Alaskan's Journal

[Alaskan]

Well... all good this morning.

Except that .... at 10 am, TEN, there was this hard film stuff on some of the water tubs.

 

[Alaskan]

Integration is going well.

I added a pond (short long water tub) to the run, the ducks like it, but they need more steps to it.

Daughter-in-law shows up Friday.

I will give her the task of scrounging up and placing duck furniture.

I actually had major abdominal surgery on Wednesday... they gave me way more restrictions than I thought.

For 6 weeks:
1. No standing more than 30 minutes as a time
2. Very careful/try to avoid, walking on uneven ground. It's best to walk only on flat sidewalks, etc.
3. No choir for 2 weeks... at check up we shall see
4. Walking only 20, to 30 minutes max

And yes, I get a handy dandy walker

 

[Baymule]

Wow, I hope you feel better soon. BUT follow doctors orders! No cheating.

 

[Alaskan]

No cheating sucks...

I was going to wash dishes... but who can wash dishes in less than 30 minutes????

I dropped my pillow on the floor... i almost bent down to get it... and then remembered... nope... to get something off the floor, I am supposed to do it in a special way... can't remember how that is.... so yeah... i left the pillow on the floor.

I will have a kid grab it later.

 

[Baymule]

Yeah, no cheating. You might mess up the surgery and have to have another surgery. Ponder on that.

 

[Alaskan]

Before surgery doc was just "nothing strenuous" WHO puts STANDING for more than 30 minutes at a time in the "strenuous" category????

 

[SageHill]

Before surgery doc was just "nothing strenuous" WHO puts STANDING for more than 30 minutes at a time in the "strenuous" category????

City folk

 

[Baymule]

Before surgery doc was just "nothing strenuous" WHO puts STANDING for more than 30 minutes at a time in the "strenuous" category????

People who have no life.

 

[Finnie]

One week and one day post op. How you holding up?

 

[Alaskan]

One week and one day post op. How you holding up?

Ha! One week actually!
Doing well, kids are treating me super well, and that new daughter-in-law is here too.... she came for 3 weeks.

they are all super spoiling me. Right now I am sitting on the couch while daughter-in-law cooks for me!

It is however REALLY hard to stay "good". I am not supposed to use any core/stomach muscles, or groin muscles. So, no leaning forward, no picking stuff up from the floor....

But.... at the 1 week check-up doc said I was doing great and had NOT ripped any stitches out!