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Melanie - I truly appreciate the time and careful thought you put into your comment. I also hope you are being kind to yourself as you go through your own recovery and all of the adjustments that come with a major surgery like yours. It's hard when our "normal" is completely disrupted, and it's perfectly natural to think about doing things in terms of the way we "normally" do them, but during recovery that just isn't possible. I'm glad you were able to put what you need in words. You mentioned before that you have a good support system, and I hope you're letting others know how they can help. I know from my own experience that unless you mention something like..."It would really help me if you would clean the toilet for me, I just can't do it myself"...people just aren't going to think about those things and will instead worry about how you feel and not realize what you feel bad about is all the things like dirty toilets you can't get to! :-)
Take care, and keep in touch, we wish all the best for you in your recovery. Pat