Post Op Update

Well, I survived! And all I can really say is that surgery is no joke. The feeling you have when waking up, and the pain you feel afterwards (no matter how “minimally invasive” the procedure is) are not fun. Also, when they say you don’t remember anything, they lie. I remember it all. And I’ve come to the decision that surgery is not something I’d ever voluntarily put myself through. So, there goes that future boob job I had been hoping for. Anyway, the gallbladder is finally out. Now I’m just trying to being cautious of the side effects. Learning what I can, and can’t eat or drink. It’s been a process, but I’ll get the hang of it.

There was a little issue with my gallbladder being so inflamed that it was twice the size it should have been. This meant more incisions had to be made than originally planned. And instead of being back at work within four days like I had hoped, it turned into having to use a whole week of my vacation time. I wasn’t really thrilled about that, but I had a lot of pain. Surprisingly there was a lot of nausea & vomiting too. And my breathing was a little off for a while. A few tweaks of my medications, and a lot of walking around helped speed up the recovery process though.

I’ve actually been feeling about 80% better. Though I got ahead of myself today when I put on jeans for work. While standing they felt fine, but sitting is a whole other ballgame. The button presses right against the biggest incision site, and wholly moly is it painful! See what overconfidence gets you? By the time I got in my car this morning, and realized the huge mistake I had made it was too late. So, I suffered through. Tomorrow it’s definitely back to yoga pants. Now, with the exception of a few little hiccups here, and there I’m hoping it won’t be too much longer before I start feeling normal again. Some other great news is that I was finally cleared to resume gym sessions! Oh, how I have missed it. And I keep being told that by the end of November I should be feeling the best I’ve ever felt in a long while. So, fingers crossed! Here's to having to build everything back up again!