I'm a good patient. I follow the rules to the letter. But still, there are things you just have to discover on your own. Here's my list.
Things I learned after surgery:
1. No matter how well I planned, some things just don’t work
the way they should. Within 4 hours of being home, Butch already started to get
a little “testy”! Well, he shouldn’t have left the remote where I can’t reach it!!
I had a little spot on my “command center” for it---where it now resides.
2. Somehow, when it is a major hassle to go to the bathroom,
I have to go MORE!!
3. Folding the hand towel in the bathroom isn’t so important
after all.
4. Making our LEATHER couch my bed wasn’t such a good idea
after all. The sheets slid off right away as did the pillows. The pillows for
my foot had to keep being adjusted all the time---one more thing for Butch to
do.
5. My hair looks like crap and there ain’t nothin’ I can do
about it.
6. Oxycodone is a heavy duty narcotic that has a side effect
of making you sleep.
Nuh uh! It totally hyped me up. I know that people become
addicted to it. I must not be taking enough because I am neither high nor
experiencing extreme happiness. I’m not floating either. I’m just the energizer
bunny that can’t get off the couch!
7. I should have planned a few more snacks for my “command
center.”
8. Whenever I move, I let out a little “poot.” I have no
control over it. What I hate the most about that is it seems like such and old
person thing to do!
9. Just about the time I don’t think I need anything else, I
have to ask Butch for just one more thing.
10. When the doctor said “take the pain medicine and stay
ahead of the pain,” I should have set an alarm from the start. Instead, I got
behind and had to “chase the pain.” Definitely not a place to be.
My Mum has been wheelchair bound for over twenty years, so we know a thing or two about command centres (and commands!) here...this gave me a smile! I'm glad you still have a sense of humour. But joking aside, I know it's not much fun..keep taking the tablets!
ReplyDeleteOh! Barbara, hoping you get to feel better soon. I am a terrible patient as I can't bear to ask for help!!! I do know about staying ahead of the pain though, hope you have caught up. xx
ReplyDeleteI'm not a good patient but have great sympathy and empathy for your situation. Hope you and Butch feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a few lessons! I've never had surgery (unless I count Lasik, which lasted less than two minutes & required one day of "recovery"), but I've been the care giver more times that I can count! LOL
ReplyDeleteDon't you hate that struggles can be such an education! I hope your recovery speeds up and that you slow down long enough to let it.
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