10 Days Post Op

Mar 18, 2010

Today I finished up my first week back at work.  I was able to get 31 hours in.  It was a rought start.  Monday I came home tired and barely able to concentrate.  Although I thought I was doing great at home, working at actually performing tasks and getting things accomplished was such a huge deal!  Tuesday, not much better, and by Wednesday my back was hurting me so bad that I literally crawled in the bed with a heating pad when I arrived home.  Today, it was walking.  Every hour I got up from my desk and walked around our office building, and it made such the difference. 
I called my doctor's office and spoke to the nurse yesterday about my port site.  It is this huge bulging site on my stomach that hurts so bad!  It feels like a baseball is under my skin.  She didn't seemed too concerned as it wasn't red, oozy, or hot.  Of course she said if it changed to call back.  But, I hate this!  Will it always be like this?  I can feel the port, and it feels disgusting.  Will it go down, will it stick out and be so obvious?  My other incisions have healed up nicely, and if it wasn't for this huge thing I would be perfect.  Anyway...  I'm eating everything somewhat pureed.  Although I can take soft soups and mush them enough that everything goes down fine.  I do worry that I can eat more and more each day.  I don't see the dr. again for my first fill for 1 month from surgery date.  I hope I do ok.  I have lost weight, although nothing grand, it has been about 5-6 lbs since surgery.  Oh, I ate out with my co-workers at lunch today.  We went to Panera Bread where I got some cream of chicken with wild rice soup.  It was served with their delicious bread- but I didn't dare attempt that.  But I did eat out, and I didn't cry this time!  Yah! 

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