Today I was finally able to shower post-surgery. Yesterday, I removed the original bandages from surgery and got a look at what was happening below there. Shocking. Today, in removing my first bandages, it was even more shocking. The bruising has spread like crazy, and is definitely showing a wider range of hues. I will take this as a sign that, as lightly as I am trying to take things, I am still overdoing it. An example: simply lifting and moving this little laptop of mine, I definitely can feel it in the surgical region. So I'll have to concoct a different way of approaching entertaining myself. Any ideas?
But to the point at hand: I am now well-cleansed! I was scared I may shower too long, and cause some sort of wound/taping issue, but... so far, so good. It feels great to, in the horribly misquoted words of Radiohead, "get the stink off." I was able to, almost universally, use new product to achieve this goal: and here is my verdict on these side-notes. First, Herbal Essence shampoo/conditioner RULES. Axe bodywash also RULES (I returned to both after experimenting with Axe shampoo, which is crap, and Zest body wash which might be good if it wasn't so darned runny and thus, wasteful). I also tried the axe body scrubber thingie and well... I will reserve judgement for now, but attempt #1 was not heading down the right road. Anyway, love or hate, everything accomplished the goal of cleaning my personage, which is the main thing anyway, right?
There was one problem that I had failed to consider: proper drying of the incision site. I know all the technicalities of doing it, but the problem is because it is in the groin region, there are too many nooks and crannies and such to effectively "dab" dry. The option of choice ends up being, dab as much as possible without disturbing the injury followed up with a period of air dry. Then, apply the bandages. We'll see how successful this plan is.
I think what I am learning the most is just how many little adjustments need to be made when dealing with something like a surgery. Something as simple as, "how do I dry myself off correctly down there?" and "maybe I can't use my laptop for a while because I a) can't lift it b) can't stretch far enough to use it if I don't lift it closer c) can't sit for any real amount of time to use it at a desk. Curious. Also curious is how driving was not too bad, but rolling down the window was excruciating!
Well, that is all for now I suppose. I will hereby try to do even less today, and go about enjoying my return to cleanliness. In all truth, I wish the same for you all.
:D
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