Monica

@WestHamBabe I totally getcha there, hon - the only things I wanted to do at first were just be able to sleep & pick my cats up without excruciating pain again. Like I said, it took me a week or 2 after surgery to be able to, so you'll get there eventually - just don't push yourself too hard, too fast in the meantime, 'cuz that'll be nothing but a setback for ya.
          	  ~Bean Sidhe

@WestHamBabe 
          	  Holy shit, sugar! Glad to hear you're doing better, even if the progress SEEMS slow at first!
          	  
          	  I know the feeling, though - had to have my own first-ever surgery back in November, 'cuz I suffered a 3rd gallbladder attack so bad, I was ready to BEG my mother to just shoot me & put me outta my misery... The first 2 or 3 Days after surgery, I pretty much HAD to have a narcotic & an ice pack just to sleep & go to the bathroom - if I didn't have 'em, forget it.
          	  
          	  If you're anything like I am, it won't take long for ya to get back into the swing of things, post-op - it'll just SEEM & FEEL like it till ya do. Gods know it took only a couple weeks to be able to pick my cats up again, & they don't weigh very much - it just FELT like it was a month to me - so don't get discouraged right outta the starting gate.
          	  ~Bean Sidhe

@WestHamBabe That sounds. I'm glad you're doing a bit better. Take all the rest you can. I know surgery and having bowel obstruction is no joke. Safe recovery, my dear friend.