Hi there good people. I had it in my head that I would blog each day of my recovery from my surgery.....it didn't happen. Oops. So...here is a synopsis.
December 20th---had my surgery (bilateral breast reduction for those who didn't keep up). He took 700 from one side and 300 from the other. I went home (courtesy of my husband) and pretty much slept on and off the rest of the day. I had a hard time sleeping cause of not being able to sleep on my side.
December 21st---1st day post surgery. Paige was picked up by her father and he dropped her off at school and picked her up from school. I stayed home alone with Connor. It was an okay day. Took a few things for pain and opened some new toys for Connor (courtesty of a family xmas party on the 19th). The putting together of things repeatedly was a little trying on my sutures but it was okay.
December 22nd--day two post surgery. This is the last day that I took pain meds. I took Paige to school and took Connor through the drive thru of McD's for some pancakes. Then...it was another day on the couch. I took a nap and my back was really hurting so I e-mailed my plastic surgeon and asked him for a muscle relaxer. He called it into Target and I picked this up after picking Paige up from school. I didn't end up needing to take it...but it was nice to have just incase.
December 23rd and 24th--James was home so he took care of the kids. Well---mostly Connor cause Paige went with her father the evening of the 23rd and wasn't seen again til xmas day.
December 25th---we flew out to Oklahoma for a week. I took an 800 mg Ibuprofen just because since I was dealing with the kids, etc...
December 26th---I couldn't stand it anymore.....I took the gauze off. Oh boy. I had to sit on the floor of the bathroom for a good 10 minutes cause I thought that I was going to pass out. I don't know why I felt like this....I hadn't even seen them yet! LOL. Boy did it feel good not having all that padding...and it was a lot.
So---the week went on. No pain meds except for some ibuprofen here and there. The doc called and checked on me a few times (since my check up in office was supossed to be that week). I had some discharge from the suture site but apparently it was nothing to worry about. Parts of the incision are still tender and certain ways that I move are still a little painful. But.......it was great. I had my checkup and it was good.....except for some stitches being removed. I am clear for guarded exercise. I go back in 5 weeks.
Well---since I started writing this post...a week or so ago the above paragraph changed a bit. I had to go back and see the dr last Friday because part of my incision popped open....you see I have a horizontal incision and two vertical incisions (one each breast)...well where the horizontal meets the vertical there is a lot of tension there. So....it popped open and was oozing stuff...fun! I emailed the doc and he told me to come in and get it checked out. All is okay---just have to be more careful with some movements.
I have gotten one run/walk in. I am not sure how far I went. I walked and ran on the treadmill in the house for 1 1/2 hours. Then....the crud came on courtesy of the little germ carriers. Oh well!
Anyway---there is a synopsis about what has been going on. Please feel free to ask me any questions about my surgery/recovery. I know that some of you are considering the process. I would be glad to talk to you about it!
Jen
3 comments:
I'm still proud of you, even if I didn't agree that 1.5 hours as your first exercise after both plantar fasciitis and breast reduction was a smart thing. :) You better play it smart so you don't injure yourself again!!
Thanks for the update & so glad to hear that you're doing well. I asked James in his blog last week how you were doing. Take it easy & don't overdo it ... no need to pop the incision again! Here's to a continued speedy recovery!
You are a real trooper when it comes to pain! Spending that week with you post surgery, I didn't hear you complain once. I almost forgot at times that you were still in recovery : ).
Good to see you got your blog back up and going. I was checking it regularly there for a while, but saw no updates so stopped. I'll try to keep up with it once in a while. Love, A
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