Washu
1 Week Post Surgery!
May 17, 2013
I have been very busy since returning home. Learning to live these new routines and managing my water/protein intake has consumed my time and today is one of the first days I have sat down at my computer in quiet to reflect.
Last Friday was my new beginning. Everything went smoothly from the moment I arrived for registration to the moment my team wheeled me into the OR. I am amazed and comforted that my experience was managed so very well. Most of my time in the hospital was a blur because I took advantage of the pain relief medication Morphine for the first day, when I tired of being able to do very little due to the Morphine I switched solely to the liquid Loritab on Saturday afternoon and have managed very well on that since. There is only one spot in my abdomen I still experience pain and it's a pulling/burning pain when I twist at all like when I get out of bed. That doesn't feel nice and I'm making sure I don't over do things and experience this pain as little as possible. I can tell its already feeling better but it will take some time.
There was a patch behind my right ear to help with nausea, I must have pulled it off and some of that medication came in contact with my eyes and I had dilated pupils for a couple days. That was humerous.
I can't remember everything about the experience I had wanted to, but I do have to say the staff at McLaren and my surgeons staff have been so amazing.
This week has been a lot of writing things down, my vitamins, when I drank my water, what time my meds were taken, etc etc. Rather boring but that has been the bulk of my work. Walking a little bit here and there when I can and tomorrow I will walk a 1/4 mile with my family. I won't over do it if I don't think it can happen, but we're going to start getting me moving and outside! It's a trail at our metropark and I'm very excited to get outside.
Everything seems to be working well.
Starting weight: 275
Surgery weight: 253
Current weight: 246
It's happening!
