Feeling a bit lonely during recovery
I got a bilateral tubal salpingectomy on Monday and had my parents in town until yesterday afternoon to help with recovery. But of course, this morning my belly button site started bleeding. My doctor said I should be fine bc it’s oozing and not brisk bleeding but I’m still feeling a bit scared since I’m on my own.
Seeing as I have no roommates or partner to help look after me, I guess I’m feeling a bit neglected too and whilst I have friends and family nearby to check in on me, it’s not quite the same as having someone truly be there for you to ensure all is going well. I never imagined I’d feel this insecure post-op and stuck ruminating on everything that could go wrong paired with just feeling undervalued overall compared to the treatment my siblings have received postpartum/during pregnancy.
I was suppose to go to a friend’s for a July 4th bbq, but I’m too unwell to attend and again, it’s completely understandable why I’m unable to participate doesn’t ease the fomo or loneliness of being stuck at home whilst all my friends and family are out enjoying festivities.
I’m glad I went ahead and got this out of the way but man has it made me so uneasy and unwilling to ever pursue surgery for anything else if I can help it, going forward.