Not really. I know I should be grateful to be alive and all, but boy, recovering from surgery is so boring!! It's a mental willpower game!
I'm not the kind of person who sits around all day. And right now, I can't do much else but sit around all day. I see things that need cleaned up, and I want to clean them, but I'm not physically able to, then I'm annoyed looking at them. Uh, is that normal??
And of course, now that I've stopped taking pain meds (talk about the worst) and am through the mental fog, the kids think I can take them to do this and that, but I can't drive, can't walk very far, can't do anything fun.
Gah!! Will I ever be back to normal??????
Recovery is the worst... ;)
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It's a good thing you are pretty solid in your finances so that you don't have that to worry about while recovering. And you have lots of time to write.
Get well soon!
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It's a slow process, but it was major surgery. That's why having child care or day camp or something for the kids is so important the first few weeks. Don't let what your kids think you should be able to do dictate what you are able to do. You'll set yourself back if you try to live up to their expectations right now. And get someone to come in and do some chores if your husband can't pick up the slack, but he may not even notice the little things that are bugging you if you don't say something. I call this male pattern blindness. A family member or friend should be able to help some if you can't afford it. You may have to let your normal levels of tidiness go for several weeks.
It's easy to be bored. Can you find something addictive to binge watch? That makes the time go faster, but it has to be addictive.
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Ugh, but 6 months????? I can't wait that long (Pout while I feel sorry for myself)
Can you tell being on pause is hard for me?
On the upside, I am catching up on the Sookie Stackhouse (TrueBlood) book series. I'm on No. 4 and the next one is at the library, and I'm gearing up to re-read the Tightwad Gazette books, since I'll need some inspiration to be thrifty considering the unknown $$$ in medical bills that will be coming my way soon. We just drained our savings to pay for a new roof, thinking THAT was the emergency, then two weeks later, there's this. So yeah. I'm not feeling thrilled financially.
DH goes back to work Monday. He'll take the kids to camp and pick them up, and my mom will come up and watch them at least once a week. Big helps. Now we just need to hope he holds onto that job,w ith all these bills and the health insurance.
As for entertainment, it's been reading and naps. Today is the first day I felt well enough to sit straight up in my computer chair.
I'm lucky to have the two bestest friends in the world. They dropped off a big stack of my all-time fav comedy movies (AB fab, all the seasons, plus She Devil with Meryl Streep.) I also set up my netflix DVD que so all the movies I couldn't get to see in the theater are lined up and ready to be delivered.
Other than reading and napping... I guess the house will just have to be messy.
June 23rd, 2017 at 11:32 pm 1498260773
Yay for recovery! My husband's six month scan came back "stable" which means he's passed with flying colors and on for another scan in six months time. Hope that's the course for you, too!
And AB Fab ... nothing better than that ...
Glad to hear its going good!
June 24th, 2017 at 01:40 am 1498268431
I don't recall needing any time of note to recover from any surgeries. BUT... It sounds like abdominal type surgery has a longer recovery and is more of a bear. While I think it's best to be mentally prepared for the worst case, I personally wouldn't expect it to take so long to recover. Everyone heals at their own pace. I do think that getting enough rest and making your healing a priority is what will give you any edge. Beyond that, we are all wired differently, and it is what it is. You've got lots of time to come to terms with that part.
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I figured as much.
Pretty much every time the doctor told me I'd be up and about in X amount of time, that wasn't really the case. Full recovery took much longer. It was usually a nurse or physical therapist who gave me the real truth.
But, I do feel 1000 times better than I did last Saturday and much better than when I left the hospital, so as long as I stay on this trajectory, I'll be happy. I just want to be able to sleep in the positions I can normally sleep in and be able to take my kids places this summer!
Also, I do want to get back to my daily core, abs, and leg workouts, but I know that's gonna be a while.
I'm lucky in that my body has always been resilient, but who knows if it will this time. This is a total unknown to me.
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