7 days Post Op

Today is a much better day emotionally.

Shelby, I believe, caught something from me being in the hospital, or we both have it and it explains a lot of why I feel the way I do. She is quite unmanageable today, and even though Grandpa came up to help out, she is clinging to me instead. This is proving difficult in getting anything done with regards to my research, 1st Birthday Party planning, or paying the bills.

I have an appt. with the surgeon tomorrow AM. It bothers me that I have to go all the way back out to Harvard because she only has office hours 1x every other week in Lincolnshire. I should have asked the hours when I was choosing my surgeon.

I took a shower today and shaved. I removed one suture closing bandaid thingie today, from the smallest incision on the right. I need to work off the one covering the big one on the left, because they will want to see it closely tomorrow. It looks inflamed, infected and swollen. It also hurts where the others do not.

Today I am down 34 lbs. This includes the two 2-week liquid diets I had to do prior to surgery on 7/25/07. I dont look any different, and I don't feel any different. My clothes surely dont fit any different, but I havent really tried anything on other than comfy lounge clothes anyways.

Bruising has started on all of my incisions, some worse than others. I expected it, no big deal.

Aunt Flo has left the building, so that makes life a little better as well.

Today I haven't gotten any headaches as of yet. I just wish the surgeons office had been more specific about what meds I could take post op. I had no idea that Ibuprofren was a no-no and could hurt the pouch.