Five Days After

I feel like I have started to get the hang of this recovery lark! I feel much better after my chilled day yesterday. I got dressed this morning and only needed a bit of help with putting a top on. I went downstairs straight away and set up pillows on the sofa so that I could have the comfort of bed when I needed it with the mental stimuli of TV and social interaction. I managed to stop myself from becoming overtired by sitting and chatting for a while and then having half hour rest periods where I lay down with my shoulders and chest upright every 4 hours or so. I think it would have been a real bonus to have a TV in my room for the first few days but I’m really glad I had people to hang out with all week.
I felt so well that I went out for dinner that evening. I stayed off the alcohol as advised by Dai Davis but I don’t think I will drink for a while anyway as I read that it slows the healing process. I saw my boyfriend for the first time since the operation that night. He lives quite far away from me and wasn’t able to get down sooner. I couldn’t wait to show him the outcome of the operation. He was literally bowled over and said that he had no idea the operation would make so much difference. I spent most of the evening being really pleased with myself! Unfortunately our hug needed orchestrating with military precision so that he didn’t squash into my new breasts!

Four Days After

I really didn’t feel good this morning. I had slept ok but I think I was just tired from yesterday. I spent most of the day in bed just giving myself some time to relax. I got my mum to get me some vitamins and healthy food because I thought that it might help me recover. I was also taking all the Arnica tablets to help the healing process and try to take away some of the bruising, which had really started to come out. I tried reading in bed but I couldn’t hold the book up for very long without feeling tired in my arms. However, after a pretty rubbish morning and lots of sleep I felt quite a bit better. It was easier to get dressed today and I felt much more upbeat when I went downstairs to hang out with other people and watch TV. I still felt sick though so I decided to stop taking the antibiotics and didn’t feel quite so bad.

Three Days After

I was getting more used to sleeping in the upright position and didn’t feel quite so weird when I woke up in the morning. It seemed like more of a reality when I woke up today. The last two days had seemed like a bit of a dream but today the whole thing seemed more normal. I knew that I would be seeing a number of clients as my mum runs a business from her home so I tried to dress slightly less ‘slobishly’ and even put some makeup on. I managed to get through the whole day talking to these people without letting on that I had had an operation at all. I wasn’t in any great deal of pain and put my weakness down to straining my pectoral muscles at the gym. I had a very full day in fact and even managed to give a one hour lecture! So all in all it was a very successful day but by about 6 pm though I felt hugely drained. My chest had started to ache a bit but my main problem was a huge feeling of fatigue. I think the painkillers are so good that it’s very easy to overdo it.

Two Days After

I was getting more used to sleeping in the upright position and didn’t feel quite so weird when I woke up in the morning. It seemed like more of a reality when I woke up today. The last two days had seemed like a bit of a dream but today the whole thing seemed more normal. I knew that I would be seeing a number of clients as my mum runs a business from her home so I tried to dress slightly less ‘slobishly’ and even put some makeup on. I managed to get through the whole day talking to these people without letting on that I had had an operation at all. I wasn’t in any great deal of pain and put my weakness down to straining my pectoral muscles at the gym. I had a very full day in fact and even managed to give a one hour lecture! So all in all it was a very successful day but by about 6 pm though I felt hugely drained. My chest had started to ache a bit but my main problem was a huge feeling of fatigue. I think the painkillers are so good that it’s very easy to overdo it.

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