For me Eat Less = Less Pain.

 Mealtimes are a real pain. I am trying to be very good and so far the willpower is winning. Which I have a great motivator- Pain.

I have been miserable since June and we did not really know what was going on, I had a pretty good idea and I thought it would mean another surgery with another 6 weeks healing time. Little did I realize it would not be that easy.  

You may or may not know that 2 years ago I had exploratory surgery for abdominal pain and they found that my Bladder and my Colon were totally fused together as in it took two doctors- 1 to peel apart while the other one cut to try and fix me. They even put a product called Sepra film (like Cling Wrap) to hopefully keep it from happening again. Well short story is it did not work. 

So back to recent saga- after numerous tests- and btw the getting ready for the colonoscopy IS much worse than the procedure is true.

They Adhesions are  back, we don't know for sure what all is growing together this time but something is. The doctor actually told me he had kinda wished he had found something because then it might be fixable. This is not, the more they do surgery the more the Adhesions grow back. Most people who have any type of Abdominal Surgery have adhesions but the majority just don't know it, because it causes them no problems. 

 So no surgery for me till I just can't take it anymore. In researching there is no cure.

(of course not, why in the hell would I want something that could be cured) 

Now I am not a Doctor, and I can only tell you that this is working for me. My Doctor is totally on board his only worry is how long I can continue to do it- well time will answer that one.

You only have so much room in your abdominal cavity and there are lots of organs in there that you need, you also need to eat and what you eat must be processed- stomach- intestine- bladder-colon- you get the idea.

I eat 6 ounces at lunch and dinner. That is really all. I have a scale and if we are at home I measure it- If we are out I eyeball it and immediately ask for a to go box and take it home or I order off the Kid Menu if they allow it.  I usually base it on will it warm up well? If the answer is no then I get something else. 

So between being Gluten Free and now eating about a Happy meal's worth of food (minus the bun)  Imagine the hamburger patty and a small fry. I think it probably sounds worse than it is or maybe I am just getting used to it. 

I have picked up some small salad plates at sales and use those which helps a lot. Today was tough- we went with friends to Golden Corral Buffet. But I get full enough and not on the sidelines all the time due to pain so the trade off to me is worth it. 

On the upside I am losing weight- you would think it would just be falling off but I just don't move enough for that I guess. 

I have noticed that we all eat way more food than what is needed for our bodies. Our ancestors who worked from sunup to sundown needed lots of calories because they burned them. We don't. Look around - we are responsible for our own bodies. The restaurants have just responded to the customer- we always want more food. But someday add up how much food you eat. No one needs a 12 ounce steak with a salad and a huge baked potato. 

So for me eating less is a solution, we just don't know how long it will stave off the surgery, but every month is good. Some people get on a track of surgery's for this every year or two- not a way I want to go the rest of my life. 

So, next time you set down to a meal, be thankful- then be thoughtful about how much you are eating and

how much you are making your body process.

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