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If we were having coffee this morning, I would welcome you into my home and hope that you wouldn’t mind my greeting you in my pjs and robe. You would come sit on the couch and I would sit in the rocker as I’ve been on the couch far too much this past week. If you’re looking for my A to Z Challenge post for today, you can find it here.
This morning I will be having only the second cup of coffee since my surgery on the 16th. My system is slowly coming around but things are quite different from what they were like before. For the most part, that’s a good thing. I’m not able to eat very much or even drink much. I seem to be full after about three bites. I have to push myself to eat little meals so I don’t get weak because if I only ate when I was hungry, I wouldn’t be here any longer.
I’m recuperating slowly. One day will be very good and I will feel like I could maybe get dressed and go down the block to check mail but then I realize that I can’t stand for more than a couple of minutes without dizziness and I still can’t get around the house without my walker. So I haven’t left the house. I’m sure I won’t for awhile although I do have a doctor’s appointment for Tuesday. The hospital staff sent me a case worker that got me hooked up with a clinic that does outreach for the under served community so they got me an appointment with a doctor to set up regular care, not post-op. I might have to put it off. It will depend on my daughter’s schedule. If she can take me, I will go but if she’s working, then I will have to postpone.
Either way, I do want to get out this week. I told my daughter that even if we just go for a drive and maybe go through drive-thru for a burger or a cup of coffee, I would like to get out. It has been raining since I got home from the hospital on Tuesday but the weather looks like it is clearing and warming so now’s the time to make a run for it.
How has your week been? I think we missed last week, although I did try to come and read as many of the coffee share posts as I could, even though I didn’t write one. I can’t seem to concentrate on much these days so I haven’t read anything lately. Have you read anything interesting? TV…anything you’ve watched? Anything you could recommend for streaming? Since I can’t concentrate very well, I’m watching more TV than normal. I don’t have regular TV, I stream using Netflix and Hulu and Amazon. So if you have something to recommend, let me know.
Your weather? How is it? Are you still having spring or did it crawl back into winter as so much of the country seems to have? Have you been able to enjoy the outdoors? That’s one thing I am looking forward to this summer. I can get outdoors more when I am in better shape. I can already tell that my body feels better when I walk and stand. Things are not as cramped as they were. There is not as much bulk to my body. It’s kind of strange when I put my hand down to my stomach and it can go down a few extra inches! It’s like half of me is gone. I can’t describe it. It’s just strange. I guess that’s what happens when they take out a huge cyst and drain 20 litres of fluid from your body. Oh, and they also took my appendix and two pair of ovaries and tubes and some of the lining of the abdomen.
I have run out of things to say but I hope you stay. Fix yourself another cup of coffee, please. Stay awhile. I’m kind of lonely these days. Tell me about you. Tell me about your world. Have you discovered any interesting blogs this week? And if you really must go, please come back next week when I can breathe a sigh of relief when A to Z Challenge is all over! It has been fun but it has also been a tough time to keep up with the challenge.
I’m glad you’re feeling better. It takes a long time to recuperate from anything when you’re our age! Wish I was there to share a cup of coffee with you. I’d even make it! Maybe someday… Have a great Sunday.
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Thank you, Joanne. One of the things I am looking forward to is going to the bay area this summer. I have a high school reunion coming up at the end of July and I should be well enough to travel by the middle of June. So I am getting excited about it. Once I know dates, we’ll have to see if you’ll be in the area near the same time and we can meet up! I miss seeing you!
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Thanks for the coffee and chat. I will post in a bit, but right now I can’t hold my eyes open and I am expecting company (another granddaughters birthday dinner) in a few hours. Think I’ll take a quick nap…zzzzz lol
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If you haven’t seen Orange is the New Black on Netflix, you should devote your post-op time to that. I also loved the earlier seasons of Mad Men.
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I might try Orange is the New Black. I’ve heard good things about that. Thanks!
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It must be wonderful to be rid of that excess bulk. And yes, getting back to normal will take a while, but I have the feeling it won’t take that long.
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I’m glad you’ve been feeling a bit better!
We stream everything we watch, too, so I can give you a list. lol. For historical fiction there’s Hell on Wheels and Mad Men. For Fantasy there’s Once Upon a Time, and Based on Books there’s Sherlock. We also really love Carnivale, Big Love, Pushing Daisies, and Hannibal.
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I’m glad that you’re being careful and patient with your recovery–it’s going to be a while, for sure…not just recovering from the surgery, but from all the stress your body was under from the cyst. It’s amazing how physically resilient we are, though, given time and care. I’m a big fan of “Parks and Recreation” and/or “30 Rock” for enjoyable not-too-demanding down-time entertainment. Both are funny, absurd, smart, with strong women in charge. If you get in the mood for crime drama/legal thriller, “Damages” with Glenn Close is excellent, and there are four nail-biting seasons of it. “Call the Midwife” is great if you haven’t seen it; might not be on streaming, though.
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I plan to get in the pool before today is over. It’s that warm here. But we have cooler weather coming in this week. And that is Texas.
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I’ve been enjoying Fringe and Daredevil on Netflix. Reading through your post I was wondering if you’d heard of Spoon Theory. I found it very useful when recovering from C-Sec after having my youngest, and I know of others who’ve found it helpful.
Here’s a link in case you’re interested. http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/
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Thank you for that link. I had not heard of it previously. I’m sure I will be using it and passing the link on to others. Thank you!
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I am glad to see you are beginning to recover, and I was glad to see your post! Continue to take it slow, and do try to eat- I know the only thing I was able to stomach after a surgery was oatmeal with jam added to it for sweetness. It was not too hard on the system. I hope you continue to improve with each day. ❤
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Glad your road to recovery is coming along, and I hope that it gets easier as the days go by. It’s certainly not easy and all we can sometimes do is just have that simple reminder to try to care for ourselves. Hopefully you get the doctor situation taken care of and can get to your apointments. I would suggest one of the shows Diana posted about, they are all very enjoyable for varying reasons. Thank you for the coffee and enjoy the rest of your evening. Paula
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I’m glad you’re feeling somewhat better. Take it easy, listen to your body, and don’t push yourself. I know how restless recovery can make a person. As for things to watch on TV, Hulu has a show called “QI” that’s interesting and funny (it’s a British show and you can jump in anywhere).
Thank you for the coffee, and wishing you a smooth recovery.
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Cool about the clinic/doctor. Hope your recover starts picking up, but as long as it stays “recovery” I guess any speed forward is good!
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It sounds like you are slowing starting to recover from some really major surgery. Hopefully you will continue to get stronger with each passing day!
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Thank goodness you are on this side of the surgery. I hope all continues to go well and that you can make your appointment.
Personally I love modern family and in the past if you have not seen it ‘brothers and sisters’. It seemed to star a family not unlike my own without the money.
Take care and take your time recovering.
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