Days 1 - 5 Post op.

Day 1: This was a hard day. My body was so tired and it was the day the nurses made me stand up. It sounds crazy but standing up is harder than you think after an 11 hour op. I sat up first and started crying because my hip was so sore and I was so dizzy and nauseous! After waiting 2 minutes I finally stood up and made it to the bathroom I constantly had to hold rails etc as fainting was a possibility but I did have privacy. I ate for the first time through a syringe, well it was homemade apple and pear juice. I was on a completely liquid diet for the first week but having mum as a health coach really helped in having delicious healthy food to help with a fast recovery.
Day 2: This was a great day!! 2 nights in hospital felt like a lifetime. I got discharged this day and had so many visitors who all brought me beautiful treats and my room became a florist! The only problem with guests is they made me super tired and after they left I would often get really moody, sleep or even through a tantrum. I am a dramatic person but I would just start crying because of the exhaustion.
Day 3: This was a quiet day, pain levels were high but I managed. Showering was hard as I kept feeling like I was doing to faint. Luckily my shower has handles and things to grab on to so I didn't drown!!
Day 4: Day 4 was the worst day. I was miserable! I had no idea what I wanted? mum would ask do you want to eat? do you want to see friends? do you want me to get you this?... And I honestly would just cry. Its hard to understand how something can make you so miserable but all the painkillers begin to have a negative effect on you. It was an awful day, I refused any visitors and I really just hated this day. I was in so much pain!! I still couldn't clean my teeth properly, my mouth was sore and felt disgusting. I saw my surgeon atleast once a day for the first week. This was a painful but reassuring process. It didn't feel nice having my mouth yanked open with tools, rubber bands etc. I was so swollen and could bared open my mouth at all, everything was very tight!
Day 5: The turning point. Day 5 was when I felt that I had finally begun to make progress this was a good day as I started to feel like myself again. Not properly but sort of.