I've been resting a lot and healing at a good speed. My hands, forearms and wrists are no longer in pain from the IVs and some of the medication that passed through them. I have two large incisions that are a little uncomfortable, but feeling better each day. The staples came out before I left the hospital. My right side, toward my back is sore and I need to sleep facing up as opposed to one side or the other. I still haven't needed pain killer during the day and only take one dose at night to sleep better. I think I get about 5% better each day.
My breathing is a larger issue because it makes talking and exercising more difficult. We visited our pulmonary specialist yesterday to get checked out. He said that I had to expect a slower recovery in the lungs because one was collapsed during surgery to give the surgeons room to operate. The lungs react by protecting themselves with a coating which needs to be broken up and coughed up. He gave me some balloons to blow up during the day to speed the process along. The balloon therapy seems to be working already.
So, I still can't talk and I'm not sure how soon I'll be able to. Aside from that I'm feeling pretty good and I'm enjoying six small meals a day. I've had no problem swallowing or digesting food.
I'm thrilled with the recovery from this operation. I expected it to be much worse. Once my breathing gets under control, I should be able to begin building my body back to a reasonable condition pretty quickly.
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