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MEDICLIN Staufenburg Klinik. 📍

On my way home from the rehab center. I’m still feeling the effects of the surgery. Obviously. It’s only been seven weeks. But I am definitely a bit more energetic.

I am looking forward to hugging my loved ones in a few hours.

As the saying goes: „There’s no place like home.“

Recovery

A slow and intentional recovery plan is in place following abdominal surgery, focusing on breathing exercises, nutrition, and gradual physical activity to regain strength and presence in family life by summer 2026.

MEDICLIN Staufenburg Klinik. 📍

First day at the rehabilitation clinic. Breakfast was nice. Next up some post-surgery gymnastics. Curious what that entails.

I went out shopping with the family yesterday. It was brutal and I searched for the nearest bench rather quickly. But I feel like it was worth it and necessary.

It’s been three weeks since my surgery and one week since I am home. I still am mostly couch bound and have trouble sleeping without pain killers. But I am slowly feeling better.

Back home from the hospital again after my surgery two weeks ago and life sucks again.

Life is so much harder when you don’t lie in a hospital bed all day.

Everything hurts. Hard to find a position to relax in. There really is something to be said for those totally adjustable hospital beds.

Not goodbye

Upcoming kidney surgery prompts a temporary farewell, expressing gratitude for support and connection.

I’ve neglected Links my bookmarking service. Too much other stuff going on like my wife’s iPad app and a new recipe app I’m trying to develop. Oh and also family life, dialysis and surgery recovery. Too much? Most likely.

From 10 Meters to 1.5 Kilometers

Eight weeks ago, I had open kidney surgery. After being bedridden for most of my three and a half week hospital stay, that final week felt like a triumph. I’d graduated from assisted walking to making it down the hospital floor and back on my own. By discharge day, I was walking the entire floor independently. I felt confident. Ready to get back to normal life. That confidence lasted exactly ten meters outside the hospital.
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