Today is my two week surgiversary. I have to admit that I didn't think the pain would last this long, but here we are into two weeks. I have areas of hypersensitivity that are making my skin crawl. My ab incision is healing, but there are periods throughout the day where the pain makes me come to a stop. The bruising througout the chest and ab area is getting better...a shade of yellow-green now.
My drain numbers were still too high to go to the doctor today. My appointment had to be rescheduled for Wednesday. Try as I might to take it easy, I still can't get the numbers below 20cc.'s per day....that's the magic number for drain removal.
And I'm still really swollen. It's getting better, but still there. I got dressed in my regular pants today (not sweats). I couldn't button them, so kept the zipper open, and the waistband pinned together (open) with a big shirt over the whole mess. We ran a couple errands together and that was about all I could do. Came home really tired.
But still, I'm grateful...the surgery is behind me. I made it through. The cancer was removed with no nodes involved. It's good. Gamatz Gamatz (slowly, slowly). I'm getting there. It's just going to take patience.
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