(Almost) 16 Weeks Post-Op

It seems inconceivable, but tomorrow will mark 16 weeks post-op for me.  16 weeks ago, I was eating my last big meal and talking about what life was going to be like without pain and pressure.  I assumed I'd be running by June and back to rebuilding by now.  As we all know, the best laid plans...

Despite the setbacks and frustrations, I will say that my scars are looking great.  Although they still seem huge and grotesque to me, friends assure me that in fact, you almost don't notice them.  While I generally think they are humoring me, the scars have certainly flattened out.

Lateral Incision

Medial Scar (this one has really improved recently)

Recap of Day 2

Yesterday was not a great day for me.  I woke up in the middle of the night violently ill and vomited for the next 6 hours.  As I've stated previously, pain pills and my stomach do not work well together.  That combined with the motion sensor patch wearing off and laying down all day with a stomach full of food made for a very rough night. Ended up with a prescription for anti-nausea pills, which helped me get through yesterday by sleeping 22 of the 24 hours.

I feel much better today; pain is pretty bad, but that's because I'm only using Tylenol and ice to manage pain. The compression and ice wrap is really helpful.  I'm very ready to see my scars on Tuesday and to have my pain go down to a 2 or a 3, especially when I'm up on crutches.