatever walking I can get!

 

[traceycooper]

Glad your getting lots of water in Bekki
Your food looks really good & yummy too
I'm glad life is slowly getting back to normal for you

 

[bekkiz]

Yesterday was only so-so

Breakfast: the usual (fiber one, soy milk, banana)

Lunch: ACK! Went out with a friend I hadn't seen in a while, and let myself go with a patty melt and a salad. If that wasn't enough, we split some lemon merangue pie. Not my finest moment!

Dinner: Made the crockpot recipe from above and had about 1.5 cups or so. I only used 1/2 of the cream cheese and a small sprinkle of cheddar. It says it makes 4 servings. Um...we'll probably get like 6-7. I also had one small tortilla. It was very tasty, and I'm having leftovers for dinner tonight. Also had a bottle of Snapple white tea.

Snack: 1/2 c. trail mix