I just wonder how other people do with this operation? I feel bad for people who have little tolerance for pain, because there's a lot of that going on. I don't mind it, otherwise I'd ask for stronger meds, but there's always the discomfort. I have to hold my chest when we are driving over train tracks or bumps in the road, which means I have to be vigilant, which is very hard when you are on drugs. I am not driving yet, thankfully. I'd hate to have to explain to a policeman that I crashed into something because I had to hold my boobs instead of steering while going over the bumps!
I am cranky a lot and not very nice sometimes when people call me. That's a side effect of dealing with the pain, I think. Last night we had to call the urgent number as I have an infection on one side. John had to go to a 24 hour Walgreens and get me hideous antibiotics that are strong and nasty. I started them at 11:30 and have to take 3 pills every 6 hours for a week. But, the infection seems to have gotten a little better today so it's worth it. Antibiotics just make me feel ill and REALLY cranky, so I avoid them at all costs.
I am also still really tired. John took me to a yard sale that a friend's daughter had, and then we stopped at Lowe's and that wore me out. In the grocery store, I was practically falling asleep on my feet, and moved quite slowly. Even John was concerned if I was okay. We came home after that and I took a nap. I am feeling like another one, but my meds time is in 30 minutes and I don't want to miss it!!
The swelling has gone down more on one side than the other (the infected one is still swollen) so I look really weird right now. I am looking forward to Monday, hoping to get those Doppler wires out of my chest, and I don't know what's down below the tummy tuck line but I feel two wire-like things coming out of me and I have to ask about those too. There's a lot more to this experience than I should be sharing, but hey, if any woman makes a decision based on my opinions, she's in big trouble unless she's as tough as I am!!!
Not an interesting entry, but at least it's an entry!
I am cranky a lot and not very nice sometimes when people call me. That's a side effect of dealing with the pain, I think. Last night we had to call the urgent number as I have an infection on one side. John had to go to a 24 hour Walgreens and get me hideous antibiotics that are strong and nasty. I started them at 11:30 and have to take 3 pills every 6 hours for a week. But, the infection seems to have gotten a little better today so it's worth it. Antibiotics just make me feel ill and REALLY cranky, so I avoid them at all costs.
I am also still really tired. John took me to a yard sale that a friend's daughter had, and then we stopped at Lowe's and that wore me out. In the grocery store, I was practically falling asleep on my feet, and moved quite slowly. Even John was concerned if I was okay. We came home after that and I took a nap. I am feeling like another one, but my meds time is in 30 minutes and I don't want to miss it!!
The swelling has gone down more on one side than the other (the infected one is still swollen) so I look really weird right now. I am looking forward to Monday, hoping to get those Doppler wires out of my chest, and I don't know what's down below the tummy tuck line but I feel two wire-like things coming out of me and I have to ask about those too. There's a lot more to this experience than I should be sharing, but hey, if any woman makes a decision based on my opinions, she's in big trouble unless she's as tough as I am!!!
Not an interesting entry, but at least it's an entry!
