WINTER SPRING SUMMER OR FALL...

Heres what Ive decided post surgery and after this past week of hell that Ive made it out of it one piece and 7 incisions...
(holy run on sentence)

1. Your true friends are the ones who care. The ones who manage to show up for you regardless of the circumstance, hissy fit, drifting period, mood swing or inconvenience, are the ones worth keeping and treasuring. This doesnt mean that other friends diminish in value or anything like that at all, those friends are still loved. Its just that sometimes people surprise me, its not very often, (therefore, I am putting this down on paper/blog) but they do, some for the better some for the not so better. Im lucky to have great friends and family.

2. Oxycontin was something I thought only junkies in the midwest took and abused as a drug. Turns out this its a completely legitimate pain killer prescribed post substantial surgery. Turns out this oh so routine operation was pretty f*cking serious. Im not sure how I feel about my doctors playing it down to a simple routine 1,2, 3 er but I guess they had my best interest at heart. Had I known just how painful this last week was going to be, I wouldve never ever been so matter of fact about it.

3. The OR looks exactly like it does on TV, personally, they can do a better job with the music, but still-- it worked out alright..

4. Stitches hurt like a mother f*cker. Whomever tells you otherwise is a liar.

5. Elton John is great trance tunes when trying to fall asleep on pain meds, Underrated dude.

6. We need to thank gd when it comes to being able to go to the bathroom alone, bend down to pick up something off of the floor and sneezing without pain being involved.

7. IV sites are the closest I will ever get to becoming a junkie in real life. Those bruises are the real deal. Arnica, the homeopathic remedy for these bruises totally alleviates the embarrassing track marks left behind post op.

8. Belly buttons are a pretty big deal. Im thankful that mine is still a confirmed innie and pretty freaking cute.

9. Im vain as F*ck. Kill me.