Down, Down, Down!

Well I am officially one week post-op, and feeling great!  Mum and I started walking yesterday, and it feels so good to be out and walking around.  Even though I am still in a fair bit of pain, I found that I had a lot more energy for walking, that I WANTED to go for walks, and that I really enjoyed it!  We went for a quick walk yesterday to the mailbox, and then today we did about 1/4 of a mile, with a stop at the playground for Miss Jellybean!  It just felt SO amazing to be out in the sunshine!  Well, today at least!  Yesterday, it was quite windy but we decided to go anyway.  We were gone about 2 minutes and it started raining.  Then after we got the mail, it started raining harder, and the wind picked up, making it feel like we were getting pelted with little razors!!  Then, just as we were coming in the door, it started to snow in blizzard formation!  It was crazy!  Then, 1/2 an hour later, it was sunny again!  Crazy Prairie weather :)
Things are going well from a recovery point of view.  Two of my small incisions are nearly completely healed, but my 3 larger ones are still very painful and unhealed. I have little steri-strips covering the incisions, but at this point, they are all starting to come off.  I'm a little freaked out, though, because I'm afraid that something is going to pop out! 

I am able to shower for the most part on my own, which is AWESOME, and I am slowly getting my mobility back.  I am still stuck sleeping on my side mostly, as it is still really painful to be on my tummy, and I have to make sure I am on the right side, not the left as that is where the majority of my incisions are.  If I lie on the left side, I get a terrible muscle cramp from the bottom of my stomach all the way up to my chest.  My poor hubby has been woken up more than a few times by me moaning in pain!  Luckily I am able to find a comfortable position with just a bit of work :)

Other than that, life is just ticking right along, and life is good :)  My mum has been taking SUCH great care of all of us, and has been experimenting with all kinds of pureed foods.  She made some amazing creamy rice pudding for me, and then tonight, she cooked up some chicken and pureed it with broccoli, green beans and carrots with some cream of mushroom soup.  IT WAS SO GOOD!!  I am now able to have some textured foods, and had Cream of Wheat this morning for the first time in about 25 years.  I am already feeling more energy and am feeling good; I'm ready to tackle the rest of my life!
I'll keep you posted!

Love J