Post-Op Day 12

So, I didn't post yesterday but how could I. Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died. They were icons in my generation. Almost every boy I knew had a poster of Farrah either in their bedroom or dorm room. Not only that Lee Majors son lived in Lexington where I grew up. It was always big news when Lee Majors and Farrah came to visit all over the high school circuit and I didn't even know his son but I heard...I loved Farrah's candor and honesty and the fact that she was beautiful but smart, and part of the smartness was she knew her real value layed in WHO she was not WHAT she was to everyone. She also always portrayed to me that was much more than a pretty face...and I loved that about her. I think we see all that in her documentary...what a woman of courage....



Michael...WOW, I grew up with him, literally, he changed the face of music for all of us. He was one reason we dropped our inhibitions and grooved on the floor. Not only that because he created so many various dance moves in that he taught by example to use our bodies to feel the music and become it...I use to scoot around the living room dancing to anything I could starting at about age 2, my mom use to talk about it, I danced with a professional company finally giving it up in the 10th grade but the dance never leaves the dancer. In college I joined EKU's dance troupe and hit the floor at the "Dog" on Thursday nights TO MANY of Michael's songs....Like others in my generation if did feel like the day Elvis died to me yesterday and I'm sure in future years many of us will know just what we were doing when we heard this news....



OK, so what was I doing...on post-op day 12, I got my hair done yesterday and I have to say this is one of my most favorite cuts I've ever gotten....I LOVE it and I can't say that I have loved my hair since it was shorn from chemo till now...it has taken me 2 years to have a good hair day...and I'm looking forward to many more...I'll post some pics later....



My body, I took pain meds yesterday just because it was a lot getting my hair done, I have to, so I can endure things like that well. The best thing I can tell you is because my entire abdomen was done the whole thing is affected. I feel like it is all a big scab and even shirts irritate it. The numbness is wearing away BUT it has that scab feeling first and that is part of the process of healing that it takes. My skin has become extremely sensitive to tape adhesive and I have some rashes I don't normally get. I am using Mcderma to the scars and tons of body cream....I have to take pain meds to sleep...seriously...Tylenol #3 doesn't cut it at night, I'm going to have to talk to my surgeon about it Wednesday when I go see him, because this is not going to resolve by then, it still really pulls to lay in bed. I'm elevated on at least 3-5 pillows with one under my knees or I'd be in the recliner. I take a muscle relaxant and one percocet 5 for bed and I'm still waking up through the night with that in pain, through the day I'm fine with minimal activity. I HAVE KEPT EXACT doctors orders since I came home...and I'm really trying to not over do it. Even eating is affected I get about 10 bites in and I'm done for a meal. I eat two small meals a day (1/2 of one for lunch and the other 1/2 for dinner) and drink OJ in the morning. Right now I'm doing fruits, veggies, meat minimal bread and no sweets but natural things like juice and fruits. No cakes, pies, pop tarts, ice cream etc. This is about health for me....and some lifestyle changes :)



So that was day 12...;)