Recovery

The Tuesday after the wedding, March 24th, I had surgery, an abdominal myomectomy...a what?? The easiest way to put it is I had a C-section to remove a large fibroid out of my uterus. The surgery was successful, they removed the fibroid that turned out to be larger than showed in the ultrasounds. I had to stay 2 nights. Some people who came to see me got to witness me upchucking a jumba juice (the only thing that sounded good for two days). I knew going into this that recovery was going to a bitch and let me tell you it is!

Here are some things that recovery includes:

Pillow goes between you and the seat belt in the car...car rides are not fun!

Wearing huge undies because your swollen and don't want anything touching your incision

Walking slower than a snail

The trip the bathroom with be the highlight of your day

However when you get to the bathroom and sit down you can't get up once you are done

Low-rise pants are the devil or anything that sits below the belly button

Can't reach up to wash your hair very well so a messy bun is the best option to hide the oily hair

The TV and you become best friends

No working out or working for 8 weeks (which is great for the first 2 weeks)

Hormones are out of control....they are screaming what did you just do!!!

Constipation is a way of life because of the drugs they put you on.

Now, 6 weeks later, I have been cleared to start taking walks. I am an active person and this part has been hard. To be honest, I haven't felt like doing a lot but I am tired of sitting on the couch and hanging out with my TV. Thankfully, my sister-in-law, Tara has moved back to the area so I have had someone to hang out with during the day.

So now I am up to date (pretty much!)