Tuesday, September 8, 2020 – POSTED: Thursday, September 10, 2020
My best night’s sleep so far. I slept 6 hours straight. It was almost 6:00 AM. I tried to go back to sleep but failed. So I got up and went through my work email deleting and filing what I could. There’s a ton that happened the last two weeks at work, and a lot of emails to read if things are slow.
Lots of meetings missed, yeah! But more meetings already scheduled, boo! Meetings are a waste of time.
Regular Jeans
I was able to wear regular jeans. They were a bit snug when I sit down, but I could wear them. A good thing, as we had a cold front go through and it is a lot cooler today.
The drawback to regular jeans is that it’s more of a hassle to take them off to change my disposable underwear. They make some that have velcro style sides so you can swap out for a dry one without having to take off shoes and pants.
Low Energy
I did really well this morning, but after lunch I ran out of steam. I dozed off a couple of times. It’s been raining, which made it less enticing to go for a walk.
The afternoon dragged on, but thankfully, things were slow. I’m glad it’s a 4 day work week, so only three more days to the weekend.
They told me my energy would probably be low for at least four weeks. That’s the same time frame for which I am restricted on how much weight I can lift. I really hope that bears out.
I just have to avoid dozing off so I can sleep tonight. A few more nights of 6 hours of sleep and I’ll really perk up.
Bandages
I still have two incisions that are weeping. One was all dry but the scab just fell off. The dry gauze I put over it sticks and rips loose the scab when I change the bandage. I’ll be glad when I can be done with tape on my abdomen.
the other incision is the same lower right incision that was majorly bruised. It is getting better.
Both bruises, the one on my lower right abdomen, and my left arm from blood draws are much more faded today. They should totally fade in the next day or two.
Twinges
One of my incision sites has twinged with sharp fast pains a few times. I took some acetaminophen after lunch to deal with the discomfort. That’s the first mid day acetaminophen I’ve taken in over a week. I’m still amazed at how little pain medication I’ve needed. I’m very glad for that!
Long Day
I started dozing off after lunch. It was raining, so I didn’t find the motivation to go walk in the rain. I really ran out of steam this afternoon. My tiredness and foggy brain made the last half of the work day seem like forever.
I ate supper about 45 minutes after work, and not long after that, I dozed off in my chair. I finally got awake enough to get up and putter around a bit. I’m still tired, hopefully sleep and plenty of it, come easily.
Bedtime
I’ve been changing bandages on two incisions that were still weeping. As I was changing them for bedtime, I noticed that they’ve both finally dried up! No more tape, and hopefully a LOT less itching!
Also, all the bruising on my abdomen and left arm blood draw site are much more faded than this morning. The bruising may be hardly noticeable by morning.
My abdomen has been much softer the last couple of days. I’m hopeful that this means my insides are finally back to normal or close.
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