Outside it is a gorgeous sunny day and I am was going to try to go out in it for a bit. Spring is trying her hardest to show. Knowing the weather around this corner of the earth (the Pacific Northwest) we are in for a lot more rain but for now I will enjoy a momentary lapse.
Well, after I wrote that paragraph my feet got kicked out from under me and I had to go back to bed. Now I am beginning to see why everywhere else I would be kept in the hospital for 2 - 4 days. Even though Canada has Universal Health Care they try to save money in other nifty and non-patient centred cost-saving measures. It seemed like a good idea to get dressed this morning but then I got really, really tired and could not find the energy to get undressed. Instead I rolled myself back into bed and tried to read but the book was too heavy to hold so I went to sleep instead.
And what is with being weepy after surgery? I feel all lonely and sad. I am being super clingy on my husband who must be getting sick of me by now.
Oh, this was funny. As I was getting ready to go home my gyneologist gives my husband a knowing look and says. "Nothing going in there for the next six weeks"! Ha!
Well, after I wrote that paragraph my feet got kicked out from under me and I had to go back to bed. Now I am beginning to see why everywhere else I would be kept in the hospital for 2 - 4 days. Even though Canada has Universal Health Care they try to save money in other nifty and non-patient centred cost-saving measures. It seemed like a good idea to get dressed this morning but then I got really, really tired and could not find the energy to get undressed. Instead I rolled myself back into bed and tried to read but the book was too heavy to hold so I went to sleep instead.
And what is with being weepy after surgery? I feel all lonely and sad. I am being super clingy on my husband who must be getting sick of me by now.
Oh, this was funny. As I was getting ready to go home my gyneologist gives my husband a knowing look and says. "Nothing going in there for the next six weeks"! Ha!
Sounds like all is going as it should be. Be patient with yourself- the patient. Okay?
ReplyDeleteTake it easy...
ReplyDeleteYou don't want to pop any staples...
Soon enough you will be back on your feet...
ENJOY the rest...
Cheers!
Linda :o)
Stewed prunes are numero uno for getting things moving in this household. My old Dad used to say he couldn't be in the same room as a prune, without trotting off to the toilet.
ReplyDeleteHere, in America, no one has bowel movements. We all go to the Restroom, for a rest?
On a visit to France, I asked the restaurant owner where the Bathroom was (literal translation to salle de bain, as I've been here way too long). She looked puzzled and answered "We have a toilet, but there's no bath in there. Is that alright?"
Get as much sleep and rest as you can! Surgery really does a number on you. I think hospitals send people home ASAP now, not as a cost-saving measure (although it is) but rather to reduce the risk of catching some horrible infection at the hospital. The least amount of time spent there, the better.
ReplyDeleteI view tears as a way of getting rid of toxins. Sometimes there seems to be a lot of them which need to go. Dammit.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, needing to pee every twenty minutes is a giant pain - which impacts on sleep as well.
Be as kind to yourself as you can. Sleeping is healthy.
Rest, rest, rest, and be patient -- this too shall pass! Bananas apparently can relieve OR cause constipation, depending on the state it's in; I just avoid them haha.. Personally, I find broccoli, potatoes, papaya and prune juice great -- seaweed too! And perhaps you could ask your doctor for a stool softener? Hang in there!
ReplyDeleteI was the same after coming home from the hospital (weepy, exhausted by the smallest things) - go easy on yourself and do nice things for yourself. Your gyno is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteTake it easy and get as much rest as possible. This too will pass, as they say.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't want to stay longer than necessary in the hospital these days; there's no telling what you'll contact while there.
Surgery knocks the hell out of you. I wasn't really back for about 6 months but I could be wrong as my issues are still in decline and the surgery only fixed the spot in crisis at the moment. I slept ALL THE TIME for at least a couple of weeks. Your body needs to heal. I am in the habit of taking a dose of generic metamucil every day regardless. If you are taking painkillers - you'll need more than just softeners because it's the movement that's hampered so maybe get something like Senokot as well.
ReplyDeleteI like that they gyno spoke directly to your husband! ha!
Dude! You need to be taking it EASY. Drink lots of fluid and eat lots of raisin bran. Bananas are binding, avoid them. Feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteSubtle doctor! :D
ReplyDeleteJust take it easy and make the most of being pampered and looked after. Oh are you? If not you should be.
Yes back to bed for you my lady! PMSL at the doctor. I agree prunes will do the trick and when I go travelling I always take Senakot every night to soften things up a bit. ;)
ReplyDeleteWe have good private insurance but they still don't want you in the hospital for too long. When I gave birth to my son I was out the next day. I thought I'd bleed to death but my ob/gyn thought that was quite funny. Said it was like I'd never had a baby before. She was a good doc, but had lousy bedside manner. lol
ReplyDeleteHahaha to your doctor! That is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure that surgery, especially such an intimate one, would make anyone weepy!
Sleep lots, and enjoy the time in bed!