Well here I am. Day 14 since surgery. I still want to write out my daily journal, but as I am not able to sit at the computer for too long, I thought I would give this sneak preview.
It has been a tough couple of weeks. I've had a few complications to deal with such as very low blood pressure, internal bleeding fixed by a second visit to surgery, blood transfusions, extreme constipation and then my darling Andrew having a serious motorbike accident leaving him with two major breaks in his shoulder and arm causing him to be in intense pain and having to wait 6 days for surgery due to the nurses strike!
But, I am very happy to say I am starting to feel normal again!! I have had two short shopping trips to get some clothes. This was brought on by me losing my pants several times when I had my follow up appointment with the Surgeon. My sister took me to the appointment and she didn't know part of her duties was to keep pulling my pants up!! Because of the bandage around my stomach, I couldn't feel them falling down until they were at my ankles! Then I couldn't reach them to pull them up!! Mind you, my sister found it all very funny and couldn't stop laughing!! I think I gave the truck driver a laugh too as they fell down in the street just as he drove past!!!
I still have some discomfort when in the same position for too long and I still have a bit of a stoop when I walk, but I am trying hard to stand straight now. I can't sit in an upright position for too long, preferring to recline to ease the pressure on my suture line. But every day is getting easier!
I had a very positive report from the surgeon that everything is healing perfectly.
I hope to write more again soon. Thanks to everyone for their support.
