It has been a while since I did an update on my surgery, so I though it was about time.
I am back to work, and finally making money again, which is great. The drive to work though is not so great. The problem is that my chest is really sore, and I don’t think driving in Los Angeles rush hour traffic helps much. Neither does doing household things like, like mowing the lawn, or cleaning or carrying laundry even. I am just sore.
And the scar is sore too. Some times it itches, but mostly it is sore, and doesn’t like having a shirt on it.
And as you can see it is still red as can be. I have been alternating with ScarAway and Wheat Germ which my chiropractor got me to use, but overall the scar is still pretty inflamed.
And it seems the whole having been put under thing has taken it’s tole. My editing, graphics and computer skills are fine, but my memory is shot. I have to write everything down or it will be forgotten. And if I think of something, I had better do it then or I won’t remember, and I have NEVER had that problem before. They say it could take a year for that to clear up, but I hope it is a lot faster than that!
Am exercising, though need to do more, but I get up at 4:30 AM so I can do the treadmill for 30 minutes before work. I was trying to do some kettle bell for a while, but not now with my chest so sore. And while I am still doing pretty low salt, mostly under 2000 mg (except once a month with a reuben) and still doing my soy sauce substitute and making bread if I want any (I know I need to quite eating bread), but have basically gone back to my weight before surgery and I need to lose 50 pounds!
Overall feeling pretty good, and so nice to not get out of breath (though I still sweat like a stuck pick when it is hot, which has been all the time lately).