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Mar. 11th, 2008 04:35 amIt's funny sitting down to finally write something on LJ and not being sure what to write. I can tell stories of Angie's mom coming to support her and giving me time with my wife. I could rant about students putting in some of their first IVs (or not, actually since after the third try I got bitchy and she ran away. Literally. Oops.) I could talk about recovery, the joy that is delaudid, the devil that Valium turned out to be, or wonderful nurses who were so helpful and encouraging (and the ones who bent the rules and let me see Leif on his first year birthday) or the ones who lied, failed to check in on me and left me in distress for several hours.
On the whole, the people and experience were very good. From almost immediately after I woke up, things have been better. I hadn't realized there was pain associated with all this until it was gone post-surgery. The numbness is still there, but better that it was before by a long shot.
I do want to make sure I say thanks for all the energy, thoughts, and prayers. I felt good on Monday going in with the power and energy of literally hundreds behind me. Religiously, I have a complex relationship with this stuff, but I believe that at moments where a yes or a no gets to be decided by luck or external unknown forces, this can really help the answer be a yes. And I think we'd be surprised at how much of life fits into that category.
There are lots of emails and posts I haven't replied to yet. My lifting restrictions are such that I can't pick up my laptop. So if you see emails or LJ posts from me, its been typed on the iPhone or the Blackberry. Same with the instant messenger. I have my status set to "do not disturb" when I'm around so that I don't exceed my ability to type by getting into talking to too many people at once. My lifting restrictions continue for the next 6 weeks.
That said, I do enjoy chatting and writing. It just takes a while and is quite tiring.
I haven't figured out how to upload pictures to flickr such that the pictures are public, but that are not forced onto people who just wanted to see pictures of Leif. :)
Tired now. If there is any particular part of the surgery/recovery you want details on, let me know and i'll write about it.
*hugs and love*
Jeff
On the whole, the people and experience were very good. From almost immediately after I woke up, things have been better. I hadn't realized there was pain associated with all this until it was gone post-surgery. The numbness is still there, but better that it was before by a long shot.
I do want to make sure I say thanks for all the energy, thoughts, and prayers. I felt good on Monday going in with the power and energy of literally hundreds behind me. Religiously, I have a complex relationship with this stuff, but I believe that at moments where a yes or a no gets to be decided by luck or external unknown forces, this can really help the answer be a yes. And I think we'd be surprised at how much of life fits into that category.
There are lots of emails and posts I haven't replied to yet. My lifting restrictions are such that I can't pick up my laptop. So if you see emails or LJ posts from me, its been typed on the iPhone or the Blackberry. Same with the instant messenger. I have my status set to "do not disturb" when I'm around so that I don't exceed my ability to type by getting into talking to too many people at once. My lifting restrictions continue for the next 6 weeks.
That said, I do enjoy chatting and writing. It just takes a while and is quite tiring.
I haven't figured out how to upload pictures to flickr such that the pictures are public, but that are not forced onto people who just wanted to see pictures of Leif. :)
Tired now. If there is any particular part of the surgery/recovery you want details on, let me know and i'll write about it.
*hugs and love*
Jeff
