Only took meds this morning cuz I had go on an errand with the family. I sat in the car with the twins so hubby wouldn't have to take them in Lowes (or leave me alone at home with them). When we returned I went straight back to bed and that's where I've stayed all day. Without any pain killers I am much more aware of the surgical site and it actually helps me to follow orders and stay horizontal. I just took some NyQuil for pain and to sleep. Didnt poop today which was surprising. My belly rumbled all night and all morning from that MoM. Hopefully ill go first thing tomorrow am and just be done for the day.
Because of no pain meds and being more aware I noticed that I had some concentrated pain so I wanted my hubby to look at it and tell me if it was a Wiley stitch or what. I laid on my side like I would in the dr office which is not the norm at home but I didn't want to move around too much since I'm uncomfortable. He took a pic of it for me and I was alarmed to see this swollen thing coming out of my bum that slightly resembled a cashew. If that didnt freak me out enough, there's also a nasty stink down there. I zipped into "brink-of-panic" mode and grabbed the hand mirror (thanks dh for picking it up at WM!) and realized much to my complete releif that what we were seeing was just the skin graft. The way I was laying on the bed made it all poofie looking. It's def swollen but not so bad. The smell was cuz I didn't have a pad in my cheeks to absorb the drainage. Blood is a really smelly fluid....
Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes. It's nice to know I have a support group of people who know what I've gone thru.