They bring forward my postoperative check up by one week. The Doctor recognises me from the hospital. He says he is pleased to see me looking so much better. I tell him about the burning searing pains I get whenever I stand up. He examines me.
“It is probably your bowel caught up in some scar tissue. At the moment the priority is your liver. We have to get that sorted out first, then we can see what we could do to relieve the pain. It may improve by itself.”
I tell him my concerns about the time delay. He says that he will try to bring the scans forward. He encourages me to move as freely as I can in the interim and do what I want, now that we are more than six weeks from the operation.
With some trepidation I go down to the sea for my first swim since the obstruction. I walk into the water, and feel the coldness creep up my body. It is a beautiful sunny day so I just relax into smooth even strokes, head aligned with body in perfect unison as I carve my way through the still water. The enjoyment is immense. There is no pain now my body is supported. The salt feels great against my skin. The whole experience is soothing. I am at one with this element and give thanks that even for just a few more days or weeks I can still do this.
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