Hysterectomy 4 weeks later-An update
Hi everyone! I just wanted to write a little about my recovery since my 2 week post-op entry.
Let's see, I am able to move around a lot better now and I tend to forget that there are still restrictions I have to follow. Boy is it difficult to look around the house and see so many things that need to be done and being unable to do them! I am back to driving again, thank goodness! My kids are super excited to have Mommy able to drive them back and forth to school again, I definitely missed that also. I have started to test my limits a little, doctors orders, and am able to do a few things around the house. I still have a little belly, I look like I am few months pregnant, ironic, I know, but I am told that will gradually go away throughout the recovery process.
My incisions look pretty good, they are starting to not look as noticeable, so that is good. I am really happy so far with how my recovery is going. I do still get frustrated at times, with myself. I hear other women say that their recovery was a breeze and they were back to normal within a few days.....I don't believe them...there is no way that after having a major surgery like this they were able to bounce back that quickly. I don't think they are lying, I just think that maybe they have forgotten how long of a recovery they really had, you know, it's like during labor you feel like you cannot possibly ever go through that again, but then after awhile, you start to forget about the pain.
That being said, I still struggle daily with never having the option to get pregnant again, I know, I know, the surgery had to be done, it was making me sick, I get that. But as a woman, it is hard to grasp the reality of never feeling that again, never experiencing it again, it's is a work in progress, I know that once I am able to get back to my normal routine, it won't bother me as much and I will be happy to be feeling better, but when all I have to do right now is sit and think....well, that makes it worse.
I am so very thankful though for my husband and my family, they have been so very supportive and helpful throughout this entire ordeal! i don't know if I could have done it without their help and support, there is no way i could have dealt with the emotional part of it without having them there to talk me through it. So to end this update I will say, Thank you Family and Friends, you are amazing! I am so very lucky to have you all!
Let's see, I am able to move around a lot better now and I tend to forget that there are still restrictions I have to follow. Boy is it difficult to look around the house and see so many things that need to be done and being unable to do them! I am back to driving again, thank goodness! My kids are super excited to have Mommy able to drive them back and forth to school again, I definitely missed that also. I have started to test my limits a little, doctors orders, and am able to do a few things around the house. I still have a little belly, I look like I am few months pregnant, ironic, I know, but I am told that will gradually go away throughout the recovery process.
My incisions look pretty good, they are starting to not look as noticeable, so that is good. I am really happy so far with how my recovery is going. I do still get frustrated at times, with myself. I hear other women say that their recovery was a breeze and they were back to normal within a few days.....I don't believe them...there is no way that after having a major surgery like this they were able to bounce back that quickly. I don't think they are lying, I just think that maybe they have forgotten how long of a recovery they really had, you know, it's like during labor you feel like you cannot possibly ever go through that again, but then after awhile, you start to forget about the pain.
That being said, I still struggle daily with never having the option to get pregnant again, I know, I know, the surgery had to be done, it was making me sick, I get that. But as a woman, it is hard to grasp the reality of never feeling that again, never experiencing it again, it's is a work in progress, I know that once I am able to get back to my normal routine, it won't bother me as much and I will be happy to be feeling better, but when all I have to do right now is sit and think....well, that makes it worse.
I am so very thankful though for my husband and my family, they have been so very supportive and helpful throughout this entire ordeal! i don't know if I could have done it without their help and support, there is no way i could have dealt with the emotional part of it without having them there to talk me through it. So to end this update I will say, Thank you Family and Friends, you are amazing! I am so very lucky to have you all!
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