Tuesday What's Happening?
It looks like I am the first one to do What's Happening this week. I got up, and took my meds and am eating breakfast while watching my DVR. The visiting nurse is due in about an hour or so. After that, I am getting a visit from a dear friend from church. This is the friend who helped take my Christmas tree down and packed up my decorations. She has a little guy, less than a year old. He is adorable. After she leaves, I will be working on the baby blanket I started last week. I want to fini**** before my daughter has baby #3, because I will be starting that baby's blanket when she delivers.
I have been improving slowly, but surely. The visiting nurse liked what she saw yesterday when she changed the packing. It's weird, it does not hurt when she is cleaning and dressing the wounds, but as soon as she leaves, it hurts like crazy. Go figure.
I hope everyone has a blessed day. Prayers for everyone in need.
Higs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer

Trish, when I had my hysterectomy, I weighed around 350 pounds and they did an open hyst, which means right under where my huge belly hung, they cut into me and removed my plumbing. I couldn't even see the incision but I knew there was a drain that they removed before I left the hospital. Two days after being home, my husband was at work, and I was at my computer and I feel something running down my legs. I raised my moomoo up and there was a pool of blood ozzing out from under my belly. Hubby rushed home, rushed me to the doctor's office and while I was lying on the table, the doctor would push and say, does it hurt here and I said no, she shaid here and I said no, then she said here, I said ouch. DH said later that she had a scaple in her hand and on the one that I said ourch, she cut open and drained that huge abcess. For about six weeks, hubby had to pack that huge hole with gauze. After the first two weeks, it finally started filling up with good tissue and when he changed the gauze, he found he was packing less and less. Let me tell you, because I had been an RN for years, I knew that those kinds of abcesses on larger people sometimes never healed, so I worked as hard as I could keeping my belling off that incision, which meant I spent a lot of time in bed, holding my belly up. It was a chore but it healed. You are right about the packing not hurting. I just felt a little pressure, but afterwards, it always burned like crazy.
I hope your leg gets well soon.
Today will be a busy day. I am doing crazy assessments again. Crap.
Hope you all have a good day.
Love and Hugs.......connie d
Need to go to Kroger for raspberries and a couple containers of Carbmaster....trying not to buy anything that I don't need -- refrigerator is pretty empty!
Think I am done packing what I am taking up -- this time. Just can't fit it all into my van. We'll be back down for my birthday on 2/25 so will take more "stuff" then. It's amazing what you find in your cupboards that need to be tossed!!!
Going to be in the 50's here today -- the warm weather is nice, but don't think it's good for folks...it just needs to stay cold to keep the germs away, until Spring.
Eating my oatmeal, then off to the beauty shop.
Wonder how Nan Horten is doing???
Hugs,
Pat r.
I heard from Nan H. a few days ago. She has a page on CarePages and her husband just updated it. She is having a hard time with the chemo.
" Nancy's chemo needed to be reevaluated because she wasn't clearing the meds as fast as she should have and she was dealing with many side effects. At this point she is missing her chemo and getting a CT scan and MRI to determine what is going on. These tests will occure during the upcoming week and we will know something by the 7th of February. When we know, I will try to post right away so you all know what is going on."
I think we should all continue to pray for her recovery. I know I have been.
Vic
I have my pre-surgery Psych appointment today. The first of several required appointments that I have to do in the next couple weeks.
I'm fighting the blues today. I know God has my back, so I'll do my best to push those sad feelings away. I am grieving my mom's recent passing. I miss her so much.
Be blessed my beautiful new frinds,
Sharon