well, yesterday was a wonderful day. It was great, I felt really good and had a lot of energy. I guess I used it all up. I have been taking slightly less pain meds in the middle of the night and doing well with it. I reduced them a bit more last night and it was fine. During the day up until today I have been taking 2 every 4 hours- though last night I was able to stretch it to almost 6 hours. Today I felt like I could take 1 every 4. wrong. So, I waited in pain till it was time for my next dose and took 1 1/2 a little better, but really still not great. Guess I am going back to 2 at a time. Oh well. It WOULD be really nice to feel good without being all drugged up, but I guess it will happen eventually.
My port a cath incision is kind of itchy and the spots where my drains go in are kind of itchy too. I have been wondering if one of my drains is clogged, but today I talked to the nurse navigator and we decided it wasn't clogged, just not putting out much fluid- which is GOOD news! Actually the other one that has been a bigger producer of fluid is even slowing down quite a bit. I am trying not to get my hopes up toooooo much but I may just be able to get them both taken out tomorrow! WoooHoooo! No more lumpy shirts!
here is my port a cath incision. the unbruised lump directly under it is where my cath actually is placed. It looks kinda icky, but really it doesn't hurt!
Cameron and Sloane have been SUPER HELPERS this week. They have even done a few loads of laundry for me. Sloane actually even folded a couple of washcloths -the right way!!! I am crazy proud of my kiddos :)
This is the other thing I am loving right now. My remote control power lift recliner! It stands me right up! I have been sleeping in this thing since I got home from the hospital and it has made my recovery so much easier.
Sorry I haven't been commenting (all I had with me this weekend was my Nook Color).
ReplyDeleteYou may not believe me, but you're doing great!! You've just had major trauma to your body and it will take time to recover. It'll feel soooooo good to get the drains out. :)
I'll remind you of this later, but make sure (after you're healed) to get someone to give you the rundown on lymph-edema. I found out about it from my radiologist (I would have thought the surgeon would have told me :/ ). Not something you need to worry about now, though.
Make sure you do your stretches. Especially after the lymph node removal. It'll hurt at first, but if you don't you won't have a good range of motion in your arm. After healing, see if your hubby can do deep tissue massage of the area, too.
Big hugs to your hubby and kids!!! And gentle hugs for you! Do you still have my phone number? Give me a call or PM me on FB if you have questions.
You sound so positive in your writing! Way to go, girly girl.
ReplyDeleteYour children are awesome - love how they're helping mommy! And I'm in awe of that chair. My knees would love it.
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