I have my appointment with my doctor in a few days. This is the appointment that my husband was supposed to attend with me. I say WAS, because something has come up at his work that he can't miss.
I am no stranger to doctor's appointments, hospitals and medical procedures so it doesn't bother me to go on my own. However, the doctor had told me that he would like my husband to attend with me. I guess he needs to know that I have family support as I will need care after the surgery. Eeeeeerggh! Frustrating!
I'm not sure what I will do about this one. Maybe my brother could get the day off work and pose as my husband- bahaha! It has kind of put a dampener on my excitement about the appointment.
Apart from this small disapointment, I have also had a really tough few weeks. First I had a really bad cold, then a knee injury, followed by some nasty flu type virus. This has all meant very little exercise for me. My plan is to get serious with the exercise about 3 weeks before my procedure. Hopefully if all goes to plan this will mean that I will be at a nice, lean weight for the procedure. This will mean that once the hernia and abdominal muscles are repaired, my skin can be pulled really tight to get rid of as much damaged skin as possible.
It just occured to me that tomorrow it will be exactly 1 month until my procedure! So excited! I am also starting to feel a little scared. Being sick the last few weeks has made me realise how much I hate it when I can't do the things that need to be done! For example I like to have my house organised and clean and anything less makes me a little edgy. Once I have my surgery housework will at first be physically impossible and will then be on the 'banned activities' list. With my 3 kids I think I might as well give up on housework now, because it only takes them 3 days to turn a perfectly organised house upside down!
Hi! Thanks for the pen on the weekend, it was lovely meeting you. I concur - you are very brave for putting your pics on your blog and for going ahead with this procedure in the first place. I think I can understand where you're coming from - I stopped running when i was 6 months pregnant but kept walking and picked it up again a week after I was a mum. If I hadn't been able to, if my body hadn't gotten back to doing what it always had done, well that would have made me very frustrated indeed. See you on the weekend, Naomi
ReplyDeleteIt is truly important to have someone by your side during the period of your recovery. Better yet, the whole before and after surgery procedure. Studies have actually shown that patients who have someone else providing them moral and emotional support are most likely to heal faster than those who don’t have. Thus, the role of family and spouse play a huge role during this one particular phase of a person’s life. It’s no doubt why your surgeon advised you to have your husband to be with you or anyone else throughout your appointments. There are, indeed, medicines that you just can’t buy over the counter – to name a few: love and care. :)
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