First day back to work, 5 days post op

I have a desk job, on the computer & phones all day. I was feeling pretty confident that I would be ok at work today. Well..... not so much. I did remember to bring a pillow to wedge between my sore belly & the seatbelt & I am sure that helped a lot!

So, my chair at work is el cheapo chair that sort of leans back even though it's not supposed to. I have tried all forms of back supports without success, but did put that pillow on my back to help me sit upright.

My left shoulder hurt soooooooooo bad!!!! It was awful. All the typing, stamping papers, and pulling & shuffling files was painful.

Did I mention I'm left handed? I think that makes it worse. (port on the left side)

I think make another post about being left handed.

Anyway, I had taken tylenol this am before leaving hte house. Pain was so bad, I had to take the 'good stuff' by 9am. That got me thru rest of the day. I picked up some adult liquid tylenol immediately leaving work & took a shot of that for the ride home (I have a 45 minute commute-that's 1 way).

All day I felt cold but sweaty and in fact my head & back were sweating. I'm pretty sure I must have had a low fever. Nice. I also couldn't talk as long. I had to keep taking breathes sooner than usual. I did drink a high calorie Ensure kind of thing with my lunch since I haven't been eating much (on the good side, I have not been hungry or starving). .... just in case energy was an issue. I mean, we have to some calories to have energy, right?

I'm home & ready to relax now. I hope all out there are doing well. And I hope someone is getting some use out of my blogs. Like I did when I was reading other's blogs.

I went back to work after 7 days and feel I could have used a few more days off. I was too tired and just not ready to be out in the world. After the second week I was good to go so anyone thinking about it, dont be afraid to take a few extra days off if you can.