Sunday, May 29, 2016

Summer Begins with Surgery

Our last day of school was Wednesday. It was a great end to an excellent school year! However, I realized I missed more days of school this year than any year of my 20 years of teaching all because of my gallbladder. I saw the surgeon on Thursday and he agreed my gallbladder needed to be removed ASAP. I was begging for sometime next week, but he could do even better--he scheduled me for surgery the next day!

The surgery went well--ahead of schedule. I got lots of attention from the nurses as there were not many surgeries on the docket for the Friday before Memorial Day Weekend. I arrived at 11:15am and was home by 4pm including the hour drive home. I only needed ibuprofen for pain.  Aside from my incisions, I already feel better having my gallbladder out. My doctor thinks I should be back to eating normally in two weeks and be able to attend my week long training in Denver in mid-June

I spent Saturday in bed, but managed to start embroidering this sheep and finished reading my first book of summer. I think I will remain in bed today and keep working on my sheep for Slow Sunday Stitching. Check out what everyone else is up to here

 I wanted to share this sweet end of the year present I received. It was all in an adorable summery box which included a journal that says "Queen Bee," a monogrammed mug, a Starbucks gift card, and the dahlia plant. So thoughtful!

This week, I hope to feel up to sitting at my sewing machine and working on my Scrap Dance Tango project. I am also supposed to host my book club on Thursday and I hope I can pull that off with some help from making pulled pork in my crockpot and making my hubby clean the house. 
Have a great week!

28 comments:

  1. Wow...that was quick. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

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  2. Hope you recover quickly and everything heals well!

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  3. I've known a few people who had that kind of recovery with the laproscopic surgery. Sending you quick healing thoughts. And getting your hubby to clean the house for book club seems like a fair bonus for the surgery.

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  4. Wow! That was a quick referral! I'm really glad to hear the surgery went well and hope the recovery's going to be just as quick. I'd advise pretending it's taking a little longer than you hope just so you can get some more stitching in, haha!!

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  5. Happy Summer! I'm sorry you had to start it with surgery, but I am glad you're feeling better already. Hope you are comletely back to normal and back at your sewing machine soon!

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  6. Tanya.. hope your recovery continues to go well.. if you can just take it easy a few days and eat a lean diet you will be most please I think! :) Good luck with thursday .. and I would agree with help you should be able to pull it off.. I love your embroidery and your end of year gift too! Kathi

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  7. Ha! I agree with Stephie. LOL Hope you heal quickly and get in lots of stitching. Enjoy book club!!

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  8. Glad it was quick...now on to the mending part!! All the best!

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  9. Take care and heal quickly. The sheep embroidery is so cute. Happy Slow Sunday Stitching

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  10. I'm so happy to hear your surgery went well and that you are recovering at home. I was nervous to click on your blog in hopes the news was good, and I am so happy for you that it is good news indeed. Continue to rest and relax and let others take care of you for a bit. You deserve a little relaxation!

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  11. Your sheep is so sweet. Good healing to you.

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  12. Your sheep is adorable and the gift was thoughtful. I wish you a quick recovery

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  13. So good that you got the problem taken care of. I had gall bladder surgery quite a few years ago. I know the pain you can have when things are acting up. Enjoy your school break.

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  14. Oh I remember your last post about this / speedy recovery to you! : XO

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  15. Oh I remember your last post about this / speedy recovery to you! : XO

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  16. I hope you feel better soon! Your little sheep is so cute. Take it easy, the rest will be there for you after you recover.

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  17. I hope you heal well and quickly. It's great that you feel better already. Sometimes one doesn't so soon after surgery.

    Your sheep is adorable. My daughter has sheep and she says the lambs jump like they've got springs on their feet. So your sheep reminded me of the lambs, the way he's jumping above the grass. And I love the green you chose for the grass. It's beautiful.

    --Nancy. (ndmessier @ aol.com, joyforgrace.blogspot.com)

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  18. I feel your pain... I had that procedure many years ago and am so glad I did! Hand stitching is the perfect recovery activity!

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  19. Glad you were able to get that taken care of at the beginning of the summer so you can be fully mended before returning to work. Take care!

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  20. I hope you are feeling chipper soon--take care!

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  21. Glad to read you are already feeling better without that crazy gallbladder!
    Sweet little sheep:)

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  22. So glad all went well....Surprising that such a little thing like a Gallbladder can cause so many problems! Happy to hear the Dr could schedule you in and now you are on the road to recovery.

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  23. You certainly do know how to get things DONE! I wish you a speedy recovery.

    The pulled pork sounds good :)

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  24. Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery - but you seem well on the way already.
    I've also had a little surgery - but back to sewing again now!

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  25. Great news that it went so well and that you have had a great recovery!!
    Definitely worth doing!!!

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