I got my staples removed yesterday - all six of them (nothing compared to the 43 staples David had after his retroperitoneal lymph node dissection). Nice to get rid of those bristly things! Now I have a nice row of steri-strips like a row of piano keys covering the incision.
Can I tell you how much I like nurses? They always have great advise. I asked about help controlling my irregularity and she told me it would take a month to get everything back to normal. Tomorrow is two weeks since the operation so I have two more weeks to go. Keeping on the low residue diet is important as well as doing Kegel exercises to get the strength back into those muscles. I can use Desitin to soothe soreness and I should wear a compression garment (Spanx) to help move the fluids that have accumulated around the incision.
I've also started walking on the treadmill since getting too far from a bathroom right now is not a good idea. Once things are back to normal some of my friends have doggies who would love to accompany us on a walk. Can't wait!
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