3 Weeks Post Op: Happy New Year!

Hey Everyone!

Well three weeks ago I was under the knife!  It feels like such a long time ago that I was freaking out and reading everyone else’s blogs and stocking up on pillows.  Anyways, here’s my update!

I’m not really in pain anymore, I just have this burning itching feeling still.  It’s not constant, just when I walk around a lot, or wake up, or  sometimes it even randomly occurs.  The only time I feel actual pain is if I am standing or moving around way too much… which I guess I sometimes do.  EXCITING NEWS: This means i’m off painkillers!!!  Even though the motrin helped me with the burning and itching too, I’m trying to do without them for the sake of my stomach.  

I’m a ton more mobile then before!  I can walk around a lot and even drive!! I still try not to sit up perfectly straight, but if I lean on one hip or sit cross legged i can manage on any normal chair.  I went out to a new years get together last night with some old friends from high school.  It was so great being out, and I managed to be sitting most of the time so everything worked out ok.  Most of the people there knew about the surgery, but didn’t know exactly what it was for.  I was definitely more sore when I woke up today, but it was totally worth it! 

My family is back from london now!  It’s nice to have them all home again, annoying as they are.  It’s a good thing that i was doing better when they got home, because I didn’t want them to feel bad about having to leave me.  We made plans last summer to go on this london trip with my extended family.  That was around the same time that i was deciding if I was going to do the surgery or not.  My mom was really concerned about what to do with the trip, and was considering not going so she could stay home with me (even though they weren’t scheduled to leave until 9 days after the procedure).  Last summer I convinced her that she should go, so it was important to me to show her that I really was fine.

I hope you all had a good new years!  Till next time!