6 weeks in - a bit of humour

Great post there Sarah ..... definitely put the money into getting a decent bottle of wine.  I have used wine clubs in the past - theone i liked best now runs the east coast railway too , but now I use a society in a town close tome which means I can go and pick up some lovely bin ends.

Sounds like you are recovering ... even though it's never fast enough for any of us.

Best wishes

Graham - 🚀💃

Thanks for all the lovely comments - I'm glad it made you smile or laugh as that's the best medicine.  Wine is the second best medicine- honestly I'm not an alcoholic, I went three weeks after op without touching a drop so that's pretty solid evidence.

Today after my few hours sleep was the weekly shop.  A walk into town to the butchers  then back to the big supermarket.  Easy you would think but oh no, they decided to have a change around so you cannot find anything.  The bacon is where the lightbulbs used to be and the milk is in the loo roll isle.  Helpfully they changed all the signage to point you in the right direction but they haven't finished changing stuff yes so the exciting sign wine/beer was quite a disappointment when it turned out to be butter and yoghurts.  So my usual shop going up and down the isle in the order my list is written ended up being five times as long as I had to retrace my steps for almost every item.  Luckily I put a GPS thing on my iPhone to see how far I had walked - well it would have been good if I remembered to check it when I got back to the car rather than halfway home when it was reading seven miles and was strangely very hot.

That's another thing - it's hot - in the UK, we are not used to this so when I got in I had to change out of my white cropped jeans and top and I'm now on the sofa on my pyjamas - summer pyjamas you understand but still it's three in the afternoon.  Hubby hasn't commented.  I think he's past caring what I wear.  Some of the early days out of hospital outfits were pretty special.  Paisley Harem pants with clashing trainer shoes (to hide the stockings), I had a fair few days of looking like I had escaped from somewhere.  No one tells you to plan for knee high thick white stockings before the op, if they had I could have planned accordingly.  Oh well I'm lucky they are off and they did their job.

I'm currently "resting" after putting the shopping away and making brunch then washing up.  I have decided after three weeks living on nothing but cake and chocolate (the no appetite weeks) that I should try and lose a few pounds before I go back to work.  So I had mushrooms, tomatoes and poached eggs.  Very nice but not very filling so I followed it up with a snack size coconut chocolate bar.  I'm pretending I won't eat anything else until dinner but kidding no one !  I blame the constipation- I need solid food (crisps, cheese, crackers etc) to push it through.  This is where wine comes in handy again too,  it can help sometimes if you drink enough so I currently have two bottles of Rosé chilling in the fridge.  Well it is Saturday and it's partly medicinal after all.  

Cheers X  

PLEASE, forgive me but you just gave me the best laugh of the day.  Everything you wrote about is SO TRUE.  Although my surgery isn't until October we share some of the same difficulties--can't sleep in the bed, penguin walk,worry about the the variety of metals that I will soon be wearing for the rest of my life.  But I do want to act as defense attorney for your cat.  I've read a number of articles relating to the purring of a cat actually heping in the healing process.  It seems that the continual purring is at the same decible as some devices used to help heal wounds.  I recall one study of a man with a broken arm.  He said that his cat has always slept in the bend in his elbow at night and continued to do so after it was casted. He reported less pain and much quicker healing after the surgery .  His doctor told him about cats' purring powers.  Maybe your cat is actually helping you to get well.  Who knows.  Luckily I just happen to have two cats so I'll get a chance to prove or debunk this theory.  Please post often.  You are definitely a delight to read.

?Get well soon.  (and hug the cat often)

You are great! I've been doing too much wallowing and you are a hilarious dose of reality. Please keep it coming!

Well I slept for about an hour then Boom - Wide Awake Club here we come. Good job too though as I was just sat here nosing at people on FB (like you do) and I had an urge.  All that snacking earlier must have had an effect which is surprising given the amount of CoCodamol I'm getting through and the fact that remembering to take my Lactolose solution is like remembering to check pockets for tissues before doing a dark wash !!  I'm hoping the fumes don't wake up the other half.  Must remember to weigh myself in the morning.  I have celebrated the occasion with two Jaffa Cakes

The cat went out earlier as its hot and the back door was open.  When she came in she looked like a feline version of a Christmas Tree.  She had sat behind some plant pots on the patio in the debris and had a mixture of cobwebs and dead leaves all over her bum and her fluffy tail.   All she needed was a bit of glitter bless her.  Had to de-leaf before she went upstairs which she didn't like.  The last thing I wanted was that tail of garden muck in bed with me - could have been dead spiders in there for all I knew.  So she's in bed now where I left her and there is a little pile of leaves on the bedside table as I kept finding them when stroking her !!  

Leg is aching.  I'm sure I haven't run a marathon without realising but I feel like I have, well with one leg anyway.  Consultant and Physio both say it's normal and the leg can take twelve weeks to heal - great !!  At least I haven't got the awful restless leg syndrome tonight where you feel like you have dodgy wiring in your leg.  I'm glad the Magnesium spray has been helping people, not the nicest of things as it can sting a bit and it's a horrible greasy feeling but it seems to do the trick.  My Osteopath recommended it to me a while ago and it's worth every penny.  

No wine for me tonight - had a few beers instead.  Has anyone else's tastes changed since the Op ?  Pre Op I loved red wine and could get through gallons but I really can't face the thought of having one now.  Even my old fave the Sauvignon Spritzer isn't doing anything for me - hence the Rosé.  And I can't get enough sugar !  I've turned into a total chocaholic - I thought I was bad before but I'm much much worse.  Must move my fat a*** a bit more to compensate.  We are planning a walk tomorrow in the countryside but I will take a crutch in case I need it as not totally flat surface.  Will try and remember to track the distance with the iPhone app and remember I turned it on.  Easier said than done. - can I still blame anaesthetic inside me six weeks on for being blonde ???

Sleep well guys - I'm off to play AlphaBetty . I will get off this bloomin level !!!!!!!