Another Good Day

Tomorrow hits the week mark of when I had my surgery. I am feeling better and better each day. Today my pain is still around my stomach area, where it hurts to stand straight, and stretch that area out. If I'm in my recliner, then it doesn't hurt, but when I walk around, I sort of hunch over to make it not hurt. I've been very diligent with my liquids all day, and sort of freaked out when I went to my doctor's appointment, because it threw off my hourly schedule. :) But, when I got home I made up for it, and of course I'm fine.

My surgeon Dr. Sudan took out my staples today, and it didn't hurt which was great. He said my other small wounds are healing nicely, and the incision itself looked great. I've been using triple anti-biotic ointment on the other incisions, so that has helped them not to peel. He asked if I've had any major pain, nausea or vomiting, or problems with my bowels, and I answered no to all of them, so he was really pleased. It made me feel good to realize too that I haven't had any of those side effects, except for a little pain around the stomach, and I am blessed that even though I suffered more in the hospital, afterwards has been pretty smooth so far.

I've really enjoyed my relaxation during the day. I have read some, done some things on the internet, watched TV, movies, and taken naps. I realize that doing those things is so important to the healing process. I had to stop myself from trying to tidy things in our bedroom, or do laundry, because it hurts to bend over and also I can't lift anything heavier than 5 lbs. I told Chris that he's had his two nights to recover from the hospital, so it's time to pitch in. :) Normally this is "fun track out wife" time, but for him it's been more work, and he's been great about it.

Today I painted my nails and toenails with a pretty new nail polish I got from Allison, and I feel more normal again. Maybe tomorrow I'll actually blow dry my hair...nah...I don't have anywhere to go, so what's the point? :)

My actual weight loss seems slow so far, but it's only because I'm measuring it to my pre-surgery weight. In the hospital I gained so much due to the fluids and gas, so I've actually lost a lot so far, even if it doesn't seem like it on the scale yet from my pre-surgery weight. At the doctor's office, I was down about 10 pounds since my pre-op appointment the week of surgery, so that's a good measure of actual weight loss I've had so far. But, I know I still have some gas and bloating (since my clothes feel snug) and that will go away eventually.

Honestly, I'm not hungry at all, and I'm tolerating the liquids pretty well. I've had a few food cravings, which usually happens when a commercial is on TV, but it's not been extreme or hard to handle. I'm sure I'll get more sick of the liquids as I go on in the next two weeks, but now it's okay.

Alright, well Chris just got home from the driving range, and I'm going to go spend time with him while he cleans up our bedroom. Good night!