Sunday, February 13, 2011

Recovery continues.....

Things are still going well for me here in band land. I had to take my On-Q numbing medicine out yesterday. Not sure if any of your surgeons use this, but it was great help for the pain - not a great fashion statement though. It was a grapefruit size ball  attached to a catheter inserted just below my breast bone -- the ball was so fashionably hidden inside a fanny pack. I thought I might pass out when I went to remove the catheter, but it wasn't so bad -- I guess have two boys has built up my tolerance for the grotesque.

The discomfort is a little worse now that I don't have the numbing gel, but I did manage to get down two tylenol this morning after cutting each in half and then taking with hot chicken broth. I was so nervous. I still have a lot of gas -- but no pain, just a lot of burps and trumpees (my English Nana's lady-like word for farts). Walking definitely seems to help with this so my goal is to get in as much walking as possible.

I did manage to get to my son's basketball game and LL baseball assesments yesterday for about three hours total. It was nice to be out and see everyone -- even if I did have to wear the stylish fanny pack!!

I'm finding that it takes a lot of awareness not to just put things in my mouth when I'm making food for my kids or husband. I guess I ate more than I thought I did because it was mindless eating. Knowing I can't do that now is really making me accountable.

7 comments:

  1. Walk, walk , walk, walk, walk! It helps sooo much!

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  2. I agree with Amber...Walk walk!

    I never needed much pain meds. Tylenol was about it! But the gas was hard for me. But it gets better every day!

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  3. I'm having problems with the water too. Especially in the morning. Take it easy!

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  4. The walking make a huge difference. Everytime I felt a pain I walked around. If it didn't go away I walked until it did.

    Congrats on the surgery.

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  5. Lol! You are so brave to go out to your sons games with your stylish fanny pack!

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  6. Congratulations on your surgery! Glad to see you are doing so well!

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