Sore. Weak. Cranky. Today is the day when I feel more like myself but when I notice how much I feel different and wrong too.
Nose is stuffy but I can't blow it because it hurts too much. Left hand is swollen and bruised from needle sticks I don't even remember getting. My ribs ache like a bruise. The roof of my mouth is all torn up from the breathing tube when I was under. My innards feel loose and floppy and I feel like if I don't hold pressure on it, everything will just slide away. Its disturbing.
Took my first shower today. Nice to be clean but exhausting. Everything is just hurting and swollen and bruised and it just sucks. 🙁
I feel like a big puffy mess. I can't wait until I start feeling (and looking) normal again!
It shouldn’t be too long, remember you have just been through major surgery! Still, the worst of it is over now and you’re on the road to recovery 🙂