Mothers Day

On Wednesday night i went to visit the Hospital where i will be having the op. Sort of an introduction to knee replacement evening. It was a good evening. Talks from physio and occupational therapists on what to expect and how to get the most out of the knee replacement operation. There was a woman there who had already experienced a lot of replacement surgery, great to hear from someone who has already been through it all and come out the other side. Also had chat about the op, what to expect in the Hospital, the anesthesiology etc..
It has made me realise there are going to be a lot of things i am not going to be able to cope with in this house when i first come out of hospital. One thing is the bathroom. At the moment i can climb in and out of the bath to take a shower, but after the op my only sound leg is going to be out of action.
Then there is the bed upstairs and the bathroom downstairs thats going to be a pain for a while far too many stairs.
still i am a lot better pain wise this week than i was last. Even a day and night at a conference haven't hit the pain levels i was experiencing last weekend. No idea what that was about, never felt so uncomfortable.
The pain is getting worse i think, or perhaps it is changing. Whatever it is more restricting now than it has ever been and my sleep patterns are changing because of it. I force myself to stay in bed until after 6 but it is getting harder to do.
Today is Mothers day and i have heard from the children by text or in person. I love my family so much and i love our Sunday dinners when we all get together. Sad that my eldest son and his wife and son are too far away just to pop in and join us for the roast beef but I will have spent time with all the others before the day ends.
Today i am a woman of numbers again. Mother of 5 and daughter number 3 to my own Mother.