I awake with very little discomfort and insist on sending my husband off to work. It's my first day since surgery that I have to care for my children. It's going well. I haven't had to take any medication today, just a cold compress. I know that I cannot overdo it, and plan on doing as little as possible today.
Housework can wait.
The most I will do today is make meals for my children and myself. I do plan on going to work tomorrow. There is no strenuous activity and no risk factor that will detriment my recovery at my place of employment. The only minor concern I have at this time is quite common. One side is more swollen than the other is.