Recovery was a piece of cake for me. On Wednesday, April 8th, I was up and about already. I ran errands with my mama and went to church! Everyone was surprised that I was already at church, but I am not the kind of person that lays around for long. :) I didn't really feel much pain. :)
Then on my birthday, I went to my friend Brittany house and she braided my hair for me. :) I hanged out with them for pretty much the whole day. We then went out to dinner for the quota meeting and my birthday.
I started back to work on Friday feeling great! It was a joy to be with the kids again! All the kiddos were full of question on my stitches and partially bald hair.
They prescribed Vicodin as needed and keflex 4 x a day! I had to clean the site 2 times a day with half strength hydrogen peroxide and ointment. The hardest part was figuring out how to keep the hair from touching the stitches. Many thanks to Brittany, my mom, and Sandie for your help with that.
Actually, no, the hardest part would be not being able to wash my hair for a whole week. I posted on Facebook about it and my friend suggested dry shampoo! The best thing ever made for those who can't get their hair wet. By the 3/4 day I got tired of not being able to clean my hair the right way, so I washed my hair with water only. Shhh the water didn't touch my stitches. :)
The other issue I had was sleeping because I usually sleep on my implant side but I can't for obvious reasons. By the 3rd night, I took 2 melatonin and warm milk. That was the first night I woke up only 1 time.
The post-op appt to remove stitches can't come soon enough. I want a real shower! :)
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