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| This little truck is in the Sundance catalog and I love it for many reasons but mainly because my daughter Blake has a pick up truck and she loves peace signs and little lambs. |
It has been almost three months since the surgery and I can say that I feel just the same that I ever did. Well, I do have some new scars on my belly, of course, and its actually still a little puffy on one side, but not enough to really notice. The doctor said Some People's muscles when they cut through them sort of Fray Like Burlap Sacks do when you cut through them and that rough edge takes a while to go away. I assume that muscles that have been stretched way, way big and then go back down (thanks Fat Head Forrest (son) and Big Blake (daughter)) are more likely to fray!
I have no pain inside or out, but sometimes I do feel a little bit more tired. I was not able to donate blood recently because my hematocrit was too low. So, I guess I need to remember to take my vitamins and eat well. Strangely enough, since the surgery my perimenopause symptoms have all gone away. I think that must be a coincidence, but I don't really know. Can you imagine if I told the doctor "Well, I am not having hot flashes anymore and I assume it was that darn kidney causing the problem." I think maybe it is because I have cut way down on caffeine since the surgery, and possibly wine!
I will have to ask Al if he ever gets a sudden hot feeling?
This is a post surgery beauty and healing tip: I put Lily's Organic Kukui oil religiously on the big scar, but did not always put it on the little scars (there is a bigger one to take out the kidney and some little scars for the instruments.) I basically ignored the little scars. The big scar looks much better, less red, and much flatter and I really do believe it is from that Kukui oil. We always use the Lily's Organic Kukui oil on Ren's lip after her lip revision surgeries (Ren was/is a cleftie and she did no harm to this body when she was born). I used it on my knee when I had surgery--it really helps the scarring. Lily's products are in your local Whole Foods or Vitamin Cottage, but if you don't have the privilege of living in Colorado you can order online too!
http://www.lilyorganics.com/
Disclaimer: I have been known to do Lily's Organics grocery store demos, however she is not paying me to say this, but like any good girlfriend, I will tell any and all beauty secrets though I expect one or two back from you from time to time!
One of the best beauty tips I have is that I sit around with the Kukui oil on my face, like when I am writing this blog, and then spray my face with moisture mist, also from Lily, and I am sure it is not my imagination that my skin seems much happier and looks much better. The oil soaks in and is not greasy like you are imagining. I would not run right out into a sand storm with it on, but eventually it does all soak in.
I also use Frownies (which is a whole other story and not for the Faint Hearted!) sometimes when I am doing the Oil Thing. My whole family is used to me making lunches, reading the paper, doing my thing with a thin coat of something or another on my face!
I do not know if I will keep going on this blog. I want to keep writing and I would love to hear your opinions on this: should I just keep going and maybe always put a note at the top of each tacky rambling where to go for the kidney story, because I know some people going through the process of being a living kidney donor will still possibly want to read my story. I hope it encourages people, because if I can do it, maybe they can too.
I do not know if any "normal" people will want to read my crazy stories about Boo the Dog;
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| Boo likes to snooze on the couch in my study |
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| Siucra wants everyone to squeeze her feet and pat her belly |
But they might...and the beauty tips... and not so many normal people out there anyways...
Love! Be good!
