Finally sitting on the loser's bench

Jan 24, 2011

I made it to the loser's bench...My surgery was on Wed. Jan.19th. Surprisingly, I have very little pain. I have more of a feeling of soreness and tenderness. It feels like I did a billion and one sit ups and have muscle soreness the next day. My surgeon and his team (minions as they referred to themselves) were great. I feel so blessed to have been assigned to him and not to any other surgeon. I've heard so many horror stories about some of the other surgeons. After the surgery, I had a hard time with nausea which I am told is common. It prohibited me from getting up and walking around when I was in the ICU/SDU so I was worried that I would be stuck in the hospital for an extra day or so. After I was moved to recovery, I began to feel a little better. I was told that I was being too aggressive in trying to take in fluids. What do you expect? I just went 39 hours without water or sustenance. I had to re-learn how to drink to make sure I was not going to get dehydrated and ensure I was going home on Fri.

Since I have been home, I feel great. I was able to walk up and down the stairs with no issues. Before my surgery, I had a lot of pain in my right heal (bone spurs) which effected how I walked. My weight and carrying around a 27 lb. baby didn't help the pain any. As a matter of fact, the day I went to the hospital for my surgery I had a hard time keeping up with my husband because I couldn't walk at a normal pace. After my surgery and when I was able to get up and walk the halls in the hospital, I realized almost immediately that the pain in my foot was gone. I was able to walk the halls in my socks, no supports from shoes or orthotics. I am so amazed. I was able to go for my daily walk the day after I got home. It was a short walk (20 min), but I felt great. I've been able to keep up the walks everyday gradually increasing my time. I love it.

The only challenges are that I am not feeling hunger at all and have just gotten to where I can drink 64 oz of fluids per day. Also, getting into a comfortable position to sleep has been challenging. Before surgery, I bought a bunch of pillows to prop me up and stuff around and under me to keep from rolling onto my stomach. So far I have not been able to find a comfortable combination in order to get a full night of sleep. DH is going out to buy a recliner to see if that will help. If not, hey, he will get a daddy chair out of the deal. He deserves it. I am so thankful for all of his support and taking care of the kids and house when I was in the hospital.

Here are my #s so far...
Started at 264 the first time I weighed in at the surgeon's office.
Morning of surgery: 249
Today, Jan. 24th: 240

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