I am in love with my shadow

Feeling a little under the weather today I postponed my 7.4km bike ride. I decided to walk over to the shop instead as toilets are close at hand :(

On my walk I noticed my shadow. And my my she is hot. The line from hip to knee is now a straight line and the butt curve, wow. I know this all sounds very weird but I am in LURVE with my shadow and she is a foxy shadow. I could not stop looking at it and checking out your own butt is very liberating. I was a little disappointed on the walk home as my shadow was behind me and I couldn't perv on her.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Somnio for my fabulous new shape. Now it is up to me to remove the 15-20kgs of excess padding.

Run Forrest

For some strange reason I have it in my head that I want to run. The old Shell had a favourite saying. 'I couldn't run if something was chasing me.' So what is up with this Shell. I think I have just realised that running gets you there faster. In soooo many ways. Gets you were you need to be faster, gets you fitter faster and gets your weight off faster.

I spent some time yesterday putting together a playlist of pumping songs to keep my legs going and to block out the sound of my lunges gasping.

This morning I put on my new sports bra (in a D cup) and my sneakers and off I went.

I decided to do the walk run method first. I jogged out of the house and made it to the end of the street. Lunges burning, bad taste in my mouth, gasping for breath, I kept walking. At the next corner I turned the music up louder and jogged to the end of the next street. Lunges burning, gasping for breath, I kept walking. Then I did a little run across the street and a little more walking. Then it was time to take me jacket off and show of my Somnio assets and singlet.

My new sports bra did it's job and the girls had a great time out. My legs, which are still a little numb, were tingling with circulation.

Only bad parts of my first experience is I need to trim my toe nails. My little nail cut through the side of my next toe and there is blood. I had to hobble home, which is probably good as I lost my garage door remote. I put it in my pocket and when I took my jacket off i made sure it was safe. Anyway I got to the half way turn around and checked it and it was gone. It had flown out of my pocket, so I spent the journey home looking for it. Yes, I found it under a tree.

First run down. It can only get better.

Let the fun begin

Today the doctor is coming to see me and we should be heading home. The nurses have been around this morning and cleaned and drained the drainage pots. Well the two smaller pots were emptied and they sucked the air out of the larger ones. I think this is so the maximum amount of fluid will drain out before the doctor comes.

This morning I need to ask the doctor if I can have a shower. Getting stinky. I got up yesterday and washed my hair over the basin. I felt alive afterwards. I also need to know how long I need to keep compression pants on for? If I can have a break to wash them? When I can go for a swim? And I can have a beer? All very important questions, especially the last one.

The compression pants I have on are down to my calves and not practical. I have a few pairs of spanks at home that I am sure I can alternate. I think it takes 6 weeks for the swelling to go down. So I will be getting very chummy with my 'crutchless' compressions pants. The other night I needed to do #2's and didn't really want to do it through the 'crutchless' opening. So juggling the drainage pots I unzipped the compressions pants and pulled them off. The hard part was getting them back on. One handed trying to finally get the zip back up was a mission. But I did it.

My chest is still really tight. I am sure once we get out and I am walking around that they will settle into place. I think the big thing is that they had been saggy for so long, now they are sitting up proudly on my chest. I am not used to that. 

I am getting excited about putting my clothes on. I have been in a gown for 4 days and just want to see how my clothes fit. I will try not to buy too much as there will be a fair bit of swelling for the next 6 weeks.

Email home 6th April

We are about to embark on the FUN part of our holiday. I have had a shower and washed my hair. We are now waiting for the car to collect us and take us back to the resort. I will be back here on Friday to get all the dressings off though.

I am not sure how much communication there will be once we leave here. Free Internet at the hospital has been fabulous while I have been sitting around recuperating.

I just had a meeting with my surgeon and he said I can have a beer by the pool but not go for a swim just yet. I just took the compression pants off for the first time and there is a heap of swelling and bruising. I will wash my pants when we get back to the resort and put them straight back on again. I have to wear them for 6 weeks so we will be very good friends by the end of that time.

We just met two sisters up in the waiting room. They are very nervous and about to go in and get eye lifts. They told me I didn't look nervous at all. I told them that was because I was on my way home.

If anyone is thinking of having any sort of reconstructive or cosmetic surgery, I highly recommend coming to Thailand. This has been an amazing experience.

Trying out my new legs

Yes I am out of bed. I don't think the Thai nurses understand my need to be independent. As soon as the catheter was out I was up. Drainage tubes in my hand off to the toilet and to stretch my new legs. The nurse saw me juggling the 4 drainage pots and came back with two velvet bags to carry them in. Once i had them under control I went and washed my hair. The nurse came back in a little later to see if I needed any help. When she saw my nicely washed and brushed hair she realised I was under control.

Dave has been under a lot of stress and has left me in hospital to go enjoy a swim and a beer with the girls. I am not being too pushy and am doing everything I am told. Every time I have obs done there are 4 nurses. I have my own pit crew changing my oil and water, haha.

I was a little upset that I am stuck in here so long but we will still have 11days of holiday. I am feeling great. A little sore of course but otherwise great.

Still in bed

As per usual I am nagging the nurses to take the catheter out. The nurses are refusing , which is a good thing as it is forcing me to stay in bed. I need to let the incisions on my legs heal. It is really hard for me to sit still for too long. It is killing me.

The physio came to see me also. She gave me a machine that I have to suck on. I have to get all three balls up to the top of their chambers for 5 seconds and do it 10 times every hour. This is to make sure that my lunges are getting exercise and don't collapse.

So now I will sit in bed and do as I am told.

I am very proud of my gorgeous husband too. When I went into the oxygen chamber this afternoon he went for a walk. He found a 7eleven and bought a beer. He then found a seat under a tree and sat down and drank his beer. After an horrific day Saturday not knowing what was happening with me, he was awesome today.

Oh not only do we have the best room in the hospital but the nurse popped in and gave Dave a laptop with free Internet access.

We are Spoilt.