I had major surgery for the first time last Friday. I've been told it went as planned and everything should be swell with me. The problem is in order to get to swell, I have to follow the doctor's instruction to take it easy. Take it easy in my case has meant being unable to drive anywhere for a full week and being scheduled to be off work for (gasp!) 2 weeks and 3 days.
Until now, I had never been off work for more than 5 days.
I thought it was amusing when upon leaving the hospital after my overnight stay the nurse indicated "We want you to resume some of your normal activities and then in the same breath said....but you'll need to limit your activities to inside the house and no vacuuming etc." I asked her if I could walk around outside my estate, and she said that should be OK...probably correctly assuming I was not referring to an estate the size of SouthFork on the old TV show Dallas.
I honestly have felt like a senior citizen depending on my senior citizen mother (in town from another state ) to pick up items for me from the nearby grocery and ice cream parlor. She also kindly took me to the bank drive thru window, and to Starbucks because I was having caramel machiatto withdrawal (even though she cannot understand why anyone in her right mind would spend $4.50 for a coffee-based drink).
Anyone who knows me knows I have a passion for reading, but it is interesting how unappealing reading (and watching DVDs) is becoming for me now that it is all I can do. I watched Juno on DVD. I've read the Oprah magazine that someone brought me as a get well gift. I also received a body pillow and a 6-pack of my favorite product (Coca Cola) in the glass bottles. Plus, I am happy that tomorrow someone is scheduled to bring me Long's doughnuts (they are the best!)
Now, you would think with all of this talk of sugary drinks and food, that I'd be gaining weight. Thankfully that has not been the case, probably because I don't eat or drink everything in its entirety. However, I probably won't lose any weight either.
2 comments:
South Fork...you are watching too much TV. Have you finished your book?
I'm glad to hear that you're okay... You should enjoy this forced vacation. It's the one time you can be demanding and have people wait on you and it's not your fault :-)
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