It’s been almost 10 days since my hysterectomy. I’m doing well, but what people won’t tell you is that once you have it, you find it hard to sit up for a while. I thought I’d be able to sit up for a few hours no problem. Yeah, riight. Unless it’s in a recliner, you’re going to be in pain about 40 minutes in as your Swelly Belly is compressed. When you get up after a while, you realize that pain is in your future because the muscles aren’t happy, your belly is unhappy and you suddenly need a nap.
For someone like me who is used to doing for herself, not able to lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk, not able to bend over, not able to reach above my head- can we say the walls of frustration are hitting me hugely? I can’t just go cook in my smaller than a freaking ship’s galley kitchen because I have to bend, reach and move freely- things I’m NOT allowed to do. I wanna cook! I wanna bake! And what’s funny– I have basically no appetite. I just want to do it to say I can!
That’s the other thing- I’ve lost like 15 lbs since the two days prior of my surgery. I’m amazed and thrilled. The lack of hunger is something that happens to a small percentage of women who have a hysterectomy. Something about hormone storage and some other stuff I don’t quite get the handle of, I’m just grateful for.
How does this mean with my writing– I’m trying to get me and the laptop into bed to work on things. Which has not been easy. LOL Plus the sleeping more than normal. And I finished the movie trailer for one story– the ending that’s been avoiding me for months. LOL
So, though I don’t recommend hysterectomies for everyone, for me it’s been fantastic…except for this no reaching, bending, lifting thing. LOL
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Hi Cyn!
LTNS…glad to see you’re on the mend.
I know it’s frustrating to be so out of action, but trust me…it’s only temporary…it will pass as you get stronger. And you don’t want to muck things up by doing more than you should
Take care and good luck with getting any writing done
Maggie