We are settled in at our next stop on this journey. Unfortunately, between Bulldog having difficulty with the GPS and then the GPS sending him on the circuitous route, DJ ended up sitting in the car for nearly two hours for what should have been a 45 minute drive. Her eyes were enormous which is her way of showing she is in pain.
They capped her catheter yesterday so now she can relieve herself when necessary through a shortened catheter. The nurse was instructing me on the care of her incisions which consists primarily of observation at this point, and I must say that the work the surgeon has done is remarkable!! Only 5 days after her surgery, she is also recognizably "female" south of the border, if you know what I mean. I am amazed at what modern surgery can accomplish, when one is in the hands of an excellent surgeon, of course.
DJ's mood is a slight bit lower today because she is tired from being physically uncomfortable and dealing with pain. She rates her pain at a 3 on a scale of 10, so while it is not terribly acute, it is a chronic, low level pain which can certainly wear a person down. But she slept all night and ate well this morning.
We brought her out on the patio where there is a chaise lounge that reclines perfectly. It's a beautiful day and she has her i-pod going. The laptop is just too heavy across her middle right now but our neighbors from Canada, one of whom also is post-op, has a very cool contraption that elevates the laptop to viewing height without putting any pressure on the body. It's pretty nifty and I wish we had one but DJ doesn't seem too worse for the wear for not having internet capability.
Bulldog scheduled a massage for me tomorrow for Mother's Day. I am looking forward to it immensely. I just wish DJ could experience the same physical relief. But I have to be patient because this is going so much better than I thought it would be at this point in the game.
They capped her catheter yesterday so now she can relieve herself when necessary through a shortened catheter. The nurse was instructing me on the care of her incisions which consists primarily of observation at this point, and I must say that the work the surgeon has done is remarkable!! Only 5 days after her surgery, she is also recognizably "female" south of the border, if you know what I mean. I am amazed at what modern surgery can accomplish, when one is in the hands of an excellent surgeon, of course.
DJ's mood is a slight bit lower today because she is tired from being physically uncomfortable and dealing with pain. She rates her pain at a 3 on a scale of 10, so while it is not terribly acute, it is a chronic, low level pain which can certainly wear a person down. But she slept all night and ate well this morning.
We brought her out on the patio where there is a chaise lounge that reclines perfectly. It's a beautiful day and she has her i-pod going. The laptop is just too heavy across her middle right now but our neighbors from Canada, one of whom also is post-op, has a very cool contraption that elevates the laptop to viewing height without putting any pressure on the body. It's pretty nifty and I wish we had one but DJ doesn't seem too worse for the wear for not having internet capability.
Bulldog scheduled a massage for me tomorrow for Mother's Day. I am looking forward to it immensely. I just wish DJ could experience the same physical relief. But I have to be patient because this is going so much better than I thought it would be at this point in the game.
