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Karen: Thinking of you Karen and hope your surgery went well.
Ruth: I know ya'll walked inside but I can't believe most of you are wearing short sleeve shirts. Strong, hardy women! Let us know how good your cake was.
Coffee: I also get achy on days when I don't walk or move very much. I like your advice of Keep Moving Ladies.
Walked this afternoon. It was 35 degrees and I bundled up.
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Hi all,
My surgery was successful. I was at the hospital for just over 24 hours from admission to discharge. I felt pretty lousy after surgery - mostly nauseated. Didn't eat anything till after 9pm and then it was just ice cream - those single serving cups - they brought me chocolate and vanilla - not the best ice cream, I mixed together as the chocolate as too chocolaty - I ate about 1/2 of what they brought. i haven't had too much pain, more discomfort. I limited pain meds to ibuprofen as narcotics make me sick. At home, I'm taking acetaminophen as I'm not supposed to take an NASIDS to due stage 3 CKD. I had a large bandage with the huge piece on "plastic" tape over it - it was pulling at my neck - thought that was what was uncomfortable. I was allowed to take the bandage off this morning - 'm still uncomfortable and not feeling great. I didn't think I would need the Zofran, but I'm taking it at home - I didn't think I would need it as I didn't have any yesterday morning. There are steri strips on the incision. Thankfully, I'm allowed to shower.
So, going into surgery we knew there was an adenoma on one of the right side parathroid glands as it showed up on the scans. Well, surprise, surprise. When the surgeon took the first one out, the one behind it was 4 times as large to both right parathyroid glands were removed. The two left one look healthy. I was in the OR about 2 hours as they have to send labs to determine what the Calcium an PTH level were. After the second gland was removed, all labs were good - calcium and PTH. Surgeon has me on calcium so it doesn't drop to low - just tums - 100mg 3 times a day. Post op is in 2 weeks. My husband kept the kids updated on the surgery, but my youngest it the one who expresses her worry the most. She wouldn't go to sleep till she talked to me - which was close to 2:00am her time. I brought to the hospital the little beanie at with a t-shirt that says #1 Mom. I sent her a picture of the cat and she was happy.
Now I got to be a good patient and let my DH take care of me. We are going for walks as I need to get out of the house. He'll do the cooking, cleaning and grocery shopping for the next couple weeks. I'm sure as I feel better I'm going to go stir crazy. I have books to read and an adult coloring book.
Weather has warmed up to the 30s and low 40s - snow in the mountains but not Denver. I think I mentioned on Monday that it took us 4+ hours to get home. People who left later in the it was up to 8 hours!
Well, I think I'm rambling. This has taken me a long time to write.
Have a great Thursday. Thanks again to everyone for your well wishes. It means a lot to me.
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Sending love and strength to all here in the "living room"!
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Karen
Thank you so much for updating us, we all know the effort and strength draining involved with EVERYTHING following surgery…be well, know we continue to send our best wishes our way, TT
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So glad to hear that your surgery was successful & that you are home, Karen! Let DH spoil you a little while you are in recovery mode!
I went to Pound this morning & will go back to Dance2fit tonight. Maybe stay for Yoga too. DH & I will be flying down to Arizona on Saturday for a week of Fun in the Sun…..which means I need to start getting organized!
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Karen: I was relieved to read that the surgery was successful and is behind you now. Hope you see improvement every day and your discomfort level improves. Enjoy being taken care of.
Walked this afternoon.
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I walked (indoors) this morning for 45 minutes, did a 45 minute toning DVD & now need to pack. We will fly off for a week Arizona tomorrow. I will try to send some pictures of oranges, cacti etc.
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Karen: hope you continue to rest and improve daily.
Ruth: Have a fantastic trip.
Haven't walked outside bc it's been too cold. I think it's been too cold everywhere! Our mountains got 15 inches of snow and we got none. Maybe next time.
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Other than a couple walks today, I have slept most of the day. Tonight, I'm tired of being tired. I know it will take time. I go for a walk and come home and go to sleep. It's been several years, thankfully, since I've had surgery with a long recovery. My DH reminded me how hard of a time I had with chemo last spring. Just not used to not feeling great. I am letting DH do everything.
Ruth have a great time in AZ.
Wonder - stay safe. I like when the snow stays in the mountains
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Made it to Arizona where it is cloudy but 65 degrees!
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Karen: You really must have needed sleep. Thankful that you are letting your dh do everything for you.
Ruth: 65 degrees is so nice. What a difference from your temperatures.
Walked this afternoon. It was 38 degrees, no wind, and blue sky. It felt great.
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Quick check in; rainy & cool here, but no ice or snow! Sneaked in a couple walks yesterday, and one long one this morning. We are having a nice, relaxing time.
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Glad you're having a good time, Ruth.
Karen: Hope that each day you are feeling better.
Walked this afternoon. So refreshing in the cool air.
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Relaxed this morning, deleting old emails. Decided after lunch to go get a mani. While waiting for my nails to dry, I realized how tired I was. Came home and layed down. After dinner, I was feeling okay, until I got my shower and then around 8:00 the fatigue hit me hard. The bandage over the incision is annoying me. This recovery is harder than I thought it would be. Tomorrow is one week. I have several books to read and an adult coloring book, but don't have the attention to read or do anything that takes focus. Deleting emails is mindless.
Ruth - hope the weather improves in AZ. but even if it stays the same its better than ND.
The weather here has been in the 40s and 50s but it doesn't feel that warm as there is no sun. It's gray and like the midwest.
Wonder - sounds like your weather is decent.
Sweet dreams
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Well we are pulling out of the permafrost, seeing our last overnight lows in the "drip the faucet" zone and today going up to high 40's/50. Finally.
Karen: don't be too hard on yourself, we all know it takes a LONG time to heal all the insides.
Love you got to take your AZ trip again this year Ruth, what a wonderful respite mid-winter.
Take care everyone, TT
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Remember recovery is usually one step forward and two backwards, Karen.
Last night, we went to a Credence Clearwater Revival (tribute band) concert & we met my cousin and his wife for breakfast. Luckily those were indoor events because it was pouring down all night & morning. There was a break in the rain, so we took a nice walk. It's supposed to clear up by tomorrow, which I hope is true! I'm out of long sleeved tops!
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Anyone here doing chest exercises with weights after bilateral breast implants? Wondering how heavy? I'm hesitant in going past 8lb dumbbells (this even feels too much at times). Can't do a full pushup yet. I have had BMX about 1 year ago. Wondering how the chest exercises will affect the implants (below the pec placement)? My plastic surgeon was not worried. Thank you
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Hi snm, hopefully someone will chime in. I had a lumpectomy, so can't be of help.
The sun poked out a little. We took a very nice walk in a riparian preserve with our friends (my phone isn't letting me post pictures).
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SNM - I had bilat with implants - I've used 2-3# weights but not specifically chest exercises - more for running/walking. Mine are also below the muscle. If your PS isn't worried, I would trust his/her opinion if you are confident in them. Welcome to the group
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Aha, I think this will send.
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Nice picture Ruth!
SNM, I'm a unilateral and do weights/push ups…With under the muscle implants, the tighter the muscles will push down on the implants for some…so there seems to be a balance between building strength (always good) and major weightlifting muscle development (not what you were saying, but that doesn't work well with implants like ours). I am big into yoga and can do handstands - so lots of weigh bearing, core/chest muscle strength. So like Karen said, if your Dr is okay with it, start slow and progress…and let us know how it is going, welcome! TT
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Thank you trmtab and karen1956 for your helpful insight and reassurance. I have no wish to be a body builder but would like to have some upper body strength, and so will keep working on my light weights.
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snm: Welcome! Glad you had some guidance from Karen and TT. I had a diep so I don't have any insight for you.
TT: I'm impressed that you do headstands!
Ruth: Great picture! Happy that it quit raining for you.
Well, it's rainy here now and will be through most of the weekend. I have been busy making a photo book with some of the pictures I had scanned. This one is a small book of favorite pictures of the kids growing up. At some point I will make the big book which will cover 26 years.
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Yesterday was the first day that I started to feel decent - no more nausea after eating, but then I needed a nap at 10 - I got up at 6:30 and by 10:00 I was falling asleep - slept for an hour. So far this morning at 7:00 - I've been up for 1/2 hour, I'm feeling decent. Hope it continues. Today is day 10 since surgery.
It's snowing this morning. Denver will probably on get 1 - 2" snow and then next week it will be in the high 50s to 60! Winter in the Rockies.
Have a great Friday.
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Well, I too would be impressed if I could do a HEADstand…oh my poor neck!
However, I can do HANDstands…which in the yoga world are various poses where all your weight is on your hands, so low to the ground, like crow.
Well the weather has broken and today is in the low 70's and very humid, so we went from too cold ugh, to too muggy ugh…The best thing however is the few days of 60's and 70's will bring our ground temps back up so if/when we have another cold spurt, we won't have a hard freeze.
Will get to the gym later today, which makes 4 times this week…
Oh, and Wonderland, I did put in my order for girl scout cookies last week! I always buy more to support the girls and then give them away (keeping some of course)
Have a good weekend, continued healing Karen, TT
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Glad you are feeling better, Karen. Continue to rest when your body tells you to!
We went up to Fountain Hills yesterday. It's a town built around a man-made lake & has a fountain in the middle. It has a nice walking path and many interesting sculptures along the path. Today (our last day) finally has 'Arizona January Weather' (sunny, calm, mild). I took a long walk & am now outside drinking coffee.
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TT: Lol that I mistakenly read Headstand and not Handstand! Well, I'm also impressed that you do Handstands. Thanks for buying Girl Scout cookies. I hope to buy mine this weekend.
Karen: Hopefully the nausea has stopped for good. Happy that you are feeling better each and every day.
Ruth: Soak up the sun!
Like TT, we had low 70s temperatures today. I met a friend for a short walk. Came home and sat outside to read my book.
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We had a very smooth travel day yesterday & walked in our front door about 5:00pm. DH & Bruno went for a walk while I unpacked and started washing clothes and going through the mail. It is sunny here and 44 (which is amazing weather for North Dakota in January. We went for a walk and I should be out grocery shopping; instead I am on the computer and watching football. I have a list of things I will need to get started on tomorrow.
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Welcome home Ruth. Happy you came home to pleasant weather.
Gorgeous weather in Denver today. Blue skies, sunny and 60F. Couple nice walks. Definitely at a slower pace, but I'm not complaining. The weather is supposed to be nice through Thursday, then I think winter will be back.
Still tired. Took a nap this afternoon - also had a massive headache. Also dozed off a couple other times today. I am listening to my body, but it is slower than I anticipated, but this is what my DH thought. Anxious for post op appointment on Tuesday morning - to get the bandage off and the ends of the stitches cut off. It just annoys me knowing its there. I'm so glad that I have 3 more weeks off work. At least when I go back, hopefully I'll be back to near full speed. Pathology came back normal - I wasn't really worried as it is generally not cancerous.
I looked online at my claims for surgery. Hospital bill is closed to 130K and my share is zero. Anesthesiologist bill is also zero! I think it was 3K. No claim yet for surgeon. I haven't seen EOB for hospital so not sure if I will have lab bills or what else. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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I went to Zumba this morning, followed by grocery shopping. The weather here is gorgeous. This afternoon, we kidnapped the grand-dogs so they could have a little Spring Break (playing in our yard, going for a long car ride with the windows open, more playing in the yard & chewing on frozen bones). I think I will go back to Pound tonight.
Glad you can get rid of the bandages tomorrow, Karen!
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