It Takes 3 Days For Every One

Once I left UTMC Hospital on Friday July 17, 2020, I immediately began to feel better however I was still experiencing fatigue and a BLAH feeling for most of the day.  On that following Monday, a spokesperson on behalf of UTMC called me as a courtesy follow-up and during the course of our conversation, she shared with me the statistics that it typically takes 3 days of being at home to compensate for every day one spends in the hospital.  For me that is 18 days and those 18 days ended today.

HOW DO I FEEL?

My fatigue is minimal and my BLAH feeling happens each day but does not last long.  My hunger has returned even though my appetite has not...   which is a good thing because my weight has reduced to 225 which is a good (but not a perfect weight) to carry.  The weight that I would really like to get to is 205.  And, while I feel pretty good when I am sitting...  I feel a little unstable and have to move slow when I am standing or walking.

Basically, feeling BLAH and having fatigue is not a good way to spend one's day and I was not like this before I went into the hospital because my THYROID meds had eliminated all of that.

One thing that I do know FOR SURE is that I will continue to count and record my daily intake of calories and eat under 2000 each day at least until the end of 2020 which is another 5 months.

Author's Note:  Years ago when people asked me how did I feel...   my response was always, "I feel with my fingers."