I'm now one week out from surgery. I think the hardest parts are behind me but the road ahead is long. Its just starting to sink in how far there is to go before I've recovered.....
Big news is that I got the drains out yesterday. This was so great. The drains are just gross....the idea of something that is embedded inside my body and then having those things dangle on the outside. ick! Also, with the drains out, I could take a shower last night. I'll admit this has been pushing my limits of personal hygiene. It was heaven to take a long, warm shower, shave my legs, shave my pits, wash & dry my hair and then slather on a bunch of smell-good body lotion. ahhhhhh.
After all the excitement, I slept through the night last night for the first time. yeah. However, with the drains out, I'm now swelling more. My whole midsection is swollen & very hard. I'm so swollen you can't even seen the lapband port which is weird. My port has protruded & been visible from the very beginning. My skin is still very taut which makes maneuvering, moving & bending quite difficult. I never realized how clumsy I am! It seems like I am always dropping something. I went for my first walk around the block this morning...I believe it'll help alleviate the swelling but I was wiped when I got home. Rather disconcerting for someone who ran 5k race just 10days ago to be tired after just a quiet stroll. For me, "recovery" is going to mean recovering my energy. I want my energy back and that feels very far away right now.
I'm weaning off the meds....today is last day of Celebrex, tomorrow is last day of antibiotics and 4 more days of blood-thinner injections. Percocet as needed which is just at bedtime now. I've been having trouble sleeping but I'm hoping as I increase my activity then my sleep will get better.
The hubs has been peach - especially now with the incision care. I'm pretty squeamish & have a hard time looking at my body right now with the state its in but the hubs has been very helpful by slathering neosporin & arnica all over, placing gauze pads and helping me in & out of the compression garment. He even stayed in the room yesterday when the nurse pulled out the drains. thank you, pumpkin.
I'm off from work again this week but I go back to the office next Monday. I feel like I need to be productive with this time but not sure what I'm really up for....cleaning my make-up brushes?? I'll admit that I am pretty bored. Blurred vision is one of the med side-effects & it really limits my reading. There are a lot of TV stations but its a case of quantity over quality. sigh.
cheers,
chloe
5 comments:
Wow. I am so happy you wrote to me. How many days did you stay in the hospital? You mentioned you had a full body lift. I presume that is much more intense than just the TT. I think I am really getting to be nervous. I hope I don't chicken out. Your pictures look good. I wish you a speedybrecovery.
Yay for getting your drains out!! Just take it easy and you'll be back to your old self in a few weeks...
Sounds like you're progressing well. Remember to take it easy...and make sure you're being kind to yourself. Feel better soon sweetie!
Glad you got the drains out. Hope you feel better every day!
I've heard the drains are the worst part, so excited for ya getting them out. :)
Hope you get to feeling back to normal soon!
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