4 Weeks

Today marks 4 weeks since the surgery.  The recovery is going pretty well.  Technically today I'm able to wear an underwire bra.  I'm not sure about that...we'll see.  I might hit the mall today to see what's available.

My kids are back at school, so I have plenty of spare time.  I tried to go for a 2 - 3 mile walk the other day, but being in the heat of NC, it didn't really feel that great.  I'll try again tomorrow maybe.  It's not pleasant getting sweaty right now, let's put it that way.

I'm doing most activities like usual now.  I can drive with very little discomfort - unlike a week ago where I couldn't relax my arms. I have to be careful with things like vacumming, and I haven't attempted to steam clean my floors yet...but that's what husbands are for, right.  The only thing that I had a mini panic attack about was trying to open the lid of a spaghetti sauce jar.  I almost had to ask a neighbor to open it for me, but after beating the heck out of the lid with the back of a knife I managed to open it.

My sensitivity issue is still there, but not as bad as what it was last week.  I just look permanently "happy". But it's not unbearable like it was.  This gives me hope that oneday they will return to normal.

My surgical glue is also peeling off like crazy.  I had to use Neosporin in a few patches because it made the wound ooze a little.  Not bleeding as such, but maybe it pulled more than just the glue off.  It's a little gross - like I'm Frankenstein or something, but it's not painful.

So, I'm pretty happy with how things are going.  I'm completely off painkillers which is the first time in a very, very long time.  I'm still unsure if it's because I'm taking things easy, or if the reduction really did help my back out a bit.  I have had a few niggles in my back, but nothing close to how bad it was prior to the surgery.  My shoulder is bugging me again since I've been sleeping on my side a bit.  So I think maybe new pillows would help me more than anything.

I really hope that in the next few weeks I'll be pain free, and that some of the numbness I have (the top half of my tata's are overly sensitive, and the bottom half are numb).  I'm eager to start running again, but I think it will take longer than week 6 like I thought. We'll see.