...and terrified that I'm not felling 70%! HA! I know I need to give this time, but I have some tightness on my right side, as well as slowly moving from clear liquid diet to full liquids. My husband and I have a 4-year old boy, a 5 1/2 year o,d English Setter, and a 10-month English Setter. Needless to say, we have a busy household and me being "out-for-the-count" for more then 4 or 5 days is proving a challenge!

That's alot on your plate, but you are right..you had surgery and must take it easy until you are feeling ready to get back into the swing of things. If you push it and overdo, you'll be no good to anyone.

You will not be yourself for quite some time! You have to remember you just had major surgery. Sure it probably was done laproscopically, but it is major surgery. You should not lift more than 15 lbs, you should nap every day with your son if he still naps. Your diet for the next month will suck. All the vitamins will help, but as my doctor explained to me we are experiencing malnutrition for about a month in addition to recovering form surgery. Give yourself time You are not wonder woman, just a wonderful woman. Do what you can and count on your husband to help with the rest. Marriage is not 50/50 all the time. Sometimes it 90/10 or 60/40. This is one of the uneven times and you will make up for it later, and love him even more for it. Lean on him. Hang in there. You are only a few days out. Your will get stronger and stronger. In one month, you will be amazed at how much better you feel!

Thank you SO much!!! It really is tough to step back from a busy life and take it easy, but I'm finding it is absolutely necessary. I'm also a full-time teacher, so I'm hoping to have this period of malnutrition taken care of before heading back into my classroom. I love this forum...amazing to see all the positive energy.