Good Dr Visit

Today I went to see the Dr it has been 2 weeks after my wonderful surgery. She said everything looks good and I am on the road to recovery. I have 6 more weeks of full recovery but it all looks great.

I told her about my cramps and she said it's my laxative I take. She switched me to something different. She then put me on a hormone cream 3 days a week.

I am back to work full time. I get worn out easy but I enjoy my job so much that I just can't stay away. More on my job later!

Making Life Changes

I am returning to work 2moro and I am so excited. It's not that I haven't hung out there a lot of last week. My first day back I have a all day training, That is less stressful I think then dealing with the day to day business.

I am feeling so good today! It doesn't seem like I had surgery 10 days ago. I can feel all the stitches but that is about it. I have about 5 more weeks of recovery of no lifting anything over 5lbs. I am not taking but about 1-2 Ibuprofen a day. I go see both Dr's this week. The only big issue is I wake up in the night fully drenched in sweat from head to toe. My bed is soaked I am soaked. My room is not warm I have a fan running all the time. Does this happen to any of you? Oh one other thing as I sit here the cramps come on. I never had cramps in my life. Now I get horrible cramps. I never understood when people who work for me called in saying they had bad cramps. Now I know and will understand what there feeling.

I think my hardest thing is "Making Life Long Changes" I will never be able to lift HEAVY things again. I use to think I was like the hulk and look at me I can lift this or that no problem. Not any more! I will never be able to lift over 40lbs. This will keep me from having this prolapse return and the end to hernias. I have 2 more hernias that need operated on but that's is down the road.

Slow Recovery

I hate staying home and not being able to go do what I want! Yesterday I decided to get out of the house and go for a drive. 20 miles later I was worn out. By the time we got home I was in to much pain to sit up or do anything. I refuse to take the Oxycontin or vicidan pills. They make me sick as a dog and high as a kite, which I can not do either of. So I take the Ibuprofen 600mg every 4 hours. My question of the year would be you see these shows where people eat 2-4 pills or more of these all day. How do they do this? I can barley do 1 pill. Not that is something I would do I just wonder how it does not eat their stomach alive.

Today I have relaxed a lot. I wondered over to my work to eat lunch with the clients. They were all so excited to see me. One client said Carol your late. I just had to laugh. It was a nice change in my day when I got to eat lunch with them. Mick has been a great help for me here. Always helping me.

Darlene can you please send me your email. I Don't have it. Thanks

I'm Home from Hospital

Just wanted to say I am home and all went well. To explain how this feels or what was happening to me I can sum it up as - For any of you that has had a baby think about walking around with the baby's head hanging out below 24/7 and it never going back in. Not only that having the feeling the tailbone is broke when ever you sat down. It was all very painful. I could not urinate like most people because it was blocked a majority of the time by the bulge coming out. Before I went into surgery both Dr's came in and said it will be about 2 1/2-3hrs in surgery. 4 1/2 hours later they were done. They said I had a hernia the size of a baseball on my intestine. They said they think it has been years sense I have emptied my bladder.

The after effect to surgery is the enjoyment of it not being there anymore. It is a weird feeling and at times I think this is all a dream.

I am in a lot of pain from the surgery. It feels as if I delivered 3 babies at one time. My organs are bruised and my intestines are starting to work normal. My first day home the nausea set in and I was sick as a dog. I could not figure out how could I be ok in the hospital with no nausea for 2 days and the minute I get home I am sick. I figured it out this morning when I could not get up out of bed because I was so sick. When I was int he hospital they put this patch behind my ear that kept the nausea away. Before I left the hospital I took it off not understanding that is what it was. I tried eating toast, drinking milk, it just made me sicker. So I called the DR and and she prescribed a med for the nausea so I can take my meds. It works for about 4 hours before I get sick again and have to wait 2 more hours for more. It will get better in time.

For all it's worth my intestines are working again. it's painful, but worth the surgery. My bladder is not sending it's signal it's time to go. I go every 30 minutes if I am up to keep things moving. It will take 2 months to fully recover. I got out of the house today for a short drive to McDonald's. That wore me out.

Thanks Judy for bringing the girls to visit. I truly love having them here. Thanks for dinner!

Having Surgery in 2 hours

Just wanted to post before I leave for surgery. It's 6am in the morning and very tired.It will be ok I will be able to sleep a lot later on today. I wanted to tell you this has been more then 2yrs sense this all started. The first Dr I ever saw for this told me I could live with it.

Think of me today and days to come! I Love You All!

YES I'm SCARED!

Turning 40 Years Old & More

Today I turned 40 finally. It has been long coming and yeah I am just one of a few who looks forward to it. Now the count down is on to turn 50! Its only 3649 days away! So what did I do to celebrate such a milestone, I went out and danced and karaoke last night until 2 am. I had the best time. Lots a friends came to celebrate with me.

So I do have a funny story about kids and not knowing your age. Jeffery the other day said Mom it's your birthday coming and aren't you going to be 34 yrs old. I just looked at him and said yeah then I would have had to be like 15 when I had you and 13 when I had Sam. He said your older then that I said yeppers I am old lady. He said well I was telling my friends at school how much younger my mom is from theirs and they all have moms in their 40's to 50. I said well I am I am old and I will be 40. So today he called and said happy birthday and asked what I got. I said nothing I am to old for gifts. He said oh but you did get a gift peace and quiet from kids. I said that is true but I would have rather had you all here.

On another note.......
Mick got moved over to Pendleton yesterday. He will be here for 3 weeks. He will be helping me after surgery on Wed. It will be a change for me for I was just starting to enjoy my quiet place alone. It will be nice because I have many restrictions after surgery.

As for my surgery I have to report in at 6am. It will take 3-4 hours. They will not have to put me under full anesthesia just a spinal tap like if I was delivering c-section. She says she is worried because she does not know what all is falling now. My ligaments attached to my tailbone has been tearing due to falling and it has been hurting badly. I cant sit for long periods of time and any kind of pain medication makes me sick so I just live with it for now. They have prescribed a few kinds but I just can't take it. I learned something new that is Redheads have a bigger chance of this happening to them. I will hopefully be going home Saturday that's if my bladder is doing OK.

Judy I hope you can brings the girls one day to see me after surgery. It would be fun to have JC feed the fish.

Kenny Rogers & Oakridge Boys Concert

This year is the 100 anniversary for our Round-up here in Pendleton.The entertainers is Kenny Rogers & Oakridge Boys. I am actually excited for this will be my 1st year going to the Round Up and 2 great singers. Does anyone want to go with me? I will buy the tickets they don't go on sale until May 13. The Concert is on Sept 11, 2010.