Recovery Calendar
Recovery Calendar: I’ve put together a recovery calendar to track my healing journey after surgery. It includes a color-coded legend to highlight key milestones, symptoms, and patterns over time. You’ll also see my daily step count, which offers insight into my energy levels and what I was physically able to do each day. Just a note: “POD” stands for Post-Op Day. POD 0-3 Hospital Stay: This week was tough. Waking up from surgery, I remember feeling extremely thirsty and having some throat irritation from the breathing tube. I asked for water right away but couldn’t actually drink it because of some lingering nausea. My very first request? My playlist. I needed the calming music to ground me mentally—it brought me a sense of comfort when everything felt overwhelming. My husband stayed with me that first night in the ICU, which was such a comfort. The ICU nurses woke me up nearly every hour to run neurological checks—asking questions like, “What’s your name? What’s yo...
