I finally got to eat. Protein first. The Opti-Source Caramel protein drink wasn’t too bad, just mediciney. The chicken broth was better than the stuff I have at home. The apple juice was good. I didn’t know if I would be able to drink fruit juice after surgery because I didn’t know if it would cause dumping.

I also got lunch. The strawberry protein drink was better than the caramel, but I didn’t drink the cranberry juice or fruit sorbet. They just weren’t appealing to me. The beef broth was good.

Again today was not bad. They wanted to discharge me at 1 p.m. but I had to wait until 4 p.m. for my ride. My beautiful angel Msleidy came to pick me up and she looks great herself. She’s 5 years postop.

I thought I would be on the computer when I got out of the hospital, but it was hot as a sauna in my apartment and I was drowsy from the pain medication so I rested the rest of the day and walked a couple times.