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!