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beloved, big girl pants, deal, drugs, family, friends, health, knee, remembering, surgery, widow
the recent problem with my knee has reminded me of some of the health issues I’ve overcome in the last ten years…
in 2010 I spent six weeks in hospital with pancreatitis and gall bladder surgery… during that time I was constantly throwing up – one of the things I most hate to do… I remember being so scared when we drove away from the hospital, wondering if I would ever feel better… at that time I still had a drainage tube in my side and felt nauseated all the time… but I had my beloved by my side as I slowly recovered…
in 2012 I spent 3 days in hospital when I had a combined hysterectomy and hernia repair… within eight hours of the surgery I had stopped taking any medications… the pain was easier to deal with than the crazy reactions I had to the drugs… this was just a few months after the loss of my beloved… I remember the drive home which was excruciating as we drove over potholes… I couldn’t lift anything for six weeks, had moved into the main floor bedroom and had friends come to stay to look after me… recovery was a slow painful process…
thinking of the events above has pointed out to me that this knee business is really not a big deal, lol…
sometimes looking back can help deal with the present…
what I have learned is that I need to take care of myself when I am not 100%…