2 weeks on

Two weeks on from the op and I'd say I feel pretty good, or at least much better than I thought I'd feel at this stage.  The wound is healing well, the pain's under control, I'm keeping all my food down and most important of all.....I'm going to the loo! I'm much better on my feet and can have short walks although most activity knackers me out.  Unfortunately I've lost a stone in weight and it's going to be a battle to put some or all of that back on.

The diet plan is quite simple.  I eat all main meals with Nic and Mikey, albeit smaller portions (often less than Mikey and he's 2, how sad!)  This is working well, I'm eating a wide range of food from healthy home made stuff to frozen convenience food, all of which goes down well but does often cause discomfort for a while afterwards.  I've only had one instance where I was in a lot of pain after eating and dam it hurt like hell.  Between main meals I snack every couple of hours and drink full fat milk based drinks.  So, to my work colleagues reading this, I fully intend maintaining my reputation as the 'human dustbin'!  The hardest part is stopping eating when you really want to carry on and not guzzling loads of water (or wine or beer) especially not whilst eating.  I'm getting used to it though, although I am developing a thirst for a pint of Yorkshire's finest real ale (or half!).

Mentally I'm up for the challenge of the road ahead, it's a massive change to my life and has had a big affect on Nic and Mikey too.  Mikey tells everyone that Daddy's had an operation to take his tummy out, but soon forgets and jumps on me in the hope we can wrestle.  Won't be long and we'll be back to trashing the living room shouting 'Submit!'  I'm working on some new moves!  It's certainly not been a breeze so far, and I'm under no illusions that at times it will get really tough, but I'm over the moon with my recovery so far.  I can't thank everyone enough for their support, none less than Nic and my Mum an Dad, they've been through more than enough this last year without having to worry about me.   On target for another half marathon next year?  I'll answer that after Christmas!