I was on the Elavil for a while. Over a year. Maybe a year and a half or so. And I'm glad that it's weight you need to gain! I didn't need to gain it, and it was a pain to lose it.
And yeah, I would miss real dinners too. Though I don't do the cooking, so I guess I would just miss eating them.
I'm glad to hear you say the weight takes a while to lose. I am so impatient with myself and frustrated. And I don't know, I imagine the pain from a tummy tuck would be something like that of a c-section? Same kind of incision I would guess. It would be further down the road though, when I decided that I really don't want any more kids. My stomach got permanently messed up from the pregnancy, lots of loose wrinkly skin that I hear won't go away without surgery. Big fun.
I'm glad that you survived even with the bathrooms locked! Are they even allowed to do that? It seems so unfair. Hmm... periods. That's something I haven't had to think about in a long time. I don't envy you that!