Top surgery notes:
I was nauseous when I first came to, but it faded within an hour or so, and I was able to eat even though the nausea. I was so, so hungry and eating both helped and hurt.
A lot of people say that you’ll be stuck as a t-Rex, but I find that having my arms down (and slightly out) is most comfortable. Moving arms to the side hurts the most, I have to turn in the direction of whatever I’m doing, and bend from the hips if I really need to.
I am far more independent than I thought I would be, but I still can’t do much. For the first few hours I drifted between napping and walking around
My office chair is almost as comfortable as my wedge pillow nap zone, and on that note:
Arms are important. Arm chairs, pillows on the side, just. Try to rest your arms without cutting off the drains if you have them
