I'm ba-aaack

[cjsmith]

I'm up and about. Less pain than I expected. Coughing hurts the incisions, typing hurts where the IV went, most else is fine. I did get a video. I have not heard anything about what they found inside -- my surgeon was gone by the time I was conscious.

Lots of cool things. Got my first ride in a wheelchair.

More later.

Comments

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Whee! Movie night? :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yeah! :-)

I have to get someone to narrate it to me. I haven't looked yet, but I'm told that a laparoscopy video can be pretty incomprehensible to the non-medically-trained.

[hopeforyou.livejournal.com]

Good to hear you're back. Look forward to hearing about those cool things. Hope you feel less achy soon!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It was a little better this morning, but I made myself woozy in the shower. (Saw very minor amounts of blood from one of the bandages and got all worried. I never learn.) Definitely better than yesterday though!

[(Anonymous)]

Glad you're recuperating well _Mark_

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

good to "see" you here! Get well soon!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Improving by the minute, it feels like -- thank goodness!

[joedecker.livejournal.com]

Coolness. *hugs*, and here's hoping for a quick and (relatively) painless recovery!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Hey, wanna come over and just hang out?

[chiefted]

Glad there is less pain.

For coughing have you tried "hugging" a pillow? I know it sounds corny but trust me it helps cut down on the pain.

Rest up and make friends with the couch for a couple of days.

*gentle hug*

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Huh! Hadn't thought of that, but it should have been semi-obvious given what I was already doing: using my hands to provide pressure on the incisions when I cough. Thanks for the suggestion.

I'm sitting up and making friends with LJ for a little while ;-) but I'll need to lie down again soon. Still weak. Haven't eaten much - not hungry.

[firecat]

Glad you're not in a lot of pain. Fingers crossed for helpful and easy to treat diagnosis.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Pain even less today. (Hee hee - that means I don't need the Vicodin they prescribed, which leaves me with, worst case (they found nothing to fix), a brand new year's supply!)

My fingers are crossed too. Dr office closed today. Guess I could watch the video to see if he cauterized anything.

[firecat]

Always good to have Vicodin on hand...

[butterfly-smile.livejournal.com]

Glad that you are doing good......Remember lots of rest and let people do things for you.....time to be a good sick person

[redgrrl.livejournal.com]

Yay, you're back! Here's hoping that things will be *100%* improved...

-Wen

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! 8-) I hope so too! I talk to my doc Monday, so I'm on pins and needles wondering what he has to say. For all I know he found nothing.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Good to know you're OK. I'll be watching for more reports, as you learn what was found. (And hey, I think you should just pass on the running today.)

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Good call, Bill :).
Glad to hear it went so well, CJ, and like Bill, I'm looking forward to hearing what was found. And Ted's suggestion of hugging a pillow when you cough often works - it did for me.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Hugging a pillow seems to work even when I'm just hangin' around. Nice. Comfy.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I ran before surgery. :-) (I wasn't going to get much sleep anyhow.) 2.1 or 2.2 miles, 24 minutes.

Today (Friday, day after surgery), though, I'm passing on the running. Ran yesterday so that I could use today as the "rest" day!

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Good run. Rest today. (Maybe rest tomorrow too?)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yep, maybe. I'm slated for a full weekend of square dancing, but there are enough stray singles around that if I have to bail out I won't be ruining Rob's weekend. Phew!

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

Il-hamdulillah! I'm so glad you're back. Here's a nice cup of tea, a warm and snuggly blanket, and some mindless comedies on video. Happy recovery; and when do you get to talk to the surgeon???

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I talk to him Monday, insh'allah. Mmmm, the tea and snuggly sounds like the perfect prescription! 8-)

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Glad it went well. When will you hear from the surgeon? And what did they give you a video for?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I talk to him Monday. I'm a little worried 'cause I only have two incisions, which might mean that I wasn't very messy in there. My fingers are crossed!

The video is of the procedure - what the scope saw. They don't usually record it and copy one off for the patient, but when I asked, they were happy to do it. Yay! I haven't quite psyched myself up to look at it yet. :-)

[msmichelle.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're on the mend and it went well. Take care and keep us posted on the "surgeon's findings."

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :-) I'll know more on Monday. Since I haven't watched the video, I don't even have that potentially-confusing view into what he found. My fingers are crossed!