The human body

The human body truly amazes me. This Thursday will make it three weeks since my surgery. The first three days were the toughest. I went to work part time week two. My left side was still sore and tender. I may have overworked it because my incision site on the right side was a little red. Being paranoid from my last infection, I went in to have my plastic surgeon take a look at it even though I never ran a temperature higher than 99.3. It ended up being nothing (okay, he told me to not over do it and take it easy) but I didn't care. I've learned to be my own advocate.

It's close to week three and I still have problems undressing myself at times. Certain tops and fabrics are much more difficult to take off. I also feel pretty stiff when I'm turning while driving. I still have problems getting in and out of bed. My left breast still spasms. My coworker and neighbor have loan me a wedge and triangle pillow. I tried it out last night and got a bit better sleep. Paul does meditation in the AM. Since I'm not a morning person, I started listening to a mediation CD before bed. I usually don't get very far on the CD before I fall asleep but I guess every little bit helps!

I'm looking forward to working out again. I started using little 2.5 lb weights. I should be clear to work out at week three. I'll start off easy with legs, bike and light upper body weights.

What I wanted to say is that I'm doing pretty good. The healthier you are at the start, the better. It's so vital what we put into our bodies both food and hydration wise, how we manage stress, get adequate sleep, maintain or lose weight and stay active. I know I'm not as active as I used to be. I used to be the cardio queen and now I rather do weights, walk or yoga. Either way, do what makes you happy and what will keep you moving! I've been sneaking in extra fluids by making iced tea out of green tea and mate tea. I throw in some dried goji berries for an extra handful of antioxidants. (They plump up nicely and tastes yummy in the tea.)