I’m back!!

July 22nd, 2006

Sorry for neglecting my blog this week. On Wednesday I had laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis treatment at Mount Auburn Hospital. Today is the first day I’ve felt remotely human since the surgery. I am keeping my fingers crossed that this surgery will help a lot! My shoulders and stomach feel very sore and my tummy is so bloated from the surgery that it looks like I have a small beach ball under there!!

I have to say, that Mount Auburn is one of the nicest hospitals I’ve ever been to. When I awoke from the anesthesia, there was one nurse who was there JUST to help me. It made an otherwise scary time a lot easier to deal with. The nurses were all very caring and nurturing and they gave me confidence and appropriate attention. I was really satisfied with my experience there. I’ve mentioned this before, but I truly think that nurses are the unsung heroes of the medical industry. They have a hard, hard job…but to someone like me, they can really make a patient’s day a much better one!

I was given these socks in blue:

They are very comfortable and kept me from slipping on the kitchen floor once I got home.

I would also like to thank my friends and family, especially Matt who made trips to Whole Foods two days in a row to purchase macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes (my throat was really sore from the breathing tube so I could only eat soft things). He also bought me a container of Echo Farm Chocolate Pudding which was extremely tasty. Possibly the best store-bought pudding I’ve ever had! I also enjoyed the little cows on the container.

I’d also like to thank this little boy for keeping me company as I slept and/or groggily read and watched TV:

He was an excellent source of company.

I should be back to normal in a week or two, so never fear, I’ll be back to my witty self in no time.

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11 Responses to “I’m back!!”

  1. Courtney on July 24, 2006 11:45 am

    I’m glad you’re starting to feel like yourself again!

  2. Kristine Munroe on July 24, 2006 12:41 pm

    Thanks :-) The recovery isn’t so bad for this surgery…I feel really exhausted and a little sore/achey, but there were only 2 rough days (the second and third days — I was too drugged the first day to feel much!)

  3. Glitter on July 25, 2006 12:13 pm

    I’m so glad you are feeling better!

  4. Kristine Munroe on July 25, 2006 1:18 pm

    Thank you! :-)

  5. Julienne on July 25, 2006 1:58 pm

    Get well soon! :)

  6. Kristine Munroe on July 25, 2006 2:23 pm

    Thanks!

  7. Ben on July 25, 2006 3:01 pm

    Glad to hear that you’re back with us. Hopefully you won’t have to deal with the wonderful pain that endometriosis provides anymore! We’re having our baby at Mount Auburn, so it’s nice to know the staff is friendly.

  8. Bev on July 25, 2006 6:53 pm

    Welcome back Kris!! Glad you’re starting to feel human again, and that Levon (and Matt) were there for you in your time of need. Not surprisingly, Karl didn’t do a damn thing.

  9. John Cass on July 25, 2006 10:57 pm

    welcome back Kristine. Hope you are feeling better and everything went okay with the surgery.

  10. Kristine Munroe on July 26, 2006 10:45 am

    Thanks Bev, Ben, and John!! :-)

  11. Old News » Krissy In Boston on December 20, 2007 2:48 pm

    [...] I was watching News Center Five News at Noon to see when this snow would let up. To my surprise, they announced that they were going to do a little segment on endometriosis. I have had endometriosis since I was 13, and I had surgery for it in 2006, so my ears immediately perked up. [...]

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