tomorrow is one week

Apr 05, 2009

Hi!
I'M A LOOSER!!! WHOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had intended to post the day I got home but did not get home until 945 on a rediculously rainy night.
   So, I can tell I am improving every day. I am feeling better everyday. I try to take my pain meds on some sort of schedual to prevent the breaking thru pain.
  I am able to eat my foods fine. I am on full liquids...soup goodies without the liquid, oatmeal, jello, broth.... It is not too hard. Mom makes my foods for me and that is helpful to not have to lift heavy pots and the like.
   We discovered that the protien in oatmeal is really tastey. I like it. So I get about 5 grams in my tiny 60 cc breakfast. I know I am not gettting it all in, but I am trying and doing better daily between medications, vitamins, and protein.
   I bought some very expensive from GNC and I cannot stand it. It is awful. I have the one I put in oatmeal and that seems to be just fine. I will have to find some others. I can drink low carb slim fast no problems- thankfully.
   The home health nurse comes out tomorrow and she will be taking out the drain and checking my staples from the 6 trocar holes from surgery. I have been happy with the way they look and the nurse was on Friday. 
   I can give my own bloodthinner shots and it is not hard at all. Between the surgery and the blood thinner I thought I would be far more bruised on my body, but it is really not bad. The arms are another story- I was sooo dehydrated from the NPO and the mag-cit bowel prep they could barely find my veins and boy, oh boy are my arms a mess.
   Hubby is great he helps me get out of bed- IF I need it- in the middle of the night.  He makes me take time for me and tries to see that I slow down.  Mom is great about it too.
   Mom has done everything from laundry to helping me, cooking ,taking Hunter to the movies....and like Hubby she has been a great source of support. 
   I am still napping in the afternoon. Yesterday I slept for 2 hours in the afternoon. I slept well in the night and when I awake I take my medication.
   I am moving well, I think. I can get up and down the stairs.  Where I used to have to go up or down the stairs one foot at a time, I can rotate them now. I could walk down rotating first, but up came quickly. My left side is sore, but I have managed to learn how to sit down and get up without the burning pain that stops you in your tracks. I still sometimes get that burning feeling, but most of the time I am not.  One time I always feel it is when I have to cough....oh, my!  I used to see stars when i did it, now it just stops me a second. The two times I have been to the local Wal*Mart I have ridden in a cart and I am glad I did so. I would not have made the entire trip there without it. I did fine with it. I always wear my binder, but some times it hurts my back at the waist. I was able to wash my hair by myself standing up at the kitchen sink. I thought that was relly cool. I was happy.
   I always feel full. I am working on getting all my protein in, but I know it will take some time to get "up to snuff".  One step at a time, one step at a time....  That is all I can do.
   I will continue to do what the doctor recommends and follow the rules.  My chewable vitamins suck...but I will not be on them forever...so I will make do. The levoquin pills are horse pills so I called and found that it is ok to split them- so I do and take them that way.

     I have not had buyers remorse and do not think I will. I am feeling good about this process and decision.  I am greatful for the chance to change my life!
thanks for reading -TEACH

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