Day 7 Post-Op
Recovering well. Mood is optimistic.
Doctor said yesterday that some people do get depressed after their surgery and have thoughts that what they did was a mistake but it soon passes. He disputed my theory that the antibiotic was getting stuck in the narrow part of the stomach, though. Oh well, 1 in 2 isn't too bad! LOL
My back is aching again. I think doing the housework AND taking my daughter on a buggy ride was a bit too much the other day. Still I am managing a stretch of 4.5 hours in bed every night before discomfort sets in. Then I do my usual: go to the sofa, put my feet up on the armchair, get a pile of cushions under my unsupported arm, stick a pillow behind my head and off I am in the Land of Nod. Couple of hours there, then back in bed, then back in sofa. I am sleeping a lot better than I have done in a very long time. And like I said for me it is important that most of the night is spend in bed as that is improving my circulation and is giving my spine a rest.
Today I mixed the clear meat soup with some mashed meat and vegs that I had frozen and added some lemon juice and an egg and it made a tasty thick soup which I ate adding some sesame french bread in it. OK nowhere in my instructions says 'bread' in this week but wet bread should be fine...
I also made some chicken soup using a whole skinned chicken with one onion and lots of water. I didn't put any salt in as I had none downstairs but when I tasted the soup it tasted just fine and I could have sworn it contained salt!
I am drinking water as per my doctor's advice. I have 2 x 750 mls bottles which I keep in the fridge. Last night I drank most of the one bottle and this afternoon I have drank about half of the other bottle. Slowly I hope to be able to drink both bottles in one day and more.
Doctor said yesterday that some people do get depressed after their surgery and have thoughts that what they did was a mistake but it soon passes. He disputed my theory that the antibiotic was getting stuck in the narrow part of the stomach, though. Oh well, 1 in 2 isn't too bad! LOL
My back is aching again. I think doing the housework AND taking my daughter on a buggy ride was a bit too much the other day. Still I am managing a stretch of 4.5 hours in bed every night before discomfort sets in. Then I do my usual: go to the sofa, put my feet up on the armchair, get a pile of cushions under my unsupported arm, stick a pillow behind my head and off I am in the Land of Nod. Couple of hours there, then back in bed, then back in sofa. I am sleeping a lot better than I have done in a very long time. And like I said for me it is important that most of the night is spend in bed as that is improving my circulation and is giving my spine a rest.
Today I mixed the clear meat soup with some mashed meat and vegs that I had frozen and added some lemon juice and an egg and it made a tasty thick soup which I ate adding some sesame french bread in it. OK nowhere in my instructions says 'bread' in this week but wet bread should be fine...
I also made some chicken soup using a whole skinned chicken with one onion and lots of water. I didn't put any salt in as I had none downstairs but when I tasted the soup it tasted just fine and I could have sworn it contained salt!
I am drinking water as per my doctor's advice. I have 2 x 750 mls bottles which I keep in the fridge. Last night I drank most of the one bottle and this afternoon I have drank about half of the other bottle. Slowly I hope to be able to drink both bottles in one day and more.
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