Post-surgery!

So, it's been about four days since the surgery! I arrived at Baylor Frisco at around eight in the morning on Thursday, filled out some forms - I had to pay $350, there (thankfully, my father was kind enough to help me out with a loan) for the hospital stay. So, so far, the total payment has been $902.03, sort of a massive expense for someone who works part-time at Starbucks! Still, I'm sure it will pay off in the long run, I'm almost positive it will. We checked in and I went to pre-op, and it's all sort of a blur from there. My parents were with me the entire way, and I'm so thankful for that.

Pre-surgery, around nine in the morning - my surgery was scheduled for 9:30am, and I was practically asleep before I even got down the hall. I don't remember the operating room at all whatsoever, and woke up in the post-op room, tired and sore and really damn thirsty. I had some ice and some water, and my parents came back with me - I had my very own room, where I was put on a 23-hour surveillance. I was in room 200, my very own little room with a broken TV but it was immensely comfortable and wonderful! I had several things to keep me entertained, anyway. :) My post-op diet consisted largely of them bringing broth and apple juice, and me having to sloooowly drink them. It went well though, shockingly well! And my headcold situation was okay - the only thing that really sucked was coughing while having a painful abdomen. :(

Some friends of mine came around later that evening to visit me! One of them brought me flowers, and the lot of them were wonderful company, certainly bringing a smile to my loopy face. 

So! Since I've been home, I've been very slowly on my way to recovery. I've lost somewhere between 5-8lbs since I've had the surgery, and things have been going mostly well! The cold is still there, and still somewhat painful - and I've had a few discoveries on limitations. Creamy liquids is pretty much my main diet, things like protein shakes are great. I attempted some oatmeal earlier today that didn't go so well. :(

But as for recovery, I think I'm slowly but surely recovering fine. Walking around isn't so hard, but anything to do with lifting with my abdomen hurts quite a bit! I'm excited for when I can finally exercise, and look forward to that. Sorry for the lack of updates, hopefully I'll get on that more and more!