Day six and getting bored!

Well day six post op has arrived in Philadelphia and in general I am feeling good. Still only taken one painkiller since leaving hospital on Thursday so am taking that as a good omen. It could all come to grief tomorrow when I have all my pipework and plumbing removed along with the packing which is becoming more than a little uncomfortable but no where near last time. This time Kathy has sewn me up to stop the packing completely Coming out on its own like last time so hopefully all will be good. There are two down sides to having the packing removed and the catheter taken out, firstly I will most likely be back to visiting the bathroom every hour or so until things settle down, being able to sleep for long periods I’m sure has helped me get over the anaesthetic along with the lack of pain. The other down side is that I will need to start dilating again. The mere thought of it fills me with dread to be honest as it was the biggest source of pain for the first four months following round one until Kathy told me to stop as I needed further surgery anyway. I think in fairness it will be much easier this time as I am in a better frame of mind and in much less pain but I’m dreading it anyway, and four times a day for the first month makes it difficult to do much in between times. Anyway you “wanted to be a girl” I hear you say and let me tell you, it’s so worth the pain!

I have just had my visit from the nurse to check up on how I’m going, I just can’t fault the way they have looked after me. She had a quick look then talked about my procedure tomorrow, I don’t have a time yet but am expecting it to be late afternoon as Kathy is operating during the morning. Ever though there are downsides I am counting down the hours as it will give me much more freedom to move around and hopefully get out a little if the weather is ok. It’s forecast to get colder towards the weekend, hopefully we don’t get snow as I’m not sure Denise will be happy driving in the snow. It would complete the very festive atmosphere around the place though. One very good thing about having the things removed tomorrow is that it will be able to have a shower, Denise has done an excellent job of giving me bed washes but it’s not the same, a good shower is one of life’s pleasures I think and I probably spend far more time in them than I should given the water situation at home but a pleasure it is and will continue to do so.