My Days of Recovery...

So... here we are... five days in to my recovery from surgery and there are times when I feel like I'm going to climb the walls! I am not use to sitting still, especially laying in bed all day (or in my case, laying in my temporary throne through the day)! Even with Doctor's Orders, I find it difficult!

I'm literally having to force myself NOT to do anything around the house! I had all these Honey-Do's laid out for me to accomplish BEFORE the surgery. I accomplished only half of them. The only thing that I am happy with is that I was one coat of paint away from finishing the dining room.

PC has been so wonderful in caring for me! You'd think I'd just kick back and enjoy the pampering... Although I love the pampering, it's still difficult to stay in one spot for countless hours. PC is taking care of me, the kids, the kittens, Miss Bear, Mr. Useless, Sir Wally, the house and his own personal affairs as well, all while working 4-12's and some times 5 - 12 hour night shifts. I'm a very lucky woman! My three beautiful children have been calling and checking on me... I love you TREMENDOUSLY!

I am about to give you a look in to my day to day activities. You would be amazed how my days are laid out... lol...

HOLD ON to your hats! You just might envy me and wish you were me! (Yeah... ok....)

The pain is very bearable, I was expecting the pain to be worse! I have to thank PC for bringing out the personal trainer out on me and advising me to work out at the gym as much as possible before my surgery. I also have to thank God for allowing me to experience the birth of my children all natural... maybe all of this has worked towards being able to bear the pain of surgery, who knows... I'm just grateful that I have been able to recover so well.

At night, this is where I can be found;

PC will set up my little area for me, before he leaves for work. I googled information on surgery recovery and I found that this is the best way to sleep after my type of surgery. The only thing that I added to PC's set up was the pillows set to my right side. They helped me tremendously to sleep better, feeling a bit more "tucked in". I'll have the two TV remotes right by my side, my cell phone(s). (Hold on, have to re-position myself... my tush tends to go numb from sitting and laying still for too long.) ok... lol... I find my sense of humor hasn't left, in fact... it's just as good as always! I also have my laptop at my side, in case I get enough energy to log in and check personal email and blog. I have a bottle of water, my various prescriptions, which I treasure and keep close by at this time (Vicodin has become my best friend)... a snack or two to keep me content; pudding, jello, apple sauce or even cheese sticks. Luckily for me, I don't have a big appetite right now! I'd be worried if I was eating like a Queen and not moving around or working out. I have a set of movies that I watch, even after having a good selection of movies, I find myself watching over and over the following movies:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, *Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Mummy, The Mummy Returns, The Goonies, and Rose Red... *what I'm currently watching

We also have Satellite Dish Network, you would think that I would order movies, but... nope... I stick to my favorites. lol... Try and figure me out! PC is still trying... heh!

On my third day of recovery, Monday, I was visited by my son and his girlfriend, Michele. I was given these lovely flowers to enjoy as I sit and lay in my "other" throne... To this day, Monday was the most pleasant day of my whole recovery. I sooo enjoyed their company, we sat (obviously) and just talked about day to day stuff... I was able to get my son's girlfriend's email address so that I could send her pictures of him growing up... No... I don't have one of him bare on a bear skin... but I did send the picture of him in a dragon costume when he was about 4 years old. My son is happy... that makes me happy... Thank you Michele! For bringing some sunshine in to his life... just like the flowers have brought some bright moments in my days.

Where else do I spend my time, well, I call it my Princess throne, it's temporary but it brings me comfort, because PC always sets it up for me and situates me in it before he gets his sleep for the day. After he walks in the door at 7 am, he wakes me in such a wonderful and pleasing manner... stroking my hair and face ever so gently and I'll hear "good morning angel" or one of his many other nicknames he has given me. He'll then ask how his Angel is feeling. He'll start my day by preparing a shower for me... assists me in draining my tubing and bulb that is inserted right under my stomach. He prepares my "Princess throne" and gets all my necessities together: TV remotes, *cell phone(s), laptop, prescriptions, bottled water, and my breakfast... well... as you can see... I'm spoiled! AND YET!!! I have to force myself NOT to get up and do things! I overdid myself on Monday and found myself taking two Pain pills to get me through the night. I normally take only one!

Aside from my set movies (which by the way, it's now The Goonies) I have these two to keep me well entertained... The laundry basket next to my Princess throne has the kittens that PC found the day after my surgery...

There you have it... a look in to my day to day routine! Not much to it huh? I'm gonna go NUTS by June 7th!

Surgery went well

I'm thankful and grateful and praising God for getting me through the surgery as well as I did. I am also EXTREMELY thankful for having such a wonderful man by my side, taking care of me as he has been. Thank you sweetheart! Te Quiero Muchisimo!

I'm home now and recovering very well. In fact, I'm having to slow myself down, I'm afraid that because of my good health and previous activity level, I'm doing more than what I probably should be doing.

Maybe as I recover more in these next few days, the two weeks that I am off from work, I can manage to blog a bit more. I can only hope... After this recovery, I start therapy for my back issues... Oh well, I'm still very thankful for all that God has blessed me with! And that's alot considering where I've been in life! Thank you Lord!

I want to thank Envoy-ette and Sarge Charlie for stopping in and visiting... Great people, great blogs!

Find My Soul

Seduce my mind and you can have my body,

Find my soul and I'm yours forever.

~ by Anonymous ~

Reality

"Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory."

-- J. Donald Walters

Project finished with good timing

So, as you read in my last blog... I had started a small project for PC's mom. I had to have it ready by today, ready to go... and I'm glad to say that I was done with it by Thursday night. So... I know, it's a late Mother's Day present, but we are just now getting to see her today... none the less... I finished it and here it is...

I'm pleased, knowing that I haven't painted since about 1999! This is actually in honor of her beautiful Miss Fannie...

Now... on to other projects!! :)

These days in the life of Sugar Cat

My days of blogging are getting more scarce these days... I have less than two weeks before my upcoming surgery... nothing major... but I'll be down for at least the first week on pain meds, hardly coherent! ;)

I have a rather extensive "Honey-do" list made up for myself. Wow... I can only hope that I get half the things done on that list!!! Between work, and personal life well, surgery and back problems that are being looked in to at this time too (which by the way, I blame my mother for the Arthritis found in my lower lumbar area. They found other problems, but stuff that can be managed at this time with anti-inflammatory pills, pain pills and therapy. I'm scheduled for a bone scan next to determine the extent of the two to three "cysts" that were found along my spine. Let's just say, I'm just pushing for half my "honey-do list" to get done. I especially want our "office room" to be completed, meaning I need to finish painting it. I don't have much more to go though, it's just all these other "little" projects I run across and add to my list!!

In fact, here's a "new" project I picked up this week-end that I started last night, painting a box for PC's mom for mother's day... take a "look-see":

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