May 6, 2008 Feeling Like Myself Again

After seeing the surgeon yesterday and getting a big thums up for my wonderful healing skin graft, I was feeling pretty good.

Today it was 70 degrees +, and I decided it was time for a walk. So I went for a nice walk after lunch--a good mile. It felt SO good to be moving again! I've decided to do it again tomorrow, and then, weather permitting, at least one or two more times this week. I see the doctor again on Monday and I'll ask when I can resume the TM and elliptical. Hopefully soon!

Meanwhile, the scale was down 3.4# this week! Yay!!! I'd been a bit concerned, since the lack of exercise might have been a problem. But it seems to be going fine. The most exciting part is, I'd set a goal to be under 240# by the time I go to Scotland. Well, today I'm 238.6, so I made it 81 days in advance!!! So I've reset the goal to under 230#, and I might need to change that again before we go!

I realized when I was walking that I'm still tired post surgery and anesthesia, but I'm feeling MUCH more like my old self. I know it usually takes a good week to shake the effects of the anesthesia, so I've still got a couple of days. Hopefully be Thursday I'll be all he way back. I'm really glad, since I wasn't sure how this post-op course was going to be. I've been pleasantly surprised.

I'm allowed to drive again, but had planned to wait until Thursday, a full week. Well, I had to drive to the drugstore to get a new prescription for Laura--her allergies are just awful, so the doctor said we'd try Clarinex. The insurance company denied it, so while we fight it, I had to pay out of pocket. $132 !!!!!! Sheesh, what's it made of? Gold dust?

Anyway, the Ex was supposed to pick Laura up at 6:10 to take her to her therapy group. I looked up and noticed it was 6:19 and there was no sign of him. Tried calling, not home. Got his wife on her cell, she's not heard from him. So we hopped in the car and I drove her there. He arrived about 5 minutes after we left, and was apparently a bit cheesed off that we weren't here. Well, duh! What did he expect me to do? He WAS almost 15 minutes late! As it was, she was late for her group. She missed last week when I went to say goodbye to my Aunt, so she wasn't missing again. In any event, the driving was fine. My head is clear--no pain meds to interfere, and it's not exactly strenuous to drive my SUV. Basically, I can do pretty much everything except shower and exercise. (and it may be good that if I can't do one, I can't do the other!!!)

I'm just so grateful that I'm finally healing. I know the protein is helping--even the resident said that when I saw the doctor yesterday. So I'll just keep doing what I'm doing, and let the healing progress.