post op visit - #3

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So I picked out my outfit - got there...and horrors! Someone was

wearing the same exact skirt! It was worse than being at prom with

the same dress!!! Joey encouragingly told me that I looked better in

it which I naturally believed...but I hid low in the corner until she

left I mean really!

OK - the worst part of the whole appt was the waiting room. I was

surronded by cleft babies and cleft teens, and parents who flew in

from Colorado and Georgia just to see Dr. Cutting. Hey, I just went

to him because I worked in the building...I only had to walk two

blocks to get here. But because of my post-op weepiness...I started

looking at the parent of the cleft babies and seeing their concern and

I cried a little bit. Not much. Just a little.

I pulled myself together and met with the surgeon. He said everything

looked good - to keep my cotton-picking tongue away from the stiches

but let the ones falling out fall out. He also took the dressing off

my hip - and it's this little scar. I think it's actually kind of

cute ) We'll see what I think about it tomorrow... I asked him

about the nose - and this time he said just wait a couple of weeks and

we'll see. Just relax and keep healing. He also said (after I asked)

I could go back to light aerobic activity - but beware of getting hit

in the face. We agreed there was little danger in the elipitical

machine...so maybe tomorrow.

I went to see my lab - and labmates. Everyone was excited to see me

and gave me hugs and said encouraging things. After being out of the

apt for two hours, though, I felt exhausted. So I came back and now

I'm ready for some soup. I guess it's a good thing I liked soup

before...since that's mostly what I eat.

Thanks again for everyone's support helping me along. And - I'm

sure you'll make the train. I'll be happy when we're all sitting back

listening to July's train roll through

hugs

-becky