Post-Op Day 8

Wow, that pain medicine knocks me out, I might have to start taking 1/2 of a pill of it in the mornings, I sleep most of the afternoon away. I just got up at 2:30 I slept for probably 4 hours. I will say that sleep does produce the growth hormone and that encourages tissue growth, so the more I sleep the better at this point. Waking up in the morning is somewhat painful because that means I have slept on my back without moving much through the night, laying flat is hard so I do wake up hurting, I don't think that will be any different until those muscles stretch a bit.

Those liposuction sites are numb/itchy today. I'm going to have to take care of those in a bit after getting in the shower. My daughter made meat loaf, mashed potatoes, and mixed veggies, I have not had much red meat yet. Wow her meatloaf is GOOD :) Meatloaf sandwiches with white squishy bread and Hellman's mayo are one of my favorite sandwiches!

Alright, some of you might wonder what I do all day...because I have been medicated I watch a lot of TV right now. I have to say I'm pretty grateful for Christian television. There are some great preachers on TV these days and this has opened my eyes up to some of them I wouldn't know about. My favorites or those that I look for are Jentezen Franklin, Perry Stone, Joseph Prince, Anderew Wommack, Joyce Meyer, and Joel Osteen. Andrew speaks to me more than anyone else does, he is just an awesome preacher who teaches things others don't but they all have their good points. You can look them all up and I'm sure find out a slew of negative things written about each one of them,as well as positive and I have heard it all...I have learned after many years being a Christian to watch or listen to who ministers to me and to check it with the Word, I take the good and leave the questionable or the disagreeable. I read a ton, I read the Word and just meditate, in fact I fall asleep meditating. I have a new Bible study I'm starting too. I listen to a lot of Andrew, but that is nothing new, I watch documentaries on netflix and some fun movies too, so basically I'm still recliner bound and stay in my bedroom, my kids are running the house for the most part and are very helpful. They come in and keep me company and I love that. I feel very fortunate to have the kids I do. Hunter is my nurse and Allie is my storyteller and chef. She is working a lot and spending time with her new beau...Hunter is going to start work in a week, he wanted to make sure I was settled in more and more mobile than I am now before he starts working. We all laugh when we are together...mostly at each other, the three of us are a great team :) I have not been on the phone much, I just don't have it in me...I have not been up for much visiting...

This has been a long arduous week but I no longer count the hours or minutes until I can have something for pain. Coughing doesn't feel like it rips me open totally, and I can almost stand straight, if a week of time has done this...I'm looking forward to where I will be next weekend. I just keep reminding myself I was back to work 14 and 16 days post C-section with Allie and Hunter, if I could do 12 hours then hopefully by next weekend I will be feeling better....