HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
Elizabeth! Hope you had a wonderful day
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Harriet, you are an (insert fancy French accent here
) ar-tist! That was a beautiful birthday banner you made for Elizabeth.
Ken, thank you so much for the updates!
Kathyrn, I'm so glad you didn't have to wait any longer & that you are awake & doing well
. Some post op things I remember being told: No lifting. Walk every day (but just a few minutes at a time, several times a day, & slowly -- don't overdo it). My surgeon's nurse was emphatic about me taking all my pain pill doses the first week, & not trying to cut back until after that. I felt tired & weak & woozy for 2 or 3 days & slept a lot. The pain pills may have caused some of that. Dh thought anesthesia effects, too , since I went home the same afternoon.
Your incisions may be ouchy at first when you need to sit up & down or do anything involving your abdominal muscles. It helped a lot when dh pulled my arms in a fast & steady motion to help me sit from a lying position. Dr checked incisions about two weeks later, then one last check at one month. I remember he pressed on each incision while I was lying down (it didn't hurt) & had me lift my legs -- said he was feeling for hernias. You will feel better & stronger every day. I'm so glad you get to go home tomorrow! And I love you, too,
Kathryn. ((Hugs))
Waving ~~~ back to
Harmony from last night
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Lucylee, I've heard that crumpled up newspapers stuffed into enclosed spaces for 2 -3 days will remove odors, too (but I've never tried it).
Way to go on your walk,
MT! You said you were going to walk a mile & you did it.
I hope
Mr Dee is no longer having any discomfort in his lung & that it has stopped raining by you,
Dee.
It has been stormy & rainy since last night here. Still raining, but no thunder for a while. Lots of storms today. Dcat meowed at the basement door until we opened it to let him go down there & hide. We leave the door cracked an inch so he can come back up when he's ready. Ddog has been shadowing us all day, too -- she's no fan of thunder, either. We are just so happy that strong winds & hail passed us by, & that we didn't lose electricity. The sump pumps are getting a workout. When the power goes out dh sets up the generator to power them so the basement doesn't flood.
Sweet dreams, everyone.
