So, it's been a long time since I have written anything and I have realized that I've been missing it. I thought that I would start with a life update.
On October 10th I had my gallbladder removed. Who would ever have thought that 4 teeny tiny little holes could cause so much discomfort! I say discomfort because about the only real pain I had was the day of the surgery and it was due to the gas that gets pumped into the abdomen to allow for room to work. I'm told that they try really hard to remove most of it, but inevitably you end up with some remaining in your tummy. This was painful! The worst part was that there is little to nothing that helps to take it away other than time because the gas is in areas that anti-gas meds don't touch. It's so invasive my shoulders were actually sore becasue of it!
My recovery was and continues to be quite good. I spent my first week at the cottage with my parents so that my husband wouldn't have to worry about me being home alone. Mom and Dad were really good to help me in and out of the chair that I chose to sit in; they helped me make up the couch on the first night because it hurt to lay in bed; they reached for things up high that I simply couldn't stretch to reach; they even tied my shoes for me...who put my feet so far away??? I really couldn't have asked for more :) Each day, starting on the 11th, I went for a short walk and lengthened it a little at a time each day. What better place to enjoy the fall than our beautiful cottage!!!
After a week I returned home and my hubby took over. He has taken very good care of me and enabled me to get back into things slowly.
I'm still not fully healed but I am definately well on my way to being completely pain (and steri-strip) free. I, quite frankly, can't wait to wear pants that have buttons and zippers! Because the gallbladder comes out through your bellybutton I haven't been able to wear anything with a button because it digs into my bellybutton. I have discovered that my choices are very limited when it comes to these types of clothing items!
Other than the surgery, I have been hunting for work. I have had 2 interviews over the last week for 3 different positions at the same school. I am hoping to be successful because I really want to work for the wonderful woman that is the principal. She was the VP at the school that I was at for the past 2 years and I simply adore her. She is helpful, fair, and quite simply a wonderful person. This is her first principalship and I would love to be part of that journey with her. Only time will tell but I really should know by tomorrow if I have landed one of the positions. It really would be wonderful to be working again. I am getting tired of not having money and of supply teaching. I really don't like not knowing if I will be working in the morning nor how far I will have to travel if I am working.
Oh well, que sera, sera!
Steph
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