Melody and I were talking earlier today and I was telling her that she needed to go to the doctor and have a tick bite looked at just to make sure it didn't progress into anything really bad. I jokingly told her, we wouldn't want her to develop a problem that would keep her from taking care of me after my surgery. Face it folks, when it comes to pain, I am a bit of a wuss. PAIN, oh my goodness, there is pain involved in this process. Okay, that's a deal breaker, bring the forms, where do I unsign? I know, there is going to be some pain involved. They haven't quite perfected painless surgery yet. When I was recovering from my motorcycle accident someone gave me a little bell that I could ring to call Melody whenever I needed something. It was more of a joke than anything as it would get her kind of wound up whenever I would use it too much. I told her that I would need my little bell and she told me exactly what I could do with the little bell and besides, she claims she had gotten rid of it, joke or no joke. I told her that I knew where our cowbell is that I had bought her to use at football games until they banned them for being a nuisance. Go figure.
So I have been thinking about what is expected of me before and after the surgery. Things that I need to do to make this a successful procedure. It will take a lot of effort on my part and a lot of other people in my life as well. I am very determined to give 100% of myself to following the steps necessary for this to work. The 2 week all liquid diet is going to be very tough and I am feeling more than just a little anxiety as that date approaches. It is the biggest area of concern I have going into this procedure because if I fail to follow this diet properly the surgery cannot happen. It seems there is this big blob in the way called a liver and if I don't follow the diet properly, they won't be able to do the surgery using the laproscopic procedure that makes this operation a success. May 18th is coming and I am excited and nervous and somewhat scared to death.
After the surgery they stress the importance of getting up and moving around as soon as I can deal with the pain enough to be able to get up and about. Oh good grief, here we go with that PAIN thing again. Ever get one of those little shivers that starts at the base of the tailbone and reverberates up the spine, across the shoulders, and down both sides to the bottom of your feet? Well every time that thought comes up so does that little shiver. Getting up and moving around is important and I know I will be able to handle that part of it. If a little pain needs to be endured I will get thru it and getting up and doing for myself is probably the wiser thing to do instead of using a little bell to drive my wife nuts with. It's just so much fun to drive her nuts with that bell and listen to her carry on about it. But I will behave myself, do what my doctor and other health professionals tell me and man up to the situation. Besides, I really am not that big of a wuss despite how much my lovely wife says otherwise. Catch ya later.
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