Innards removal

Hi, Ladies:

Thank you so much for all of the well wishes!  I am doing okay - I stopped taking the pain meds. on Tuesday - they make me feel horrible.  So I'm having a little bit of soreness but nothing major.  I'm already stir crazy.  I have no idea how I'm going to cope with this for another 3 weeks - I'm going to start doing some work from home next week - I think that will help.

The hospital where I had the surgery done was AWESOME w/regards to my LE arm.  They had a huge sign on the door, I wore an LE alert pink bracelet (thanks, kira, for the link) and I cut a pc. of tricofix to cover my arm as well.  The main, attending nurse has a MIL with LE so she was very aware of it.

And best of all, everything was BENIGN.  Hurrah!!!! 

Love,

Suzanne

Linda!!!!

I am so glad to hear from you and so SORRY that you had to be getting innards re-worked and removed.  And thank you for the reminder about being careful...I have been wanting to push it.  Your words made me gulp and determine to go slow and take it EASY.  Thank you.

I will try my best to be there end of summer for Women First - the only problem is the meeting nights are at the same time as a potluck we have at my church once a month.  I hate it when I want to be two places at once!

Hope you're doing okay - I had to get off all the pain meds. 4 days after surgery - they were making me sick and even more nuts than usual.  I am a little uncomfortable but nothing major.  I have been watching tv, have read six books and am re-stringing my guitar, have painted my fingernails and toes two different colors - twice....and this from the girl who just applies the same color on my toes for like, 3 months until it is so skanky you just can't stand it anymore.

I was not meant to be a shut-in...I'm supposed to be out sharing my insanity with others. 

My aunt keeps telling me I'm going to CRASH from lack of hormones or something.  I don't think she realizes that I started menopause two years ago.  Everyone starts young in my family.  Other than a few little warm 'flushes' at night, I am fine so far...hope it stays that way.

Take care of yourself, Linda, and pm me if you get bored.  Also, let me know if you have found anything good on tv. 

Your fellow shut in,

Suzanne

p.s.  My mom showed me the thank you note she received from me which is PERCOSET FUELED, let me tell you.  She was rofl, but I was not.  How embarrassing.  I wrote them all Monday while I was still on pain meds.  Neighbors, co-workers, friends....saints be praised.  No one was spared.  Let's just say that was a mistake.  Note to self:  Wait until OFF of pain meds to pen thank you's.