Post-Op Day 6

Alright, so I got on the scale this morning again...it seems all I did yesterday was diurese (pee)...so I was wondering how much fluid I lost...the scale is down 8 pounds this morning. Thank goodness, because I really third-spaced in my belly and hips, I mean they were more than taught. You could tell fluid was just sitting in tissues, with that kind of edema you have to just wait until it moves into the circulatory system to eliminate it. I'm much less taught today and that swelling decrease has helped my pain level to decrease. Last night I started with a runny nose, and coughing. Listen, I simply was not going to have it, I prayed and spoke to those symptoms to disappear and I woke up totally clear this morning. That is a praise! I took a couple of pain pills early this morning and it is helping, I'm trying to wean off those meds as much as possible at this point but I do wake up in a fair amount of pain. OK, so back in the recliner. I might actually have my daughter take some pics today, we will see...but I'm going to rest for now, might actually get up and make some cream of wheat...it just sounds good to me this morning.....