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It would wrong to paint a
complete golden picture of the recovery. There were times I wished I had not
had the surgery. Like when it is required that you cough to clear your lungs.
This causes discomfort big-time. But, it needs to be done. The quicker the
lungs clear, the quicker you walk and breath better. I must pay tribute here
to the physiotherapist and the advice she gave me regarding this task. By
breathing a certain way it was possible to clear out a large amount of the
debris from my lungs without having to cough as violently as normally
necessary. Be sure to ask
for this sort of advice It is vital that, if advised to do so,
you push yourself and walk walk walk. The surgery and everything involved,
means that fluid can build up in your lungs and walking pushes your blood around
your body quicker when walking. Therefore, every walk will help towards
keeping fluid moving and not letting it build up in your lungs. Believe me,
this is a major factor in recovery. So,
walk walk, walk, and cough. |
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“Tomorrow you’re out of bed”. “I don’t think so. I can’t move” This is basically true. But, most of this feeling comes from the fact that you are having (controlled) pain and as such, you do not really want to push yourself for fear of more of this. My
progress stunned me. In fact, if anyone had told me that two days after major
surgery, I would be getting out of bed and
walking, I would not have believed them. But there you are, holding on
to a physiotherapist and walking. Oh and yes, it does become easier each step
you take. It becomes easier too the more you relax. This is difficult though
as your instinct tells you to tense yourself. But, please, believe what they tell you. Relax and swing
loose. You will walk
and feel much better for it even though I did feel very out of sorts and ’breakable’ This feeling is due in no small part to both
the after effects of this major surgery and an understandable fear of what
has and may be about to happen. Most of this fear is unfounded, but
REAL. |
“I
CANNOT DO THIS THING”