It has been a good day. I slept off and on overnight. I got up at 8:15 and was able to stay awake until 11:15. Took a three hour nap and have been up since. I am getting tired so will probably take a nap after I finish writing.
Pain is manageable with Tylenol and Ibuprofen. The worse pain is when I swallow either food or water. After I swallow I get a sharp pain above my breast bone. Thinking I must have gotten a bit of a bruise from the breathing tube during surgery. From everything I have read it will get better by day seven or so.
The pain in my abdomen is like after childbirth. There, noticeable but manageable. I notice it the most when I stand after sitting for too long. May need to set the timer on my iPhone so I remember to get up and move more and see if that helps.
I managed to take a shower yesterday. That felt so good. I took it in my own bathroom. No problem getting in and out of the tub. I will indulge again tonight. Sure miss my bath though.
I have felt a bit restless today. Funny that before surgery I could waste an entire day playing games on my iPad and doing nothing and didn’t feel restless. Now, because I have to basically do nothing it is making me restless. Guess it is a lesson on being grateful for what you have. Enjoy your freedom of doing whatever you want to do! You just might miss it when you have to sit all day.
My brain fog is easing up. I hope to start working on my own personal taxes this week and get those finished up. I will have to wait for all the tax statements to come in before I take them to the accountant but it will be good to have the gathering of all the information completed.
So far this has been easier than I anticipated. It does remind me of my hysterectomy I had done 20 years ago. I know there will be a few hard days ahead, especially if I overdue. It is hard to find that balance sometimes.
My life has shrunk down during this period of isolation. It is giving me an opportunity to prioritize what I want to pick back up when this is done. Funny how we sometimes pick things up that really don’t serve our higher interest but we struggle to set them down. I will attempt to use this time wisely and examine what I want to continue to carry and what to leave behind.
Needless to say I have no plans for next week except continuing to focus on my healing. I do have a doctor’s appointment scheduled in Topeka for Friday if I am up to the trip. Kathy can drive me if needed. I am free to drive after one week but I will wait to see how I am doing. Topeka is over an hour away and not sure it is wise for me to drive myself. I can always cancel and reschedule the appointment if I am not up to making the trip, even as a passenger.
I do have some more AARP tax prep to work on if the mood hits. I finished all the tests but there are some problems I can work on to refresh my memory on the things we use the most. I’ll have to get someone to pick them up and bring them to me as I can’t go get them.
We are going to start doing taxes Feb 3 at the Senior Center in Emporia. If you want to get your taxes done for free, call the Senior Center the week of February 1 and get on the schedule. They are free and open to people of all ages. We can’t do depreciation or taxes for people that have employees. We are doing them three mornings a week in February and then four mornings a week in March and the first half of April.
I can do some at home too if you can’t make it to the Senior Center. Call me and let’s find a time. 620-481-8323.
Grateful for the healing that is happening, grateful the recovery is going smoothly so far, and grateful for all the love and support being shown to me.
GODS BLESSINGS