Dear Sally and those facing surgery soon.
From: Wally (wallamara@hotmail.com)
Sat Jun 30 22:36:03 2001
Hi Sally,
I am so sorry that I didn't get the opportunity to give send you one
last message before you left home for Scranton.
I am starting to feel better and can actually do a small amount of
housework now :-). Boy who ever thought that I would get excited over
that! LOL
My surgery seems so long ago now.....April 9 in fact!..... doesn't time
fly!
Sally, I just wanted to tell you something VERY important. Don't expect
miracles. By that I mean, don't expect to feel "cured" and pain free in
the immediate weeks after the surgery. That is the mistake that I made,
I expected too much from myself. I guess I thought I would be able to
leap straight back into life and carry on as I had before this saga
began. WRONG
It's now the beginning of July and only now can I tell you that I am
feeling better. I still have SOME pain, but it is far easier to cope
with than before my last surgery. There are still certain things I
cannot do, and I believe at some stage there will possibly be further
surgery.......but I will wait until it is absolutely unbareable before I
even THINK about letting anyone suggest surgery to me again.
I don't post here very often anymore because sitting upright in a chair
is one of those things I still can't do for a great deal of time. I
spend my time wondering around the house, or down at our local shopping
centre, or down by our local river with my girls.
I started driving again this week......oh Sally! The freedom!!!! I can't
begin to describe how good it feels to be behind the wheel & to be in
control of where I am going. My wonderful Shane has been very good,
driving me where ever I needed to go, BUT it feels soooo good to take
myself (VBG).
Of-course there is a price for this freedom........it's a couple of
hours reclining in the easy chair in our family room, or a few hours
resting in bed. The pain after these expeditions is moderate to yukky
(LOL), but I am happy to pay the price.
So to you Sally, and others facing surgery, or those who are recently
post-op.......take it easy, be patient and you will be rewarded as I
have........the opportunity to participate in life.
Love, hugs & cheers,
Jo :-)
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Try this!..........
Smile as often as you can at those you love.....
and to strangers in the street.
The rewards are many.
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