Post-surgery update

Today is Sunday. . . .I think. It's hard to keep track of the days when you aren't doing anything besides laying around. It's been a long week, but I am glad it's over and I'm finally home! The surgery went well. Tuesday night and Wednesday are pretty much a blur. I did start getting up on Wednesday and they took me off the pain pump (mainly because it was making me itch!). We got home from the hospital yesterday. I think they would have let me go Friday, but I was nervous about the 2 hr ride home and lack of intravenous pain killers, and I decided it would probably be best to wait another day. And the drive still like to have killed me. We had to stop in Searcy to take a break and I took a nap at Jarrod's mom and dad's house! I think we got home about 6-ish last night. There were a lot of things I was expecting to be worse than I imagined, however, I didn't imagine the pain would be as bad as it is. It's been tough! I am feeling better everyday though, so I know it won't be long and I will be as good as new!

Here are some pics from Stratton's visit to see me in the hospital. . .

Stratton had a pretty fun week. He stayed with Uncle Dillon and Aunt Brandye Monday night thru Thursday night, he stayed in daycare which was probably the best thing for him. They brought him to Little Rock to see me and then he stayed the night with my mom in her hotel and on Friday they came to visit me again and then they went to the Zoo! Then Margie and Terry came to get him Friday evening and he stayed with them until this afternoon. I am afraid he is going to have a hard time this week back to rules and not getting everything he wants!

I am going to try to take it easy. It's going to be hard. They told me "not to lift anything over 5lbs, no driving, or vacuuming, take it easy and just rest. . . .BUT don't just lay around"?? So if I can't lay around but I have to take it easy what exactly am I supposed to do all day??!  It's going to be a long month!!  The surgeon's office is supposed to call tomorrow with the follow-up appointment information, that should be in about 10 days or so. I just hope the next month goes by really fast! I can't pick Stratton up for 6- 8 weeks so that alone is killing me! I am ready to being back to normal. . .or as normal as I was before!