Still Among The Living

Here's a quick post just to let my readers know (both of you) that I'm still around. It's hard to describe, but I feel both better and worse than I thought I'd feel on Day 4 post-op. The surgery itself wasn't much trouble. I checked in at 6:00 a.m and was back home by 11:00 a.m. I didn't have much pain, although I'm still sore. I was fortunate in that I only had to have one small-ish incision rather than the additional 2 or 3 "ports" that are typical of laparoscopic surgery. What is bothering me more than anything else is the general fatigue and the backache I get from lounging around so much, but I haven't yet had the energy to do much else. That's getting better daily, though.

I'm making some progress on those "plans" I made for while I'm recuperating. I've watched several movies, have read a book and a half, and have taken a couple of afternoon naps. I still haven't worked on the afghan and I haven't done much about cleaning out computer files, but there is still time. I can tell I won't be fully up and around for at least another 2-3 days. I really think it will be another 3-5 days but we'll see. I'm not going to rush it; I really need to be able to attend my daughter's marriage celebration. (Is there a proper name for a reception that takes place well after the wedding? I've been to several, but I never know if they are "receptions" or just "parties".) Anyway, I don't want any setbacks before then, so I'm taking things slowly.

Shane has also been doing a great job keeping the household running smoothly and keeping me comfortable. Not that I had any doubts that he would. I just want to publicly announce how much I appreciate all he does for me, whether I'm sick or well. :)

Shane is also learning to cook. My appetite it coming back, so he and I made an oven beef stew yesterday. He did all the work; I just talked him through it. It was delicious! I'm going to try to post the recipe tomorrow.