I can't tell you how nice it is to be sitting at my desk again, with a cup of green tea keeping me company. Happily, and with massive amounts of relief, I'm here to tell you my surgery last week was successful, and I'm on the mend. Recovery has been slow, but each day I get more mobile as the pain is lessened. Today is the second day with no pain killers (woo hoo!) and considering my gallbladder was removed via my belly button, I think I'm doing just fine. Though now I'm beginning to feel rather house-bound, and probably talking to my cats more than is
normal healthy. So far they haven't talked back, so we're good. I've not fallen into the trap that is daytime TV, but I would by lying if I told you I didn't watch the cast of
Mad Men on
Katie yesterday. It's that Jon Hamm. He pulls me in. My PVR has been put to good use, catching up on movies I recorded months ago, and I'm reading so much I can't remember the last time I've devoted a few hours every day to a good book. Sometimes I fall asleep with it on my face, but that's real life. Meals have been simple, with friends and family dropping off food and groceries, and I'm so glad I stocked my freezer well. Doctor's orders not to lift anything heavier than 10 pounds for 2 more weeks so grocery shopping is not in my near future. Hopefully by the weekend I'll be strong enough to venture out and sip an iced coffee on a patio somewhere. But until then I'm content I suppose, doing small things with ease and giving my body what it needs to make a full recovery.
