Jules....

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Jules....
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Mon, 01-23-2006 - 8:59am
Jules... are you around? Hope you're doing ok from your surgery. Just wanted to check.
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In reply to: lesleylou
Mon, 01-23-2006 - 9:11am

Hi there Lesleylou,

I am back at the office today but am already regretting the decision. I am still in a considerable amount of pain and talking makes it worse and of course I got an email first thing telling me that I have a conference call in 3 hours. Ugh. I can't take the vicodin because it makes me too spacy so here's hoping the ibuprofen I just took helps a little.

On top of that, I just lost it on Saturday. The combination of pain and not smoking made me emotionally volatile and then I started thinking about how I had been alone since my mom left on Wednesday and I started feeling really isolated and then I just started crying and couldn't stop. Of course, the crying made my mouth hurt worse. I was just completely and utterly miserable. One of my friends was supposed to come over with movies and apple sauce but I asked her not to because I was just such a wreck. But I think that it's understandable. Pain always wears me down and not smoking, well, let's just say that it makes me irritable and weepy.

I am feeling a little better today. The return to a normal routine is good for me, even though it is a bit trying. In 3 weeks is the first of my 7 monthly trips and I have a ton of preparation to do so I have to be here and hopefully the work will be a distraction.

Thanks so much for asking after me - it is really nice.

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In reply to: lesleylou
Mon, 01-23-2006 - 9:18am

I'm sorry, Jules!!!

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In reply to: lesleylou
Mon, 01-23-2006 - 9:42am

Sorry to hear you had a bad weekend. I was able to take the vicodin so I was okay after my surgery. I definitely need it every 6 hours, though. Good luck and I hope you feel better.

Pam

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In reply to: lesleylou
Mon, 01-23-2006 - 10:26am
You should be proud of yourself. You're taking on a lot with surgery, emotional stress and not smoking. Not to mention, work, which never seems to help matters. It's totally understandable to me, having had a little breakdown myself this weekend. Sometimes, it just comes. There's a straw that breaks the camel's back. Or, in some cases, the ton of bricks that comes all at once.
Hang in there. You're stronger than you think you are.
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In reply to: lesleylou
Mon, 01-23-2006 - 12:01pm
Yeah, the breakdown was not surprising. I am doing OK and will be much better once the stitches are out. Thanks for the kind words!
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In reply to: lesleylou
Mon, 01-23-2006 - 7:21pm

Good to know you're doing better! Hang in there, it gets easier I think.

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In reply to: lesleylou
Tue, 01-24-2006 - 9:17am

I think that I really turned a corner yesterday and I feel a ton better today - I have not even taken an aspirin yet which is huge. Apparently my stitches are dissolvable since one of the knots came out this morning. I have to say that, as tough as not smoking has been, I think that it probably helped my healing more than I know. So I am glad that I stuck with it.

I feel like myself for the first time in a almost a week - and it feels good. :-)

Thanks, everyone, for your kind words. This board is the best.

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In reply to: lesleylou
Tue, 01-24-2006 - 10:38am

Glad to hear it!