THe rest of the week after my surgery was pretty good. Normally I wouldn't really say that I was excited about sitting at home all week and just catching up on all of my TV shows and catching the latest movies OnDemand, but it has been AWESOME to do that! Don't get me wrong, I love a night a week just sitting here doing NOTHING and catching a new flick, but I've gotten to the point that I really don't have a movie I want to see on this TV anymore! I've seen a lot of Ashton Kutcher, Anne Hathaway, Steve Carrell, Drew Berrymore, Justin Timberlake, Anne Heche, Craig T. Nelson, Brittany Murphy, yeah...just about everybody. This weekend, I actually had two plans, but they were cancelled because of the snow and my lack of ability to drive.
I have taken back the dosage of pain pills to half of what I was taking and half per day, which I think is pretty good! On Friday, I had my pain pump removed and my bandages taken off, but my drainages still haven't been taken out. I'm still "draining" a lot more than I should be to have them removed, but I'm hoping it will be sometime this week - I'm starting to actually feel them under my skin and more than anything, it's getting annoying!
The doctor is giving me about 2 weeks on the chest compression and at least wearing it for another month anytime I do a physical activity such as running. Although, I won't be able to swim laps for another month or month and a half. Hopefully sooner than later, but I'm not wanting to push recovery. The faster I can get back into physical shape, the better. I can feel myself gaining a few pounds here and there without barely walking around. Although I did buy a pedometer, which is helping me measure how many steps I'm taking, calories I'm burning and miles I'm walking. I will have to say I'm surprised how much we walk just when we're around the house and go a few places during the week.
Tomorrow, I will be going back to work and will be trying the doctor visit one more time - hopefully to get the drainages out! This week will hopefully be a productive week at work, but although I plan on it, I really am worried about getting to sleep.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Day/Night 3
Well, I've been home three days and this is my third night since the surgery. As I am sitting here, I can feel the pain pump starting to die down. I don't know how much longer this will work, but I bet I have about a half day left with it in my system. This means that my chest won't be numb anymore and the only thing I will be surviving on would be the pain medication.
I was taking percoset, but the first night I was home, I had to itch the whole night. I wasn't able to fall asleep for very long. The last two nights I've been sleeping hours at a time. I also have the muscle relaxer, which has made a big difference. The only thing I've started to notice is that I have a few color spots on my body that I hadn't noticed until today. There are bruises and irritations, so we will see if they start to go down.
The great news - I'm thinking I might be a fast person of recovery for this surgery. I think this will be a pretty successful recovery!!
I was taking percoset, but the first night I was home, I had to itch the whole night. I wasn't able to fall asleep for very long. The last two nights I've been sleeping hours at a time. I also have the muscle relaxer, which has made a big difference. The only thing I've started to notice is that I have a few color spots on my body that I hadn't noticed until today. There are bruises and irritations, so we will see if they start to go down.
The great news - I'm thinking I might be a fast person of recovery for this surgery. I think this will be a pretty successful recovery!!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
This is the song that never ends...
Well it's Tuesday night/Wednesday morning.
I just actually just slept for the longest I have since I've been home, 2 1/2 hours! I was taking a form of Tylenol pain medication, but at my post-op, I told Dr. Miller that my medicine was REALLY making me stay up and itch all night. Needless to say, I moved to Hydrocodone, which hasn't shown any bad signs of anything bad so far.
Last night my dad, Jennifer, Grandma Emma and Captain Gesner came over. Dad and Grandma Emma stuck around and we had dinner, then they cleaned for me - my whole kitchen and dining room! They are so awesome! During this whole situation, if it's been financial, transportation and/or just basic help around the house, my family has pulled through more than I would have ever thought! Don't get me wrong, I know that my family would do anything, just as I would for them, BUT it's really shown more than I thought they ever would. Jennifer has been there to help when I needed, too! She was there during the operation and then came over tonight. She will also be over tomorrow before her and the family go to the lake.
When I took off my first compression, I got to see for the first time that the job actually looks GREAT! I can't believe how awesome Dr. Miller did on my pecs AND the amount of swelling looks like it will start going down in the next few weeks! As of right now, This operation was a huge success. I'm very excited to see what's going to happen! WOW!
I just actually just slept for the longest I have since I've been home, 2 1/2 hours! I was taking a form of Tylenol pain medication, but at my post-op, I told Dr. Miller that my medicine was REALLY making me stay up and itch all night. Needless to say, I moved to Hydrocodone, which hasn't shown any bad signs of anything bad so far.
Last night my dad, Jennifer, Grandma Emma and Captain Gesner came over. Dad and Grandma Emma stuck around and we had dinner, then they cleaned for me - my whole kitchen and dining room! They are so awesome! During this whole situation, if it's been financial, transportation and/or just basic help around the house, my family has pulled through more than I would have ever thought! Don't get me wrong, I know that my family would do anything, just as I would for them, BUT it's really shown more than I thought they ever would. Jennifer has been there to help when I needed, too! She was there during the operation and then came over tonight. She will also be over tomorrow before her and the family go to the lake.
When I took off my first compression, I got to see for the first time that the job actually looks GREAT! I can't believe how awesome Dr. Miller did on my pecs AND the amount of swelling looks like it will start going down in the next few weeks! As of right now, This operation was a huge success. I'm very excited to see what's going to happen! WOW!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Tits Magee!
Hey everyone!
Yes, the time has come. I am home from surgery tonight and feeling okay. I started pre-surgery stuff around 9 am and went under the knife around 11. Right now I'm feeling okay, but tomorrow is suppose to be the worst day according to my doctor, so I hope it won't be that bad. I will be just upping the pain meds if I need to and especially after I see Dr. Miller.
I will be unable to do much for about 6-8 weeks other than walk, but I bought a pedometer last night to make sure I am getting enough walking in during the day.
RIght now I'm watching movies with my sisters, who have been the best nurses and are taking care of me today! My grandma's, Jennifer, mom and sisters were there with me today and made me feel so comfortable about having this operation. Jennifer has been amazing for understanding this whole thing, too! It's funny that she is going through this with me and we have only dated for a month! CRAZY and just shows how awesome she is to me!
I can't believe that in a few weeks, I will be so closer to a normal chest. Talk about changing my life...it's gonna be awesome (hopefully with the right result!)
Yes, the time has come. I am home from surgery tonight and feeling okay. I started pre-surgery stuff around 9 am and went under the knife around 11. Right now I'm feeling okay, but tomorrow is suppose to be the worst day according to my doctor, so I hope it won't be that bad. I will be just upping the pain meds if I need to and especially after I see Dr. Miller.
I will be unable to do much for about 6-8 weeks other than walk, but I bought a pedometer last night to make sure I am getting enough walking in during the day.
RIght now I'm watching movies with my sisters, who have been the best nurses and are taking care of me today! My grandma's, Jennifer, mom and sisters were there with me today and made me feel so comfortable about having this operation. Jennifer has been amazing for understanding this whole thing, too! It's funny that she is going through this with me and we have only dated for a month! CRAZY and just shows how awesome she is to me!
I can't believe that in a few weeks, I will be so closer to a normal chest. Talk about changing my life...it's gonna be awesome (hopefully with the right result!)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The rest of the banquets...
Well, last week I experienced THREE banquets in 5 days. First, the post before about the outcome of the bucks we made during our fundraiser. There are two other banquets that I planned and emceed for the evening as well. Although they were a little more low key and still of course, fun, it was still A LOT to do in that amount of time!
I am always so excited to celebrate our coaches and their effort to volunteer and be involved. We have a great group of coaches and we are lucky to show them a great night at the end of the season. We honored our coach of the year for each age division and were able to enjoy some great food. This year, I added something new to the mix. Last year, we were criticized for not having childcare and I totally agreed. We are talking about 100 sets of parents...why wouldn't we have childcare?? So this year, we provided it and actually let them go swimming while their parents enjoyed the banquet.
The next banquet was a Youth and Volunteer of the Year Banquet. At this banquet, we honor six pre/teenagers and six volunteers from the Tulsa area clubs. It was really exciting to watch this night unfold because I believe this is what our clubs are truly about...the growth and development of our kids. We honored one of our kids and one volunteer - both amazing people and our youth is going to have a lot of things going for her in the future. Very exciting!
Last Friday, I had a dream that I couldn't fall asleep during my surgery...now, I know that it's not going to happen, but dang...of course, now it's in the back of my mind! I find myself getting a little nervous about the whole situation; how I will feel at this time next week, won't be able to drive, do anything physical for about 6-8 weeks, going back to work, scars, etc. Although I know I'm making an awesome decision, I still have those doubts - HA!
I will be posting next week about my afterward experience. Hopefully in good thoughts!!
I am always so excited to celebrate our coaches and their effort to volunteer and be involved. We have a great group of coaches and we are lucky to show them a great night at the end of the season. We honored our coach of the year for each age division and were able to enjoy some great food. This year, I added something new to the mix. Last year, we were criticized for not having childcare and I totally agreed. We are talking about 100 sets of parents...why wouldn't we have childcare?? So this year, we provided it and actually let them go swimming while their parents enjoyed the banquet.
The next banquet was a Youth and Volunteer of the Year Banquet. At this banquet, we honor six pre/teenagers and six volunteers from the Tulsa area clubs. It was really exciting to watch this night unfold because I believe this is what our clubs are truly about...the growth and development of our kids. We honored one of our kids and one volunteer - both amazing people and our youth is going to have a lot of things going for her in the future. Very exciting!
Last Friday, I had a dream that I couldn't fall asleep during my surgery...now, I know that it's not going to happen, but dang...of course, now it's in the back of my mind! I find myself getting a little nervous about the whole situation; how I will feel at this time next week, won't be able to drive, do anything physical for about 6-8 weeks, going back to work, scars, etc. Although I know I'm making an awesome decision, I still have those doubts - HA!
I will be posting next week about my afterward experience. Hopefully in good thoughts!!
Monday, March 1, 2010
$13,000!!
Proud to say that in our fundraiser, we raised $13,000!!!!
Very pumped about a great event!
Very pumped about a great event!
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