There is the Good Days.... and then there is Today

     Today has been on of those "down" days they tell you will happen periodically. I woke up in tons of pain and stiffness which was severe enough that my parents went out and bought me a nice memory foam mattress. I have tried napping on it throughout the day and I think it will be a lot better then my current mattress - Fingers Crossed for tonight -
     In addition, for the last week the right lower side of my stomach has been getting more and more tender and swollen. I didn't know what it was and kept passing it off as just part of the healing process because I had kind of successfully started using the washroom every second day or so. Well when mom came over today and took one look at my bloated distended stomach she realized that it was my bowels and I was seriously constipated - ugh - It is the major downside to the hard pain medications I am on; they cause severe constipation. Even though I am on laxatives and stool softeners daily they were not enough to stop the back-up. So yeah, this afternoon I had to use a suppository to get things moving. Yes all my humility and embarrassment feelings have flown out the window during this surgery process. However, this really is no laughing matter, it hurts and it can cause permanent damage, I am just grateful I have a mom that can recognize a bad situation when she see's one :)

Therefore, today I am in bed, no walk, little to no cleaning or cooking, it is boring but not everyday is as bad as today. On the positive side my incision is looking wonderful and I even went to the grocery store two days ago. It was so nice to be out in public and not coped up in my little apartment.

Well here is to hoping tonight's sleep is more relaxing then the last few nights