Sunday, February 27, 2011

The Aftermath Part 3

I’ve been watching Desperate Housewives, eating eggplant parmesan and sleeping on and off for 2 days.  I have minimal pain now.  I’ve been taking the Motrin 600 and it’s been doing the trick.  The scars just pretty much hurt with some soreness in my abdomen.   I stopped bleeding from the DNC a few hours after the surgery.  So I think I’m officially in the clear.  No sex, tampons, baths or lifting for 2 weeks.  I have 2 more appointments over the next few weeks; one to get the stitches out and one for the results. 
I have 3 scars; the biggest one is inside my belly button, it’s so deep I can’t see the end, which is pretty gross but I try not to think about it.  There is one the right side of my pelvis about ¼ inch long, and one on the left side of my pelvis about 1 inch long.  They are starting to feel tight now.  I use iodine to keep them clean.  All I can do is heal and relax for the rest of this vacation, which is exactly what I plan to do! 
My husband has been a saint.  He’s definitely seen me at my worst…numerous times.  But the medical stuff is definitely hard for him.  He freaked when I decided to have the surgery because he thought I would be awake like I was for the fertility tests. He knew how unpleasant it was and how freaked out I was afterwards.  This time he looked at my scars no problem and actually thought they looked good.  He stayed with me while I showered, held the bag when I thought I was going to puke and served me my meals in bed.  I know that it’s his job as my husband and I’d do the same for him but it still makes me love him more with every kind gesture.

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