one week

Was anyone else a big fan of that Barenaked Ladies song (One Week) back in the day? I was. I always had a goal to memorize all the lyrics...since they are SO fast, nonsensical, and unrelated, it was always really fun to hear people who could do the whole thing (and still breathe). I never completed that goal, though. I do know all the words for a few random sections, but not the whole thing. Oh well. I've still managed to get through life without that useful knowledge.

So it's been one week since surgery. I made these extremely fancy graphs to demonstrate some concepts:

That was how I expected recovery to go. I mean, the slope of the line might have been steeper or flatter...depending on whether I recover more quickly or slowly than others...but I generally expected to feel slightly better as time went by.

 So, yeah. There it is. Sometimes I do feel better. And then 5 minutes later I might feel worse than I ever have. And then in 2 hours, I might feel pretty good. And then I might spend 6 hours trying to get comfortable enough to sleep. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. 

I actually just got off the phone with one of my nurses, trying to make sure one of my newest and most alarming symptoms (which for your sake I won't even share right here, lest you become scarred for life by my over-sharing) doesn't mean that my death is imminent. Her conclusion is that it is probably  fine, but now I have a whole new list of things to watch/look/feel for, at which point I will be expected to call right back. So...goodie.

ANYWAYS. On a less melodramatic note, here are some notable facts about the last week.

It's been ONE WEEK since I...

-wore any makeup.
-wore anything other than the same 2 pair of drawstring-waisted shorts and a tee/tank-top.
-left my house/yard. 
-got in a car.
-walked my dog.
-did anything that could be remotely construed as 'useful.'
-wasn't in pain.

 That's all I can think of for now. In happy news (??) we got our new HVAC yesterday and so at least my house is nice and comfy. Oh, and last night I watched Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and it was awweeeeesome and semi-sadly a fairly good representation of many Georgia residents (but not me, of course). Actually, when we started hearing about the show/watching clips online, we didn't know what state they lived in. So Matt and I were watching and laughing, making fun, what-not. Then we noticed they were about to re-play the first 2 episodes on TLC, so we immediately switched over to watch the full thing. We were like "WHERE DO THESE PEOPLE LIVE??!!? HA HA HA I BET IT'S ALABAMA, OR MAYBE WEST VIRGINIA!!!!"....and then we see our lovely state sign. Oh yay. Neighbors. :) Anyway, anyone else watching and loving it?

That's all I've got. Off to make sure I'm not dying...happy Friday!