40yrold; 4 kids; 5’4;150lbs; tt/ba/bl

Showering and resting more.

This is my first update since day 5 of recovery and prob my last until 6 weeks.
Mostly because I need to be fair to my body and not expect anything of her other than wound repair and recovery. No more binder reveals for friends or even myself. It’s wash, rest, nutrition, and easy movements.
I went into the recovery phase like I do most challenges. I planned on crushing it! I’m gonna get out the bed as soon as possible, take the most walks, get off pain meds asap, and just recover like a beast. When I went for my post op on day 6 of recovery, I wanted to “knock the socks” off the nurses. I got all dressed up (as best I could), squared my shoulders, and marched to the exam room like “what surgery?”
Well, the nurses certainly loved on me and gave me my kudos but they also urged me to stop pushing myself. The nurse physically stooped me back over, resting the tightness in my abdomen. She lovingly fussed at me to take it easy!
I was a little frustrated. I no longer knew how to “win” and that is when I fell. I was sleep that night and I heard one of my kids scream-I jumped out of bed and started RUNNING but tripped. Tripped! I laid on the floor and heard my teenager say there was a damn bug in the living room. I almost injured myself over a bug.
So now, I just rest. I get up, easy and with the focus not on what’s happening with hubby and the kids-but how my body feels. I researched about the injury that surgery causes-how skin has to adhere, 3rdspace, cell repair, etc and now I GET IT!
Just as serious as I take fitness and mental health, even more seriously, I am taking recovery. My recovery will impact my future health and mental peace.
As for vital updates- my drains are all out, I took my first shower yesterday (which caused a two hour nap), and I ignore the squabbling kids and growing mess in my house.

In celebration of my first bm since surgery-I took off my binder and bra to see what’s going on ????