Monday, Monday...

Spouse is taking the car into the body shop as I type. Finally found a ride to follow him. A woman hit the Navigator in the hospital parking lot. Poor girl, she was nice enough to leave a note. Her husband was electrocuted and shattered his ankle. They haven't had enough money to pay for the car damages until now...and spouse was nice enought to wait.

PT going pretty slow. I had my first post op visit last Friday. Doctor wants me to do out patient PT now. So need to call and set up the visits. It's in Vinings so it's very close! Last week, home nurse called to say insurance required me to write a check for 75.00 per visit. So I guess that means money will start to fly out the door....so need to make the most of every visit!!!

Not much else going on. Getting a little bored, guess that's a good sign.

2 weeks out! I'm back!

Wow. It's been 2 weeks. Boy, did I ever not think I'd get this far. And finally I am feeling like my old self. I can't walk yet, but I'm getting bored and that's a good sign!

Boy what a trip that hospital stay was. A couple of bumps in the road...with 2 units of blood, chest x-ray because I had fever, 2 leg dopplers checking for blood clots. And a confused nurse who took pricked my finger, thinking she was in another room with another patient! Mostly, the care was very good. Just a couple of dodo's to make things on edge. And when your blood is low, no bleeding from finger pricking is needed. Oh and I did pass out one time during therapy. It was a quick pass out though. I've never fainted before either. It was probably well deserved though! I scared a lot of people.

So I returned home Friday. I still have to learn to walk again. I lost my gait, walking to avoid pain. Waiting on insurance to go through to start up PT. Tomorrow is Wed. and hope to hear something soon. Got my staples out today! And had in-home OT.

Anyway, I will tune in and give a couple of thoughts on the situation at hand and some experiences at the hospital. There is light at the end of the tunnel today!!

I guess the most important thing I did learn from being in the physical rehab place, was health is so precious. So many younger people with strokes, MS, brain tumors, diabetes complicating so many with these afllictions too.

Today's the day!

In a couple of hours, daughter L, will be picking me up to go to the hospital! And I am just not going to complain this time around.

Obviously, I can't sleep!

Carpets got cleaned and look nice, still awfully wet though. Got a few things to round up in the morning. I will miss my dogs.

I guess that's about it.

Oh, I think I get the MJ drug to go to sleep. I hope my Anesthesiologist isn't Conrad! I hope I don't say anything stupid. Maybe I should practice saying something so that I do not totally humiliate myself.

Mommmmmmy

I'm having a "Mommy I don't want to go to school", day. I used to have them when I was 6.

My stomach hurts, and I don't want to get out of bed. I think the Mexican food upset my stomach. And I'm just a bit FREAKING scared.

Doing some laundry, waiting for carpet people.....and hanging out in the bed.

I did speak to a couple of friends I hung out with on Saturday, yesterday. They said they had fevers Sunday. Not sure if they really did or not. But I do kind of feel 'funny'. Oh well, I guess if I start to 'feel' funny, at least I will be in the hospital on drugs.

Maybe it was just the food and some allergies.

Uggh.

It's today. Well, I mean IT'S tomorrow.

Cleaning up the basement to prepare for Stanley Steamer to make this into a temp bedroom.

Not as anxious as I thought I'd be.

Trying, trying to be strong. Can't say I haven't shed a couple of tears.

Hoping I have strength later in this new day.

Take care.

Laundry, packing, friends, family....

Getting one stack for hospital, one for the nursing home (that has rehab in it), some old clothes I will simply have thrown away once I get to the hospital so no one has to fool with it.. Doing laundry. Throwing out trash.

Phone and IM's going on.....I think peeps realize, like I, that time's a tickin'.

Not feeling too anxious today. Am okay. I think.

Disc is showing no reaction at all. Bandaid is more irritating to the skin.

Sun is shining...feel fall coming on. I love fall. A new beginning arrives.

So all is well, and like my Cousin, I also feel blessed. She's cool. (Ok, I'm still mad at my knees)

I think my family is taking me out to dinner! I think I am going to pick something that won't be easy to get for the next few weeks. Mexican! OLE!

And back on it goes......

Dr's office called. The manufacturer's rep told them to tell me to keep my disc on until Monday. Oops. Well, it's back on now. Glad I did not throw it away. Now I don't know if I have a correct bandaid/covering to put back on.

I guess Piedmont will be calling me for money at anytime. Wait, they were supposed to call at 2pm. Maybe they are calling from India? Oops again, they are calling me as I type.

I need a secretary. And a cook. And a house cleaner. And a chauffer. And a million dollars.

I think I will go look for my dog and hide along beside him.