Last Monday, I had a golf ball-sized lump removed from my right breast. A biopsy had been done on it in May, and the doctor said that it was benign. They quickly followed that statement with the untimely but... it could become malignant over time, so it needs to be removed. I was ok with all they had said so far... it's a simple day surgery, you'll get to go home that same day, etc. All was right with my world until they said, BUT you will have some limitations. They told me that I would not be able to do anything strenuous or anything that could cause the incision to reopen for at least 2 weeks. No jumping, running, lifting, exercising... wait, no lifting? What is the weight limit on that no lifting limitation? I told them my daughter weighs 24 pounds. Can I lift her? No. Which means "Up" is not an option.
How do you get a 14 month old little girl to understand that Mommy can't "Up" right now? You don't. Luckily my mom (or Mimi as she is called when she comes to our house), came home from the hospital with us and stayed through Friday. She could pick her up and hand her to me, and that went pretty well. That got me almost through 1 week. I had another to go. What do I do for the 2nd week? Well, my husband's grandmother (Grammy as we call her) said she could keep her for the 2nd week in Amarillo. Great! Wait... I will be away from my baby for a week? Unfortunately, I didn't have a choice. When my mom left to go home, she took Lettie with her to Grammy's house.
Needless to say, day 1 was rough. That's putting it very lightly. Thanks to a good friend, day 2 was much better. We're on the countdown to when our sweet angel baby can come home, and this mama is determined to get this house in order (without lifting) by then!
Side note: My surgery went well, and I'm feeling fantastic! My pain is practically nonexistent (until I lift), and I call the doctor tomorrow to make sure all my results came back benign!
