Where exactly have 2 months gone?
It has been the most painful yet pleasing journey I have been on.
The operation to repair my internal muscles, put back my internal organs into their original positions and for my core to be covered in medical meshing and stitch it in place was immensely painful and the couple of weeks following it I genuinely wondered if I had in fact chosen to do the right thing in having the operation at all.
After an infection that lead to an A&E trip immensely early one morning the antibiotics kicked in and I started to feel like a new women.
The hardest thing to deal with after the pain (as that was managed well with painkillers) was the fact that I looked the same. Many people, myself included have presumed I am fit and healthy and it was immensely hard to maintain a no lifting, no physical exertion stance. Thankfully Ollie and my Mum were my main no lifting champions and were on my case constantly or I would have caved in and gone back to normal without allowing myself the much-needed healing time.
A week or so back I had the final sign off as fit and well and although the consultant has signed me off his books there will be a few months yet before I am physically ok enough to go back to fully being normal.
I am now able however to go back to the gym (no lifting and well supported) and I am also allowed to go back to yoga and aqua aerobics however since being signed off as healthy I had over a week with the D&V bug and have now developed a pain on the left side of section wound.
It hurts to lift, twist and even sleep so I fear I may have to go back to the Dr’s and ask for a referral back to the consultant.
I was so hoping to get my fitness journey back on track but I am now struggling again.
Heres hoping it’s only a glitch.
Hope you feel better soon. Natalie is still getting sorr and she is further along so its a long roadxxx
It’s a long road to recovery but you have had major surgery and need to take it easy
thanks lovely, its so hard to slow it all down isnt it
But it’s been such a short time. I wasn’t allowed to do any lifting for 6 months and it’s been 2 years since my operation now. I still feel it occasionally, but I have tummy muscles and I’m healthy. You will get it back – have more patience with yourself.
I hope the pain doesn’t turn out to be anything exciting. I know I have always had a spot of pain on the side – after my first and second ops – Eileen Teo was a surgical nurse and says it’s the ‘knot’. I don’t know if that’s true, but it shouldn’t ever bother you enough to stop you being comfortable in bed xx
oh Jenny I think she might be right! … it feels like the knot i had on one side after my second section but more painful if that makes sense?
I am still avoiding lifting Jacob when i can, he is now walking which does make it easier
So glad that you are getting back to being yourself after all this. You are doing incredibly well!
Glad you are getting there, you need to look after yourself and take the time to recover. It takes time and please do lovely x