This would have been a great weekend for camping
By Laurel (L_B)
@Happy2BeMe (99356)
Canada
July 8, 2017 3:45pm CST
Instead here I am sitting at home on a beautiful weekend. I did manage to get a walk in but I can't go very far before I get tired and have to come back home and lay down. Everybody else is out having fun. I haven't heard from my kids since the first day home from the hospital. I guess they know I am ok so they don't check in on me any more. While I was at the hospital I seen them every day which was nice.
My fiance takes good care of me but this is hard on him too. It is hard when I have to depend on him for the littlest things. I can't even get out of bed without help for the next 3-4 weeks. I can't lift anything over 5lbs or even open the fridge door. I know it is all for the best so that my breast bone can heal probably but it's makes me feel useless.
Having a down day today but I know tomorrow will be better.
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@LovingMyBabies (85338)
• Valdosta, Georgia
8 Jul 17
I am so sorry for all that you are going through. =( I am sure the smallest of things that you can't do right now must be super frustrating-the things we usually take for granted until something like this happens.
I hope you will feel so much better soon. 
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
10 Jul 17
Thanks Jennifer. I do get frustrated and upset but I know it is for the best but it is hard when I am use to doing things for myself. Even cooking meals, my fiance doesn't always cook the best choices for me and my new lifestyle changes that I have to make. I will be happier when I can prepare my own meals. He is an excellent cook but it's not the food I can eat now since my heart attack and surgery.
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
10 Jul 17
@Marty1 I havr talked to him about it but he doesn't seem to get it. What he thinks is healthy and what is healthy isn't always the same things. He does okay but it is not the choices I would make if I were preparing my own meals.
@Marilynda1225 (88059)
• United States
8 Jul 17
Sometimes I think recovering is harder mentally than physically especially when you are so used to being active and independent. I certainly can understand how disappointed you are to be missing all this beautiful camping weather. Sending hugs
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@moffittjc (127122)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 17
Just be patient and let the healing process run its course. You'll be better off in the long run. I would love to be camping this weekend too, but it's just too damn hot here in Florida. But I did reserve a campsite on the beach at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine, FL for November. Had to make he reservation far in advance because just about all the campsites in Florida's state parks sell out during the winter. I've only camped on the beach once (when I was a teenager), so I'm really excited at the opportunity to do it again!
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
10 Jul 17
That will be nice and something to look forward to.
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@moffittjc (127122)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jul 17
@Happy2BeMe I am definitely looking forward to it!
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@Courtlynn (67091)
• United States
8 Jul 17
Im sorry you havent seen your kids.. same thing happened to my grandmother when she went home from the nursing home after hip surgery. Only my mom and i went and checked on her. Its so sad.
I hope they visit you soon
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
10 Jul 17
Thanks that would be nice but probably not anytime soon. They rarely visit me. :(
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@Courtlynn (67091)
• United States
10 Jul 17
@Happy2BeMe that is just terrible. I am so sorry
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@BelleStarr (61439)
• United States
10 Jul 17
I am sure that it is hard for someone as active as you to be down but it really is a must so think happy healing thoughts and get a stack of really good books lol
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@BelleStarr (61439)
• United States
11 Jul 17
@Happy2BeMe by the way, my daughter is up camping with her family at Acadia National Park, it is a good time to camp.
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
13 Jul 17
@BelleStarr yes it certainly is. I hope they had a good camping trip
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@LeaPea2417 (39353)
• Toccoa, Georgia
9 Jul 17
I am sorry you are going through this, but I know you will be better soon and can take that camping trip.
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@Juliaacv (54626)
• Canada
9 Jul 17
You've been thru so much in such a short period of time. An emotional roller coaster of sorts, as have your family and fiancée. I would have to think that he's grateful that he can have you at home and wouldn't trade opening the fridge door or helping you with things for the alternative, which was you being where you were a week ago.
I remember our friend was a long time healing, but then it happened so quickly for him, and he got into exercising and he's felt so great since then. In time you will also. And then you can go camping!
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
10 Jul 17
Thanks your messages always make me feel so much better
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
9 Jul 17
Baby steps....each day you will feel a little stronger....short walks in the outdoors are mood lifters.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
23 Jul 17
Some people are afraid to bother those who are trying to recover @Happy2BeMe
Hope all of you can get together soon.
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
23 Jul 17
Yes and that it understandable. I am the same way.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Jul 17
We hope that each day will be better and you will regain your strength quickly.
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@andriaperry (118691)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Jul 17
I absolutely know that feeling! How you feel and how your fiance feels.
Tony is just at 6 weeks from having his liver operation, I am doing all the heavy lifting... well everything and he feels useless too. Its not easy but I can do it, its not forever. I will cuss him if he lifts anything! He has 2 more weeks to go before he is allowed. Tony said last night he is so sick of staying home, but remember he has been home and no fun for 8 months. Cancer will do that, but he is in remission and soon he will be free again.
BUT I also remember hating just doing nothing after surgery and the waiting!
Time flies so mylot, or make a blog or do something to keep your mind busy.
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
10 Jul 17
Thanks..I will have to start blogging. Glad to hear things are going good for Tony and that soon he will be free again. I know of it had been a long road for both of you.
@JohnRoberts (109842)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Jul 17
You are going to have to be patient. There's going to be ups and downs in your recovery but time is on your side and the downs will recede.
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@Happy2BeMe (99356)
• Canada
10 Jul 17
Thanks John I always appreciate you kind and supportive words. They make my day.
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