Up and Down (and some spinning) - The Roller Coaster of Recovery

Before  I describe today I would like to offer a  sense of how complicated  (and sometimes almost overwhelming ) this all can be and how tough my precious wife is, so I'm going to list some of the things Kathy has to deal with.

• A new hole in the head in addition to the first one  received in 2009 (first surgery) plus the one she got when she accepted my  marriage proposal..
• Two surgeons moving parts of her brain aside and ever so skillfully maneuvering around to get to the offending tumor. Trust us the brain does not like this! I think there was a microscope involved also.
• Six plus hours of anesthesia and only the hospital and god knows how many different drugs through  at  least four or five IV lines.  (those hurt too!) 
• An abdominal incision to harvest a bit of fat to plug the aforementioned hole in the head.
• A VERY tight (think vise) pressure bandage wrapped around her head the size of a grapefruit on one side. Trust me this thing is tight. (Four to five days with this post op). I would have taken a picture  but then I would end up in a hospital bed also.
• Balance, eye, facial nerve and lung exercises. With the lung exercises you have to force a ball (in a tube like device) up by inhaling. It is  much more difficult than blowing. These have to be done several times a day, feeling good or not.
• Finding the energy to do all this with a body that is craving food when you really do not feel like eating. It takes a lot of nourishment to heal after major surgery. 

Luckily we're in a great facility with the  best docs, nurses,support people and  a wonderful mother in law!

 Today started out pretty good with a little breakfast ( some scrambled eggs and a little bagel).

With that little bit of nutritional fortification Kathy forged ahead for a walk and then......you guessed it - major nausea. (was it the walking or the new pain med?) For a while we thought the day was lost and we were going backwards.
With  the right meds and a good nap Kathy was ready to try again. Success! About 400 feet! WITH a few turns! Turns alone can make you sick even if they are slow and wide. Felling like a 'noodle' after but great progress.
After that marathon Kathy was ready for FOOD! Yes! Food means healing! Healing means home.
Meatloaf and sides for lunch, chicken stir fry for dinner. Can't forget the Ensure (just pretend it's a milk shake).
Now you can see why this is a roller coaster (complete with the nausea).
In the end a very good day!
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