My doctor told me it would be a couple weeks for recovery, and it already feels that long. Once again, I’m not supposed to be doing any push/pull movements or heavy lifting. It’s also not super comfortable bending over too far, so I’m a bit limited on what I can accomplish. I guess that’s the point. But as we all know by now, I’m not good at feeling unproductive. So…I worked with my clay figures for a while, and did some laundry. When I felt some sore twinges in my chest, I stopped using my arms so much and watched a movie instead.

I reminded myself that as frustrated as I get with the idea of taking it easy, I’m just about there. I’ve come this far with the reconstruction and I’m not going to screw it up at this point by pushing it. I want a good result.

Although they are still really tender to the touch, my bruises are starting to lighten up. The swelling has already gone down some, and I was able to cut back on pain meds tonight. Yay! I’m thankful that things seem to be healing well.