Banner Day!

Woohoo! Today I went off the meds to see how I felt. I've been taking Ibuprofen every 8 hrs since I got out of the hospital a week and a half ago. I'm feeling okay but probably should continue taking a lower dosage. At least the pain is manageable now.

I soaked in the bathtub for a bit this morning to take the steri strips off my incision. It was totally painless and the area is looking pretty good though I'm still sportin' the muffin top! I decided to reclaim my independence with a trip to Target and the grocery store. I'm getting around pretty well but my energy level is still pretty low. I found myself eyeing the pillows n such at Target for a place to take a nap. All this to say that I'm still not ready to go back to work yet. Tuesday will be the two week mark for my surgery and I feel like I still need to rest a good bit during the day (and work on my blog!). My entire incision and a couple of inches beyond it in all directions is really numb--a weird sensation. I've read on other post-surgery blogs that this is normal so I'm not gonna sweat it and hope it goes away in time.

All in all, a good day.