Have you ever noticed how you really cannot get any rest in the hospital? I swear someone was in my room every hour poking, prodding, check my bandages it was insane. So I survived the surgery and the first day post-surgery but I had always known the second day after surgery is always the worst for pain. So my plastic surgeon wants me to get up and walk today. I am really not looking forward to this. SO I get woken up early with the shift change and then about 8 they bring in some breakfast, by this time it has been 2 full fays since I have eaten I was not super hungry but I wanted to eat something. They brought me broth! I hate broth; it is so salty I just cannot eat it but this is all they would bring me.
I needed to get up and walk today so seeing as breakfast was a flop I called the nurse and along with my hubby each grabbed a side and we walked. With the hip to hip incision I could not stand straight yet, they wanted me to walk like the Hunchback of Notre Dame. I felt quite ridiculous but this was something I had to do. I made one lap around the nurses’ station and that was enough for me. I tried to convince the nurse to take the catheter out if I can walk I can walk to the restroom, but they would not take it out until I could walk by myself. I had them help me a couple of times that day make my little loop.
I had not seen my kids in two days and I missed them terribly. I had talked to them a couple of times the previous day but I needed to see them. My mom brought them up and warned them to be careful of my tummy and “girls” that I was sore. They were just what the doctor ordered. I felt so much better seeing them, I was able to sit up part way which was nice and I put a pillow over my stomach just in case but it was amazing seeing them. I wanted so bad to work hard at walking so I could go home to them soon. I was supposed to be in for five days and this was day two but I wanted to go home with my kids. They kissed me good night and I sent them home with my hubby. When they left I cried, I don’t know why really I blame it on the morphine.