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12 hours in the hospital and all I got were these scars. 😂ðŸ˜
Everything went well, except for the bit where I was waiting 6 hours without food or water in the morning. I think I lost my spot in surgery line when it took the nurses forever to put the IV line in. That was the worst part and the part I'd been dreading, so of course they had to try three places and it hurt like hell. Apparently, they can just do an ultrasound and also numb the area so I can't feel them digging with the needle?? Which once they did both of those, it was fine. I wonder if I can request that first...
Mostly just a very long and exhausting day. Got there at 8.30am. Left at 8.20pm. So thankful that my parents live in town and were able to come by and help put the kids to bed, so it was only CG still awake when we finally got home. There's no way she would've fallen asleep before I got home, anyway. I think she was worried, even though I did my best to explain it all in a non-scary way.
I'm technically back to work today, but I'm going to eek out every restful crumb of work-fromshome and probably end up doing most of my work from bed/the couch. There's no way I'd be able to go into an office today, that's for sure. It hurts just sitting, and getting up and down is as hard as, well, not having any abdominal muscles. Reminds me of late pregnancy, actually, and doing weird sideways rolls to get in and out of bed/chairs.
I was kinda hoping for better painkillers than Tylenol, but at least the regular stuff means I can function. I have a chat with my agent today which I'd scheduled well before I knew I'd be one organ lighter and which I've been trying to prepare for since, uh, December. I don't want to make the same mistakes I did last time, but it sure has been difficult trying to figure out how to sell these books when I've been distracted by health stuff.
I was 80% inclined just to cancel this chat, but a friend pointed out that it's better to know than to keep wondering. I can't keep bracing for the blow. Sometimes, you've gotta take it so you can keep going.
Wish me luck :/
Everything went well, except for the bit where I was waiting 6 hours without food or water in the morning. I think I lost my spot in surgery line when it took the nurses forever to put the IV line in. That was the worst part and the part I'd been dreading, so of course they had to try three places and it hurt like hell. Apparently, they can just do an ultrasound and also numb the area so I can't feel them digging with the needle?? Which once they did both of those, it was fine. I wonder if I can request that first...
Mostly just a very long and exhausting day. Got there at 8.30am. Left at 8.20pm. So thankful that my parents live in town and were able to come by and help put the kids to bed, so it was only CG still awake when we finally got home. There's no way she would've fallen asleep before I got home, anyway. I think she was worried, even though I did my best to explain it all in a non-scary way.
I'm technically back to work today, but I'm going to eek out every restful crumb of work-fromshome and probably end up doing most of my work from bed/the couch. There's no way I'd be able to go into an office today, that's for sure. It hurts just sitting, and getting up and down is as hard as, well, not having any abdominal muscles. Reminds me of late pregnancy, actually, and doing weird sideways rolls to get in and out of bed/chairs.
I was kinda hoping for better painkillers than Tylenol, but at least the regular stuff means I can function. I have a chat with my agent today which I'd scheduled well before I knew I'd be one organ lighter and which I've been trying to prepare for since, uh, December. I don't want to make the same mistakes I did last time, but it sure has been difficult trying to figure out how to sell these books when I've been distracted by health stuff.
I was 80% inclined just to cancel this chat, but a friend pointed out that it's better to know than to keep wondering. I can't keep bracing for the blow. Sometimes, you've gotta take it so you can keep going.
Wish me luck :/
