Post op day 1

Is today day 1 or day 2?  My surgery was the 6th so someone fill me in please.

My day started off fine. I made a carnation instant breakfast plus scoop of protein and sipped on it.  It was pretty good. I tried my isopure protein drink and liked it. I was worried because a lot of people don't. Today I tried the apple melon one. Even my husband (Ray) liked it. I didn't finish it though. If anyone has any tips on getting liquids down I'd love to hear them.  Do I just drink until it hurts and then back off after that and try it again?  I don't want to hurt but these sips I'm taking aren't going to cut it.  I'd like to finish this 10oz bottle of grape juice before falling asleep.

I rode with Ray to get Brady (5 yr old in pre-k) from school. Samantha (2yr old) had gotten a little too comfortable with my boo boos and wanted to crawl on me. I suggested he pick them up a pizza for dinner.  It was nice not to care.  I just don't feel like cooking yet.

Speaking of cooking, I want to tell you about the food that was brought to my house on the day of my surgery. I forgot to mention it in my previous post. My family had McDonalds. Then our nephew and his fiancé came to visit. He had Piggy Park (you can just imagine by the name, right?) and she brought Chinese, one of my favorites. Then they wanted to get ice cream from Dairy Queen.  I know I can't care because people have to eat still even though I can't yet but it all just seemed crazy.  It was more the principle of it though because I didn't even want any of it. Plus I said it was nice practice for when I go back to work and food is ordered or brought in.  I have to learn to deal. But nephew and soon to be niece, I still love you bunches if you ever read this. :)

After we got home it just seemed like the kids went a little crazy. Or maybe I was just feeling worse. It just wasn't a good night.  Ray took the kids and put them in my bed and they all went to sleep. I had to take an Operations Management test so I did that. I won't discuss the grade. I've been slacking this semester though and I took too many classes.   Bad combo!

Then I had a little pity party because there was no one to take care of me after the test.  I didn't feel like putting the laptop up, etc. so I just moved it to the side. I couldn't reach my cpap because it is behind the couch. I needed to take some pain medicine just in case it would make me happier. Ha. Empty my drain, potty, and get something to drink. So I had to do all of this while whining in my head.  But it is all done (no cpap still) and I'm sitting in the recliner now and not falling asleep.

Tomorrow we'll go to Brady's nursery rhyme program at school and then head up to my first post op appointment. She said it will only take 5 minutes. That stinks since it is about a 2 hour drive one way!

Oh and I'm ready to take these compression socks off. They're hot!  And the drain isn't great either. I think I get to shower tomorrow though so yay for that!

I sound like a negative Nancy in this post, don't I?  Oops. I won't always be like that. The good thing is that I haven't been hungry!  I hope that lasts!