Today is day 3 of being on my own, and 3 weeks post surgery. So far, so good. I've kept busy doing laundry, floors, breakfast, lunch, dinner, playing outside, running errands....I've managed it, but I never said it was sensible. By the time dinner rolled around I was so exhausted that I just wanted to crawl into a hole and cry. I was tired, and sore and just miserable. So basically I need to slow down just a little. While I'm getting buns of steel from squatting to get anything low down, it's not necessary to do everything I was doing before surgery. I need to remind myself that's it's OK to sit on my ass and ignore the daily chores and do just what I HAVE to do.
My biggest issue right now is my nipple sensitivity. I was told I may have a lot of numbness. Nope. It's terrible. It's like I've got a Christian Grey in my bra who won't leave my nipples alone. It's like they are raw, although they're not. Like they've been rubbed with sandpaper. It's pretty painful actually. From what I've researched it's normal, although being numb is more common. I've heard some remedies from Cocoa Butter to Lanolin which may help, or putting cotton balls on them so they don't rub. (Which in my Genie Bra they're not rubbing.) I just hope it goes away because it's driving me up the wall. Some people have this sensation for years, and some for just a few weeks. I'm praying for the few weeks option. My poor husband will never be able to touch my boobs again if they stay like this.
On a more positive note, I rolled over onto my side and slept this morning. Rolled over!! Not lifting myself up and gently laying down. I did have to hug my pillow very close to my chest but I'll take it. I'm considering getting a body pillow, or sleeping with a Teddy Bear - the top boob and gravity feels a bit weird right now so it needs that additional support. But I was comfortable and slept a little bit until my daughter woke me up.
So I'm doing pretty good. I just need to remember to take things easy.
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