My drains output is very low, so I am hoping I can get them out before my next appointment on Thursday. They're also the most annoying part of my recovery so far. Where they're placed is more sore than anywhere else. Having to have Partner wake up early every morning to squeeze my bodily fluids into a cup, and then do it more throughout the day when I know it's making him pretty nauseous is not my favorite. They are mostly serosanguineous today, but consistently have had actual blood in them, not just a diminishing amount of sanguineous which means, I think -
I have been overdoing it. I've been reaching without thinking, I've been carrying when I don't really need to. I've been fixing myself food here and there. I even threw my own drains shirt and surgical bra in the wash when I knew good and well I wasn't supposed to be doing any household chores at all. Hell, even this much typing is causing an ache. So -
I need to take it easier and do less. I can do that. And I've cut my pain meds considerably. I feel better mentally on 500mg of tylenol every 8 hours than I did on 1,000mg. I think I will keep doing a 1,000mg dose before bed, for sleeping-soundly purposes. I haven't had to have an opiate since a single 5mg dose at 3dpo, which also feels really good. And being this much lower on pain meds makes me feel it right away if I reach or lift, which is good, I think.
