Day 5

I feel like the song 'what a difference a day makes, 24 little hours...'

To quote my husband, this morning I leapt into the bath for my shower like a gazelle! Had taken one ibuprofen and will take one or two for sleeping I think tonight. Was able to turn heat up again - almost normal temperature now!

Still having some leaking/bleeding from most incisions, but it didn't soak through the dressings into the gauzes below my knees!!!! So now I'm down to just the 'plaster' type dressings.

I'm finding the open groin garment seams awkward under the back of my thigh bruising as I wriggle about on the sofa.

Went out in the car as a passenger, some uncomfortable moments but manageable. Definitely more flexible movements on stairs and bending.

Downsides of today were having a dizzy/nauseous moment with garment off after shower during dressing changes. I laid on the bed and it passed quickly. Also late last night and this morning as my outer thighs are hardening, had some pain like I used to have on my worst side (but now the worst side has swapped!) and I felt the worst bruising and swelling on each side was quite warm - but all my new areas are warmer than I used to be!