2 weeks

Today marks the magical two week point after surgery where life supposedly returns to normal. While my surgery now seems like it was a long time ago, I don’t feel totally healed yet. I imagine that once I’m allowed to do heavy lifting/work  after six weeks I will feel like I am healed, at least from the outside.

I do feel as though I’m able to get back to most of my activities but I’m aware that some still tire me a bit more easily than I expect. Obviously the two weeks is a very general marker and each person’s experience will vary a bit. I ended up driving quite a bit yesterday to help out a friend who is currently without a working vehicle and I was tired by the time I returned home a couple hours or so later. Of course it might be just a matter of forgetting how tiring driving is too. :)

I’m thinking I might try starting back into exercise today. My appetite seems to be back and I’ve found I’m eating too much and too often right now. A couple days ago we had fish and chips from a local shop. I did order grilled instead of fried fish but then gorged on the chips. I also added a couple bites of an extra piece of fried fish, which I regretted almost immediately. Fortunately, I’ve not suffered any big digestive problems so far but I did feel pretty awful afterwards due to overeating. Anyway, getting back to regular exercise usually helps me manage my eating habits so it’s now one of my priorities.

The bills from surgery have started to trickle in. I’ve already received ones for pathology and fluoroscopy which should be mostly refunded by our government-funded Medicare service.  I expect a bill from the anesthetist and another one from the hospital for surgical supplies (TED stockings and DVT-preventing intermittent pneumatic leg compression sleeves). These surgical supplies are  the items that really bug me because we have the highest coverage of private health insurance available and yet, this isn’t covered.