At 9.5 weeks I went back to work. I had one day of 4 hour
orientation where I sat 90% of the time and two 12 hour shifts two days in a
row. Surprisingly, I felt pretty good overall. I didn’t have any surgery
related pain – just a bit of achiness in my legs after I took my support hose
off at night, but that’s normal when I haven’t worn them in awhile. Most
surprisingly, I didn’t feel abnormally tired like I had anticipated. Since the
surgery I have been wearing dresses most everyday with an occasional pair of
oversized mesh shorts. This week was the first time that I had pants (dress
pants and scrubs) on since the surgery, and they didn’t seem to bother me.
Prior to the surgery my pain was primarily only during intercourse, but I still
thought that pants might be slightly uncomfortable on the surgical area.
The last time I had any physical therapy was 2 weeks ago at
SDSM. I’ve mostly been working on the breathing to relax the pelvic floor
muscle. Debbie the PT said that some of my joints especially my hips seem a
little too loose so she recommended the SI-LOC belt. I’ve been wearing that
daily. I don’t really notice any difference, but she said the support should
help the pelvic floor muscles so I’ll keep wearing it. It’s not uncomfortable
it just makes my lower abdomen bulge a little more. I’m in the process of
finding a physical therapist in my new area to start seeing at 3 months.
Now that I am back to work and have been pain free for weeks
it’s sometimes hard for me to remember to take it easy and refrain from
strenuous activities. I keep looking at the mountains around us and can’t wait
to get back to hiking. There are so many places to explore, but I’ll continue
on with my relatively boring recovery. The beach is always calling my name, too,
and I’m okay with just laying by the ocean all day.
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