I've been home from the hospital for a little over a week. During that week we were without power so having a stress free recovery (or hot shower) was a little difficult.
I was so optimistic when I left the hospital. For the first 3-4 days, every day I saw improvements in my health. The last couple of days I have hit a plateau. I have a scar from an incision that is not healing as quickly as it should, so I have to deal with changing the dressing for that. Luckily I go to the Dr. tomorrow and my nurse comes on Tuesday.
Mornings are definitely the worst. I get up around 7:30. At that time my intestines start to stir causing some cramping. A bit uncomfortable. After that settles down I get the right mindset to shower and dress. This process takes about 2 hours. Needless to say that after two hours I'm ready for a rest. I then spend the next 3-4 hours recovering from the morning.
When I was in the hospital the Dr. said I needed to take at least 4 weeks off. This week is the beginning of my third week. If things don't improve a bit more quickly I will not be returning to work in two weeks.
Putting my needs first is something that is very foreign. I am learning to ask for help. I will say that through all this Dan has been wonderful. Because of the ice storm he was able to be home with me all last week. I am a bit nervous for Monday -
Dan goes back to work and I am on my own.
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