It has only been two days since having laparoscopic hernia repair work done and (although extremely sore) it appears I am "on the mend."
I attribute much of this to the prayers of God's people .. our deacons voted 13 to 12 to pray for my recovery, the well-wishes of my Facebook "family" .. a 42 comment thread had many encouraging words like "glad your surgery is behind you" (technically, hernia surgery is in front .. perhaps they were referring to a procedure I had done in 1999), and carefully following the doctor's discharge instructions.
HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
- Do not engage in any activity that requires you to be alert or coordinated for the next 24 hours (No problem here. I suppressed the urge to be an air traffic controller/professional baseball player)
- No swimming, hot tubs, or baths for the next 24 hours (This was a tough one. Usually, immediately after surgery I like to unwind by lying in a big pool of water .. I'm not lying)
- Do not make any important decisions in the next 24 hours such as signing contracts, important commitments, or making expensive purchases (Thanks a lot. Cheryl's dream house is no longer on the market!)
- Do not drink alcohol for 24 hours (I'm a Baptist minister and this one wasn't hard at all. However, people DO drink to forget...)
- Drink plenty of fluids (Evidently, alcohol is not technically a fluid)
- Call your caregiver for persistent nausea (No thanks. I don't need that!!)
- Seek immediate medical care if you show strange or unusual behavior, or behave abnormally...
"Achish said to his servants, Look at the man! He is insane! Why bring him to me?" - I Samuel 21:14
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