today's the day!!

my DH will post updates

thank you all for your thoughts and prayers

Sadly- I'm feeling "Droopy" all over at this point. :mad2: eewwwwww Having a relatively flat tummy sounds like a dream, form my perspective. lol:lol:

yeah, droopy is not a fun thing ... :cool: but Dr. P fixed it for me ... :tt2:

LJM - how do you feel now? I was just looking at your dates and its been 2 full weeks. Do you feel pretty much back to normal, as far as energy and ready to work a full day? Last week you said you were doing half days, do you think you were pushing it or ready? And what about the standing straight, are you able to stand completely straight now? I know thats a bunch of questions, sorry.

steph,

today sucks... (started yesterday) i feel like i've got the crap beat out of me with a baseball bat... dunno what the deal is, but im "" this close to taking some pain meds (although its a busy day at work, dont think they'd appreciate me being too loopy)...

ive been standing 100% straight since day 2 (95% the first day) due to Dr. Pollock's suturing technique. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!

not sure why im so achey... but it sucks.

I'm gonna take a stab and say, maybe it's the hour on the treadmill you did a couple days ago? It's hard starting back up, and you did over an HOUR!! That's a lot to be jumping right back into, even if it was nice and slow.

i know... i was going to go yesterday for a bit but decided against it...

not sure what im going to do today. i need to get back into the swing of things, but i agree, an hour was pushing it.

i guess i can only watch 1/2 of the TV show ?????

Walk when you start watching, set a timer for 30 minutes, then watch the rest of the show while doing some slow easy stretching? I always feel good after stretching, but I don't know how much of that you should be doing, if you're healed up enough to do that yet. But it's a thought!

i know... i was going to go yesterday for a bit but decided against it...

not sure what im going to do today. i need to get back into the swing of things, but i agree, an hour was pushing it.

i guess i can only watch 1/2 of the TV show ?????

LOL. Half an hour watching TV on TREADMILL. Then, half an hour watching TV on couch, chair, bed, or floor. Pace yourself. You were sawed in half for goodness sake. ;o)

LOL. Half an hour watching TV on TREADMILL. Then, half an hour watching TV on couch, chair, bed, or floor. Pace yourself. You were sawed in half for goodness sake. ;o)

LOL ... and today i feel it!!!

Thanks for the answers - the standing straight thing has me worried bc I don't want anyone from work to know I got the tt. I want to be able to walk in there with a smile on my face. Ok - theres another question for you - do you think you are walking normal now... with a smile on your face? LOL

I am almost 4 weeks out and I returned to work on my 2nd week people just noticed I walked slow but never mentioned anything else, also I still wear the same cloths as before so they can't tell I got anything done. I am waiting till I no longer have to wear the girdle to wear nice cloths but I am getting impatient because my cloths is to big.

Thanks for the answers - the standing straight thing has me worried bc I don't want anyone from work to know I got the tt. I want to be able to walk in there with a smile on my face. Ok - theres another question for you - do you think you are walking normal now... with a smile on your face? LOL

the reason i was upright so soon is because of my surgeon's suturing technique (progressive tension sutures). he wanted me upright that first night. the nurses at my surgical center said that he is the only one who does that. some have your back almost parallel to the floor.

ah something else to ask the dr when I go in to see him.

ahhhhhhhhh thanks LJM!

Funny pic, Tracy!

Yes Tracy, very cute pic! :biggrin: