Yearofhealth2023's Journal, 02 September 2023

Down & down it goes! 

Hahaha shir it went UP 2 pounds today. I think my body is just being weird during recovery. Swelling up swelling down kind of thing. How are you doing? 

Hi there! Yes, the weight fluctuation is probably “just” swelling. I’ve heard that can be an issue for six months or more! Are your scars healed well enough to start putting anything on them? I just ordered some Vitamin E Oil, which arrived today. I didn’t put anything on my previous scars, but this one is kinda gnarly and crooked. It JUST got healed up enough to start applying some “scar therapy” product. I think there were over 1,500 4.7 star average reviews for this on Amazon: “Everyday Beauty Vitamin E Oil for Scars.” I think I had the mindset before that they were “battle scars” that I wanted to show off. Glad you are recovering in your own home now, with your furry family members! Please DO keep us posted! 

DEBBIE, I POSTED ON YOUR JOURNAL I HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY BOTH THE SURGEON WHO DID MY SURGERY AND THE SURGEONS OFFICE HERE AT HOME WHERE I GET MY BOTOX (YES YES I AM THAT VAIN🥰) TO USE SILICONE SCAR TAPE. I STILL HAVE SOME SCABBED OVER NOT HEALED AREAS YET AND THEN I CAN START TREATMENT FOR SCARS. PROBABLY WITHIN NEXT WEEK. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I HAVE BEEN OUT OF TOWN AT MY SWEET COUSINS WEDDING SO NOT ON FATSECRET FOR PAST COUPLE DAYS. 

I’m feeling well and optimistic. I finally threw the rest of the peanut butter pretzels into the garbage container. There were 6,580 calories in the whole tub of them. I only tossed the last 700 calories. I increased my walking to 4 miles a day today, after walking 3 miles/day for over a week. I saw the silicone scar tape. Hadn’t heard or read anything about it. Guess I need to do a little research. You’re not vain, you’re beautiful! You just have the means to KEEP being beautiful while the rest of us get older and older looking. I’ll try the Vitamin E Oil 3-4 times a day while I’m researching the scar tape. It must be good if elite, top doctors are recommending it. I’m so proud of you for putting in the work to get your arms toned, defined and strengthened, even when you had all that loose skin and couldn’t see the result. You SURE can see it now! Wowza! Good talking with you! May those last couple scars shed all their scabs in the next couple days! The four miles of walking must have been a little much today. Having a hard time getting to sleep because of the pain. Even took a Gabapentin, and that didn’t help. I went to bed at 5 and did sleep until 6. When I woke up, I thought it was morning. Got up and made coleslaw to go on tomorrow’s BBQ’s for lunch. I have my day planned out to get in over 100 grams of Protein. Gonna have one protein shake and two protein bars to get there, hopefully in LIEU of the donuts, cookies and KitKats. Ok, gonna try to go back to sleep! Keep in touch. When do we get to see that the my tuck!!! 

I am so glad you are both healing. My surgeon told me to use Scar Away. I put it on my scar everyday and I was thrilled with the results. It was well worth it for me. Have a good Labor Day and sending love and prayers for your continued healing.