morning cat plays the bass.
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Many of the parts are looped longer than necessary. That's because there will be lots of live tweaking going on. Take a listen at an early version above!
So today marks 1 week since my surgery. I am now able to get up and out of bed and move around a bit pretty easily. I went for a short walk yesterday and that was a bit difficult.
This is mostly because the scar tissue underneath my skin is forming and that lends to very strange sensastions in my stomach.
Day 3 was pretty good. I hadn't taken a pain killer in over 12 hours and I felt fine. Up til now I was anxiously awaiting every 6th hour as every minute that ticked by was filled with agonizing pain.
Today, however, I was able to get through the day with just few Tylenol for what were most likely caffeine headaches. I usually drink 2-3 caffeniated drinks a day and today marks my 4th day with zero caffeine. So yesterday morning I called the doc to schedule a follow up appointment and was asked me to come in the afternoon. Becky drove me over and we waited a few minutes to be seen. She got a chance to hear the typewriter I mentioned previosuly to others. The doctor decided to remove my pain pump. I've had a few people ask me what this pump is and here is a link with more info: http://www.iflo.com/prod_onq_classic.php He joked around a bit and asked what we thought it was going to be like under my bandages. I pointed at a 3D model of a human abdominal cross section and told him 'that'. Becky held my hand for a little bit until a few fluids started draining from my stomach. Then she had to sit down and take a breather. I barely have a scar, it's actually pretty amazing. There aren't even any stitches. The wound is basically glued shut. [pic available upon request] After my doctor finishes removing all the old bandages, guess what he uses to fix me up? A bandaid .... .... And a Maxi Pad. He informs us that the original 'maxi pads' were created by surgeons because they were extra absorbant. Yay! Yesterday was also my birthday so we celebrated by watching Eagle Eye (pretty terrible), and eating Taco Bell and delicious cheesecake (birthday candles and all!). Becky still needs to help me with pretty simple things which has her feeling exhausted. I hope to be on my feet again soon so everything can return to normal. Thanks for all the well wishes everyone!!!! Sent from my iPhone
