Recovery at the Beach…
Well, my surgery went, not totally as expected. Ok, the surgery itself was what I expected. What the doctor told me was not what I expected. He wanted me to use a sling. HUH?!? Because the skin cancer that was removed was on the front of my right shoulder it makes for a pretty tricky time in healing. Short and sweet, I could move my arm the wrong way and rip the stitches. OUCH! So he told me to use a sling and act like my arm was broken. Easier said then done, specially with two kids and the hubby having to work a lot this weekend. Even though we were at the beach for several days, he put in quite a bit of time working. So I was left with the boys alone. Got real good at picking the baby up pretty much with one arm and resting him on the hip. I really need to take it easy because I can still feel some pain. The incision is 2 inches and I have 5 stitches under the skin and 7 on top. My hubby said the doc should have gone along the arm to shoulder and taken it around to make it look like I got my arm sown back one. Like the bride of Frankenstein. NOT! Honey you too funny! So the next surgery is on my left calf on April 6th, guess I will have to walk with crutches on that one. Really I don’t know, but at this point if would not surprise me if that is what the doc says. Oh yeah! I was at the beautiful beach all weekend. One of the best places for me to just relax and chill. Enjoyed some good family time on the beach – I was stayed in the shade – watching the hubby fly his kite and the boys play in the sand. No wait, watched my older son play and the baby trying to eat everything on the beach. GROSS! Yeah, he quickly ended up back in my lap. Anywhoo…stitches will be removed either on the 6th or 8th whichever the doc chooses is best. Meanwhile my “right arm is broken” and I should call into work sick for the next week…aaahhh that would be nice. Shoe! I gotta go back to work tomorrow. Had a nice 4 day weekend though. Will be interesting working with my arm though…
