Almost Two Weeks...

Nov 09, 2010

Well I am a day shy of being two weeks from surgery and I am finally starting to feel human again.  I have a bit more energy and ALOT less pain than the first week.  I had a very sucessful surgery which the surgeon told my husband was "text book."  I'm assuming that means everything was where it was supposed to be and easily accessible with no complications.  I did, however, have a difficult first week.  I was in a terrible amount of pain.  I kept questioning my decision to do what I did, but the following factors contributed to the amount of pain I had and I hope writing this will help someone else.

1.  For some reason, unknown to myself even, I had it in my head that the less pain meds I took the quicker I would recover.  I refused pain med because I did not want to be groggy.  I wanted to be alert and able to get out of bed and "run" my laps around the nurses station.

2.  I got my period, and the subsequent menstrual cramps that go along with said period :-)

3.  My CPAP machine setting seems to be a bit higher than I need now and air was being blown continuosly into my stomach causing a severe amount of pain!

Needless to say, today I am feeling very well.  I get tired real easy, but other than that I feel good.  The pain is gone, and the weight loss is beginning.  Would I do it over?  Ask me that in a month, but I am leaning towards, sure.

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