Two major events:
Removal of incision site pad. Wow – I really do look like
Frankenstein. When my doctor said he had to close me up quickly, he wasn’t
kidding. But it doesn’t matter. And he knew it wouldn’t. The baby I have in my
arms is worth every scar.
First post-op bowel movement. If you’ve ever had abdominal
surgery, you just closed your eyes in silence, and suffered with me for a
moment, remembering how excruciatingly painful it was. If you’ve never had
abdominal surgery, I hope you never will have to. Your abdomen is inflated with
carbon dioxide gas to facilitate visualization, and for two weeks after
surgery, your body will have to get rid of this gas – it’s unbearable.
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