Besides the incisions, which are still healing, I have a few other issues I am dealing with right now.

– It hurts whenever I engage my abdominal muscles even the slightest.

– The carbon dioxide that they pumped into my abdomen is causing an extremely sharp pain under my diaphragm and a dull ache in my shoulder. It hurts like a ninny to lie down.

– I woke up feeling more pain than yesterday.

– Worst of all, my stomach feels bloated and I need to poo, but I can’t.

That’s my status update for today. Let’s hope the poo thing resolves itself tomorrow or else I’m going to be very grouchy.

Mindless Entertainment:
– Too Beautiful To Lie, 2003 (South Korea)
– World Sumo Challenge: Battle of the Giants, ESPN2

Two surgeries in 2005. Let’s hope that fulfilled my quota for a while.

I went back and read some of my thoughts from my January tonsillectomy on my dot-com site. I seemed to have more of a sense of humor back then. In case you missed it the first time around or perhaps want to re-live the drama, here it is:

– Under the Knife
– 911
– January life.blog archives

I also want to thank all of you who left well-wishes in my comments and e-mail. Have a happy and safe new year!

As Hubby drove us to Queen’s Hospital, I lifted a prayer for the procedure, that God guide the hands of the surgeons, grant wisdom to the attending staff, and peace to my heart. We both said a quiet amen and left the matter in the hands of the Lord. Continue reading The Surgery