Recurring Dreams

Do you ever have a dream that seems to come on a regular basis? Well, since my surgery I have had the same dream pretty much every week. You would think it would be a dream about my stomach being cut out or me pigging out on some awesome food....but no, it's not any of that.

I have been dreaming that I am chugging a Diet Dr. Pepper or Diet Coke. I must be more obsessed with the wonderful fizzy stuff than I realized. I usually wake up from the dream pretty startled and waiting for the stomach pain to hit.




You see, I've not had Diet Coke or Diet Dr. Pepper since mid-October. And before that I was quiet the addict. I would say I was drinking up around 80-90 ounces of it a day. After surgery they tell you that you can't have anything carbonated. With such a small stomach, the gasses that a carbonated beverage contain could me pretty uncomfortable...and I've had gas already since surgery and let me tell you IT IS NOT PLEASANT. So, I have made the choice not to inflict the pain on myself. But is awfully funny that I have no problem inflicting pain in the dream world. In fact, I chug away as if there is no tomorrow.