thereafter

it's like my body is full of holes.

 

four holes on my lower abdomen, incisions at the umbilicus, near pubic bone, one on each side.

hole on my right upper thigh, from my clexane shots.

hole on my left hand, from the large bore cannula. 

hole on my left cubital fossa, from the group&hold on the morning of.

 

small procedure, but moderate disease found. 

went in expecting day surgery, stayed the night. 

new sensations everywhere. what is this feeling, having a long long 80cm drain taken out of my pelvis in one long breathhold?

long itchy ted stockings, compressing my calves, hoping not to form clots. 

feeling flushed, low grade temperatures. 

having a catheter in my bladder, then having to pass trials of voids.

 

taking another week off, staying home but mind full of concern, not about the body but about work, contracts, terms and conditions. still unknowns.