Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - I decided to drive today for the first time since my surgery. I met a good friend for lunch then went to the grocery store for a few things. Wow - I never realized you used so many chest and abdominal muscles just to push a grocery cart. I felt funny asking the bag boy to carry my groceries to the car for me. I never do that. I was really tired by the time I got everything put away at home. I was very careful not to lift much, but still, it wore me out.

I realized that I'm not breathing very deeply since my abdominal area feels so tight. It doesn't hurt to breathe deeply, it just feels strange. I'm going to focus on breathing deeper because that may be one thing that's making me feel tired.