Well that's it. No turning back. Surgery is complete. I suggested a mini bypass to the man in a white coat and he said 'yes, we will do mini, it is better for older people' - the cheek! After the op another doctor came to see me and told me the mini bypass had gone well and they fixed a hiatus hernia - I had a hernia? News to me, but explains why I had been getting a lot of heartburn recently. Thank you very much, and for free too!
I really felt ok afterwards. Tired, obviously. Uncomfortable, a bit. But I can't say I was ever in much pain. I thought you might like to see my plasters. As proof so to speak lol. But that was the easy bit, now I need to work hard. Firstly getting back on to normal food, sticking to all the rules (and there are a lot of rules - chew food really well, have only small bites, eat very slowly (20-30 minutes per meal), keep fat intake below 3% and sugar below 5%, careful with alcohol as you feel inebriated faster, never have bubbles (in the bath, yes. In a drink, no - though I think the odd tonic in a gin might be ok)). Day 1 was sips of water, days 2&3 we got 4x actimel, day 4,5,6,7 plain yogurt, protein shakes and fresh fruit juice diluted with water. Today is day 5!
The photo of the colourful bear is Billy Hope. A gift from my in laws. They had been on Dragons Den, different coloured bears for different emotions. Hope was for me, hope I get all my dreams answered. He didn't like the journey, squeezed in my bag but he chatted up all the nurses.
I'd like to thank you so very much for all your messages and likes. It's been amazing and I appreciate every one.
I got home around midnight Wednesday. So nice to be in my own bed. Unfortunately I woke to some sad news. Those who have been reading this for a while will remember George, Libby's best mate next door. He was put to sleep yesterday morning. I was so grateful that I got to say goodbye. He was just a big hairy teddy bear and was brought up with Libby. Born just days apart and played together since puppies. Bless him. He's playing with Libby again now I suspect.
Kindness is one thing you can't give away, it always comes back.
No comments:
Post a Comment