Healing continues… In my last post, I forgot to mention one more medication (there are so darn many!): Enoxaparin, a blood thinner that I’m to inject subcutaneously for 7 days to prevent clotting. No one wants a DVT or PE, but dang if these things don’t give me bruises. Mind …
A little housekeeping note: I’m blogging all of this about three weeks behind reality – mainly because healing from surgery had me too busy to to more than make some notes to be fleshed out later. Though I didn’t get the best sleep that first night, I woke up feeling …
At my pre-op visit two weeks prior, I’d received a TON of instructions and a goody bag of supplies. I was to avoid a bunch of foods and supplements that could impact bleeding (who knew garlic would be an issue?). I really only had to modify things a bit, cutting …
When I was in my 20s, I had a doctor who took a long look at my belly and said, “You’ll need surgery for that.” Stunned, I said nothing. How dare she assume I’d ever have cosmetic surgery? She barely knew me! Did I like my fuller lower tummy? Of …
Hello dear readers. As you know, I’m a believer in talking about that which people rarely discuss in polite or any company – and I talk about it in great detail (the nitty gritty about cancer treatment, menopause). Today, I’m back with another taboo topic. No, not Bakelite and such. …
March 29th & 30th Days 6 was & 7 were spent at sea, sailing around the Caribbean. After breakfast and mega doses of coffee on day 6, I worked out at the fitness center once more. I noticed that the college-age boys sat on the machines, watching me do a …
