Post-Op Day 9

Alright, today was the best day yet. I'm basically off pain meds except to sleep, there is no way I could sleep for probably more than 20 minutes without them, while laying down. I do sleep in my bed at night with a pillow under my knees and thighs. It takes some of the strain off of laying flat. I seem to be just about over this upper respiratory thing, my skin is healing well and I'm just not so down in the dumps. I did talk to some of my best buddies today and that did make a difference...

I really did not expect the level of pain I had. I thought it would be comparable to a C-section but it is really not comparable. Then again I had 3 procedures done vs surgical delivery of a baby, and I found out it is very different. My son politely pointed out I am 16 years older than my last c-section....although I appreciate his input (not) he probably is right that age might be a factor...

The things I have been able to do today that I have not so far are: Get out of my recliner easier, walk around more in my room, not take pain meds, I had an actual phone conversation with a friend for I dunno 3 hours...much to my embarrassment I did not recall having about a total four hour exchange with her on the day I came home from the hospital. Listen that pain med...it makes you act normal but you have no memory of it, at least I didn't. I don't think I remember much until that Monday or Tuesday....I lost total conversations with people, my kids are telling me still things I said and conversations we had I had NO CLUE about.....I don't know about you all but for me it is a scary thing to not remember conversations.....I hate I was that out of it...I guess that is considered a blackout...

Alright, well tomorrow is D day...I go to the docs around 10:30. I MIGHT get my drains out, I have 4 in vs the 2 most people have, he said last week 2 out this Monday, I'm still hoping for the total 4, I have milked the bejezus out of them to get the fluid off my belly...I'm hoping that will pay off in the morning. My surgeon is such a gem he did no skin closure on me except for my belly button, so I wonder if those will come out tomorrow since it will be 10 days post op. Gosh I'm so glad I have no other sutures or staples to come out. The drains coming out freaks me out a bit and so does the belly button sutures, but if I had to face sutures coming out all across that LONG incision I would REALLY be dreading tomorrow...as it is I am still up at 1:32 AM....I need to take my meds so I can drift off but my favorite movie is on HBO...PS I Love You...I'm such a sap and what girl doesn't love an Irishman? Maybe I won't get through the day without tears...Ok I just have to say that bar scene where he taunts her to sing Karaoke and she breaks her nose...I laugh every time...I'm such a sucker...