Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Update on my Insanity.

I am currently experiencing an odd phenomena where I wake up after sleeping 10-11 hours to frantically clean the house then to crawl back into bed. I have never been a stay at home person, I have always been slaving away at school or work, or visiting friends and family, or simply outside enjoying life. All this time coped up indoors has led me to become a bit crazy when it comes to cleanliness of my home. However, with this increased desire to scrub baseboards, clean walls, disinfect toilets comes the stark realization that my body just can't move into the positions necessary to accomplish these tasks. And yes this is driving me insane - and not to mention with the surgery and all the presence of friends and family coming to visit has quadrupled - ho hum  - what shall I do.

Nevertheless, I am getting stronger every single day. I went outside for a 20 MINUTE ! walk near my house. The fresh air was exhilarating. I have also begun reading more books, paying more attention to my cat, thinking of grad school options, and trying to make a 10 year financial plan. It is amazing what one can get accomplished when stuck indoors or in bed the majority of the day. As well, I did my hair and makeup today and proceeded to post a nice picture of myself on instagram. It was a confidence booster to see myself all done up pretty and such when I have been living in PJ's for a few weeks. Oh and I am wearing a bra today :) This may seem like an odd thing to be happy about but it means that my incision is healed enough where the material of a tight bra rubbing against it no longer causes pain. It is really wonderful to learn to appreciate these small achievements.

Here is a wonderful picture of my incision. It is looking amazing - Dr.Mahood did an absolutely wonderful job and I really believe the scar will be neat and small when it all done healing.
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  1. Holli-Anne9 April 2014 at 22:29

    I sooo understand this. It is amazing how much you can get accomplished though in recovery time. I got so much reading, research, writing, done. It's so rare to have that kind of time!! Also was a very good lesson for me in just BEing. We get too busy in life and forget how to BE. I have been particularly guilty of that lately. I also can take to a body that just doesn't do what it used to. I couldn't believe after my first hip replacement how just getting dressed could be soooo exhausting! Trust me, it'll get better. Smart of you to take notice of the little triumphs. Very important. You're doing so amazing. No worries if it's frustrating. It's going to be. It's also going to be awesome. :)

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    1. Unknown13 April 2014 at 18:58

      :) I have noticed I have had a significant amount of more time to find ME. It has been helpful with future grad school planning, financial planning, and much more. I hope I have more better days then bad days

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