Personal Wins

So it’s been two weeks since my surgery. I will have another post about the rest of the two weeks another day. But today I had to write about today.

On Monday I had my “One Week” visit with the PA Tyler. As some of you know, the main things I have been dealing with since my surgery is pain and nausea. Recently, I have had pain in one of my incision sites. It hurts to basically do anything! Sit, stand, walk, bender over. I told him about the pain, and about how the pain medicine I am on (Hydrocodone) doesn’t really do anything to help. He said that this incision is the one they do most everything out of, and it is deep in the muscle where the nerves are, so that’s why its so painful. He gave me some pain patches, and some another pain medicine for a few days. He also took my drain out!! For those who don’t know what this is, I had to have plastic tubing coming out of the right side of my stomach, and it went to this little egg type thing. It drained fluid to prevent infection. It was annoying, gross, and caused a lot of discomfort. Having it taken out was like having a painful tapeworm being pulled from my stomach. I am so overjoyed to have this thing out you have no idea.

After my doctor appointment I went shopping with my mother-in-law, and just from everything that day I really over-did it. I was in a lot of pain the rest of Monday and on Tuesday I was very sore. I decided to take it easy on Tuesday because I had a lot to do today.

This morning I woke up and wasn’t experiencing a lot of pain. I walked around my apartment waiting for more to come, but it didn’t. I relaxed for a little while, made myself some eggs and cheese (YUM BTW, best thing I’ve eaten so far) and started getting ready. I was really starting to feel myself! I could sit and stand, bend over, shower, and get ready without a ton of pain. I would feel a few twinges here and there, but nothing from what I had been experiencing. It made me feel so positive and good to be able to be up and about, and not stuck in the recliner I’ve been in since the surgery. I went to the store and went shopping! I didn’t say out too long, I didn’t want to overdue, and I have things I have to do tomorrow as well. But it’s a really amazing feeling.

It has been a day of wins. I had two meals that didn’t make me sick at all. I weighed myself and I’ve lost 21 lbs since my surgery two weeks ago. I don’t have a ton of pain, and I drove for the first time since my surgery.

I am having such a wonderful day, and it isn’t even over yet!!