At 6 weeks post surgery, I am definitely improving quite a bit. I had the catheters out a couple of weeks ago so the new bladder is on it's own with no outside help. And I have to say, so far, it's behaving itself and doing pretty much what one would expect a bladder to do. Bearing in mind my bladder is made out of small intestine, this is pretty good progress.
The appetite is coming back slowly. I get hungry though volume of intake is still down. I actually managed to eat 2 whole slices of pizza the other day -usually 1 1/2 and I'm bloated. All my taste buds have come back and wine is definitely back on the menu, as is curry and other spicy food.
I'm not back to dancing yet, the wounds haven't healed quite that much, but I reckon in another month or so I'll be back on the floor, at least for the less energetic dances. I have a doctors ban on lifting anything heavier than a gallon of water for the first 3 months post surgery. And similar goes for activity, though the doc's say to listen to the bod and be smart.
Sue and I finally started to venture out to places that are close to home -we were both getting pretty home bound. We just started to hit the networking circuit again. Those events are definitely fun, and you never know who you'll meet there. Going out is really not a problem physically -I can drive and walk and stand- but it's more of a mental issue with being confident that the new bladder will behave itself, i.e. do I have control over it. It's quite scary the first couple of times out because I really didn't know what to expect, but all went well and now I'm pretty confident. Silly really because it's not a lot different now than a few months ago -I just have a new part that I have to get used to controlling.
I have follow-up visits with the oncologist and surgeon just before Christmas and am hoping for good news there. I have a CAT scan the week before. Untill then I just have recovery time -they said call if you have a prob. The surgeon calls me her poster boy because my bits are working rather well, so far. Hopefully it will continue.
I'm still on the search for a job, though now I can plan to go and see companies, if I were lucky enough to get an interview. This time of year is never brilliant for hiring, but got to keep at it.
Don't have too much more to report for now.
Be well to All,
Chris
The appetite is coming back slowly. I get hungry though volume of intake is still down. I actually managed to eat 2 whole slices of pizza the other day -usually 1 1/2 and I'm bloated. All my taste buds have come back and wine is definitely back on the menu, as is curry and other spicy food.
I'm not back to dancing yet, the wounds haven't healed quite that much, but I reckon in another month or so I'll be back on the floor, at least for the less energetic dances. I have a doctors ban on lifting anything heavier than a gallon of water for the first 3 months post surgery. And similar goes for activity, though the doc's say to listen to the bod and be smart.
Sue and I finally started to venture out to places that are close to home -we were both getting pretty home bound. We just started to hit the networking circuit again. Those events are definitely fun, and you never know who you'll meet there. Going out is really not a problem physically -I can drive and walk and stand- but it's more of a mental issue with being confident that the new bladder will behave itself, i.e. do I have control over it. It's quite scary the first couple of times out because I really didn't know what to expect, but all went well and now I'm pretty confident. Silly really because it's not a lot different now than a few months ago -I just have a new part that I have to get used to controlling.
I have follow-up visits with the oncologist and surgeon just before Christmas and am hoping for good news there. I have a CAT scan the week before. Untill then I just have recovery time -they said call if you have a prob. The surgeon calls me her poster boy because my bits are working rather well, so far. Hopefully it will continue.
I'm still on the search for a job, though now I can plan to go and see companies, if I were lucky enough to get an interview. This time of year is never brilliant for hiring, but got to keep at it.
Don't have too much more to report for now.
Be well to All,
Chris
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