Day 3 Post Op

Day 3 was much better than previous days. I was originally planning on going home this day but it ended up being too much too soon. I still hadn't walked very far and I still had the catheter in. When PT came in today I walked all the way out to the hallway and back. I even sat in a chair for awhile. Then the nurse came in to finally take out my catheter. I was nervous it would sting like crazy when I first went to the bathroom but it surprisingly didn't hurt at all. But having the catheter out did mean that I had to get myself to the bahtroom now. I managed to get to the bathroom a few times and even to the shower for a shower of sorts.

During the day, my mom and daughter came to visit. I loved having my daughter there, she is such a sweetie. Here she is cuddling with me in my bed. And at the bottom are the pictures all the kids sent to hang on my wall.

That evening my best friend from forever ago came to visit. It was the second time Kristy had come and I loved hanging out with her. Actually she was there for the whole bad nurse ordeal so we will forever get a kick out of that story, I'm sure. So this time she was able to see another ordeal of sorts. We joked that she brought problems with her. By the end of the day, I was too worn out and hurting to get up and go to the bathroom again. So what does this mean? I get to learn all about the wonderful world of bed pans. I have an immense amount of sympathy for anyone in this situation for any length of time. I waited until I couldn't hold it anymore and had them bring the bed pan in. Then, I had to lift myself with my good leg and try to go. I waited, and waited, and waited, and NOTHING happened! How in the heck can I not pee right now?! They tried running water, giving me water to drink, putting my hands in warm water...nothing! Then my friend Kristy left and the nurse left to give me some privacy. Still couldn't go. Then Darren said, Here maybe I can help. He goes into the bathroom and starts peeing and all of a sudden I can totally go. How funny was that! All I needed was a sympathetic peer. Needless to say, the next time I had to go, I found the strength to get to the bathroom.