Can you believe it, it’s been a month already since my surgery and I’m happy to report that I’m doing great! Given there’s still a lot of sore spots and a lot of numb spots but my healing is coming along in leaps and bounds. Every day I’m still feeling and seeing improvements and that’s all I can expect at this stage of the game. As you can see by the photos today my arm compression bandages are gone! * woo hoo* One down and one to go. I’m well on my way to retuning to my normal existence and I can’t wait!
Monday I had my first lympahtic massage with my myotherapist. At first I was some what hesitant due to the soreness and numbness but she knew my pain threshold and I felt so much better after it. I’ll be having these once a week for four weeks to further help with my healing. I’m also taking bromelain to help with the scar tissue and swelling. Yet another natural product to help me along my way.
What else, ah yes. I had my first exfoliating shower this week, or should I say shedding shower. I haven’t exfoliated or moisturised since having my surgery and anyone who knows me knows how much I look after my skin because I’m not born with naturally healthy skin. So I physically shed whilst in the shower, it was like when you can rub your skin of when you get sun burnt. Only problem was I couldn’t get it all off, it just kept on flaking off. Even after my shower I tried using my body brush and again it kept coming off. In the end I gave up and applied moisturiser which felt so good after all that time. After no caring for my skin like I’m accustomed too and wearing a compression garment 24/7 I think it’s going to take some time for my skin to return back to normal. But at least I can shower, wash, exfoliate and moisturise now so I’m not complaining.
As I mentioned yesterday here’s my daily checklist:
Yesterday was another good day only I missed my afternoon snack due to my nutrient timings so I marked it M = Missed. This is actually quite a good little tool for me and will help me stay focused and create another positive change in my life. I’ve also started wearing my heart rate monitor again, it isn’t 100% comfortable but like everything else I’ll get used to it until it is comfortable. I’ve started recording again my daily calories consumed, my daily calories burnt, my kgs and body fat %. Things are starting to happen for me and my body and I couldn’t be happier at the moment. Life is good ladies.
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