She wasn't that mad...

So today, feeling a little ballsy, I decided to take a shower. The tricky part about this is I usually have my mom put the shower chair in the shower and she either covered up my bandage if needed, or put a bandage on since I'm not wearing one throughout the day now. Anyway, she was at work, and I didn't want to wait and have to figure out some independence quickly, so I just slid the shower chair/raised toilet seat across the bathroom (it kind of worked like a side ways walker hahaha) and went about the whole process by myself. Since I'm still at risk for falling and being unsteady and all of these dangerous things, I probably shouldn't have done this, but it worked out just fine. I was able to cover my incision up, twisting minimally and using the bathroom mirror. I also threw some things in the wash using the reacher-grabber and considered my morning a success. More surprisingly than anything, when my mom got home, I said to her, "um, I may have maybe taken a shower and did a load of laundry while you were at work." She wasn't that mad. She rolled her eyes and said, "you know, I was bragging at work about how you're not over-doing things..." Woops!

House full of people!

So this is going to be short, but a quick update to thank Karly & Jason and three of my grandparents for coming to visit! PT went really well today, and we're just going to cut down to two times per week, starting this week, and for two more weeks, because that's all my insurance will cover, which is annoying, but not worth fighting because I know how to do my exercises really well. Anyway, I had a great visit with everyone today, and had a fantastic 1.5+ hour nap, so I'm finally somewhat recovered!

Bummed.

So, today was exciting until about 15 minutes ago. Mom and I went out to the library to pick up some movies I had on reserve and then we went to Marshalls and I got some nice Merrill sandal kind of things because the shoes I wear every day now are lined with some kind of fur and that's not good because it's 90 degrees out. After those two little errands, I stayed in the car while she went to Shaws because I was wiped, and promptly came home and took a two hour nap. It was SUPER exciting to get out of the house and I was pretty pumped, but...

My doctor's office just called. I can't get a follow up appointment until May 26th and I'm not allowed to change any precautions until then. I'm also not allowed to start outpatient physical therapy until then, even though I was supposed to start May 4th. That means even though I'm doing realllly well, I'm not allowed to do anymore than 50% weight bearing until he changes that, FOUR weeks from now, and I'm not guaranteed to take three mini field trips out of the house to outpatient PT each week.

Also, I got my claim summary from my health insurance with some bogus co-pays for blood tests they did for my pre-op appointment totaling about $60. There is also a $269 charge for them drawing my one unit of blood which my doctor required, and I ended up receiving in the hospital post-op, BECAUSE I HAD SURGERY! Wouldn't you think blood services would be covered for someone having surgery? Well it's not, and now I'm cranky. I can't even wait to get the bill for my surgery where they tell me I have to pay to have them store it and then give it back to me.

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My first trip out of the house since I was discharged two weeks ago!!

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I'm sitting outside, enjoying the sunshine, while Jays uses his new birthday present street hockey stick! Notice the ball in the air in the net -- I'm a great cell phone photographer! Hahahah Also, notice the Bruins playoff beard I convinced him to grow hahahaha

Manic Monday

So I finished my two prescription medications that I was discharged with two weeks ago. Yeah, it's been two weeks! So this morning marked the last time I'm going to have to take SIX PILLS at once for a while, hopefully! It's actually good, because I think I'll be able to go back to Advil for pain, which I wasn't allowed to do before. I'm going to try it because A) I'd like to stop taking Percocet & Tylenol completely and B) it's such a different kind of pain, I think the Advil might actually help now!

I have a busy day of PT and visitors and watching street hockey played in my driveway and being Laura-sat by my boyfriend on his birthday, so I hope everyone enjoys the cool sunshine :)

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I'm walking up really sore this morning, probably from trying to rest yesterday! Nicky just might kick my ass today. Other news? HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAYSON!

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My Shishter just left & I'm very sad! On a happier note, I'm finally recouping from yesterdays adventures!

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Enjoying a fantastic brunch with Karen & Mom & Dad on the patio!

Cookout!

So we just finished having a great little family party kind of thing! Mom had insisted we keep it small & I'm appreciating that very much right now, I'm pretty tired! It was a great excuse to finally put on real clothes and do my hair and put on make up for the first time in two weeks (and a day if you want to get specific!) It was great to see everyone who could make it, it was MUCH appreciated! We did miss the family that couldn't make it but we'll have a "Laura's all better" bigger party in a month or two after I start training for my decathalon! hahahaha Ok, time to watch this Sox/Yanks marathon & REST!!

Numb...

Good morning everyone! To use the word Jayson's 80 year old grandmother uses (and then he teases me for using the same words as 80 year olds,) I'm feeling a little numb this morning -- and it's not in the sensation kind of way!

I've been at 164.0 pounds for a few days now, and I couldn't figure out why I hadn't lost any more weight because almost all of the swelling is gone. I decided to weigh myself without the crutches today... I know, I know. But in my defense, when I weighed myself when I came home, I was very unsteady and I needed to hold them in case I lost my balance. Then, every morning, I just did it the same way to have a consistent reading. Then, Wednesday when I woke up and weighed myself, Dad even pointed out, "you know you're weighing the crutches, too, right?" I knew, but I was keeping it consistent!

So this morning, when I thought, "you know, I can totally stand without these," I put them down. I now weigh 160! It's kind of funny, because that's where I normally am, and I should have figured this out DAYS ago, but I'll once again blame it on my half Percocet every 6 hours. Yeah, again, I know, I know, it's my fault. Hahaha. Anyway, I think the posts about my weight are now done! (Unless I gain another 20 pounds in 4 days, then I PROMISE I'll start them back up again hahaha!)

Here's to hoping everyone enjoys this sunshine today!!

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Healthy fruit & yogurt snack -- mostly because I ate ice cream for dinner!

Outpatient!

So Nicky cleared me for outpatient PT, but they can't get me in for my initial evaluation until next next Monday, so I will be seeing her all next week. Again, she's really impressed with my strength and mobility. I was actually lifting my whole leg up, a straight leg extension I think, when getting in and out of bed. I showed her, thinking it was impressive, and she basically said, "yeah, don't do that." Hahahah. I guess it's not something I'm supposed to be doing yet, so I guess I'll stop it. I was cleared to roll onto my stomach without pillows between my knees and someone standing there, and I thought the pillows got in the way anyway, but that's really a big deal to me because it means I can do it by myself and independence is something I'm welcoming more by the hour! So that's my PT update.

I'm also really excited about the upcoming sunshine. I'm sure I've complained before, but the coumadin (blood thinner) makes me so cold all the time and I'm looking forward to the 70's and 80's! I went outside for about 7 minutes yesterday to stand in the backyard to say hello to the dog that lives next door. (I wasn't being weird, Karen and Jayson were actually over there playing with the dog, and I can't go over and play with a 2 year old golden retriever for obvious reasons that he'd jump up on me and knock me over and break my shiny new hip.) It was nice to get outside, but I had to come back inside because I was freezing! Also, it makes me miss Chase, Jayson's dog, a whole lot more. Oh well! I'm off to spend more quality time with My Shishter!!

Ow.

So I'm psyched my sister is here, but today was a really tough day. I know I only had surgery 13 days ago, but sometimes the day after PT I'm really sore, and sometimes I feel great. Today was a really sore day. Karen and Jayson helped me do my PT throughout the day -- my leg needs to be lifted up a little bit to do hip ab- and ad-duction due to the friction from the bed -- but I started crying through it. I'm feeling a little discouraged but I know I'll be feeling better in the morning. Ok, time to go hangout with my sister, who flew all the way up from DC to take care of me!

**BIG NEWS**
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Enjoying my visit with My Shister! Unfortunately, I still need to do my PT, even if I have company! Feeling strong & sore today, excited for upcoming sunshine!

Accomplished!

Nicky came bright and early and once again, I shocked her and she's basically told me I'm doing way better than expected. It hasn't even been two weeks, and she's pretty sure soon I'll be able to do a stand-up stationary bike which is something I've been thinking about for a week, so that clearance would be awesome!

I was a bum all morning, but I just cleaned out my fish's tank. It's weird how doing the most simple and mundane task [that I haven't done in a *long* time] can make me feel accomplished. I talked to Nicky about how I have craft projects to do and thank you cards to write and movies to watch and none of it interests me. She made me feel a little better by saying a lot of her patients go through this initially. You're so overwhelmed and anxious, and then thrown off by all the meds, that books you really wanted to read post-op [or the other things I thought I'd do] just aren't appealing and you find yourself wanting to just sit in bed than do anything else. It doesn't help my current boredom, but it feels a lot better to know it's normal.

Well, it's time to do more exercises, but not before I have a snack. My aunt and uncle, Betty and Jeff, had an Edible Arrangement delivered this afternoon - with a Disney Princess theme!! - so I need to snack on that and some yogurt from some energy. ANYONE is welcome to stop over for a fruit snack, we have tons now!! {Picture to come...} Hope everyone is warm and dry...

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Watching Zoolander with Dad.. PT went awesome today, I'm feeling really strong, but incredibly cooped up! Very excited for this (possibly short-lived) sunshine!

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The oriental lillies that Grammy brought A WEEK AGO! have both finally opened! They're bringing a lot of sunshine into this rainy day!

"How are you doing?"

So here's a quick overview because people ask how I'm doing. I'm doing really well, mostly. My PT is completely surprised every time she sees me, and I'm feeling really strong. In fact, I think I'm ahead of schedule in my PT plan. I can get out of bed by myself all the time, and into bed about 90% of the time. I could do it 100% of the time, but I think I'd be a little more sore more often. If I was allowed to, I'd start walking.

That's where things get tricky. I'm really frustrated because I'm getting bored quickly. I can't walk, but I feel pretty strong and want to start trying -- I'm about a month early for that, though. Even though I have friends and family coming to visit, I'm feeling incredibly Cabin-Fever'ed {did I just make that up?} and I'm not allowed to start venturing out for a week or so, because most people that have Total Hip Replacements would still be in rehab at this point.

I've weened down my pain medications and even had to remember to take them over two hours late yesterday, which is a great sign, but once again I find myself thinking "If I'm not taking two Percocets every 4 hours, I'm fine!"

I'm not sure what my point is, hahaha. I guess I'm doing really well, I feel like I could start going back to the gym if I was allowed. But, mentally, I'm ready for these months to be over. Alright, I am going to shower and pretend any of that made sense!!

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Had a great visit with Brian & stayed awake til 3pm- lastest I've taken a nap so far! Rolled over again, feeling really good & strong, not sore.. yet! ;) Go Bs!

Impressive!

So Nicky just left, and she was really impressed with how well I'm moving, which is awesome. I rolled onto my stomach for the first time, which is awkward because I need to have two pillows between my knees so my operated hip doesn't cross my center line {and dislocate!} Other than that, PT went really well and I'm glad it's over!

In other news, I lost another pound, and am currently wearing my own underwear!! I'm still up at least five pounds, but I officially lost 15 pounds of fluid and swelling in one week, so I am feeling a lot lighter and moving A LOT easier! I think I need some Hodgies...

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The dizziness has subsided, and the pain is a lot more manageable. I have PT @ 8am, which is usually my prime-time for soreness.. we'll see how it goes!

Dizzyyy

So I had a really great morning, but I'm feeling really dizzy now, and off and on all morning. We're thinking it's the Percocet, now that I don't need it as much as before, my body is rejecting it. I'm hoping that is the case, we can cut down to a 1/2 pill dosage, which would be great because I hate taking it! Omi & Papere are on their way, so I'm going to visit with them and rest a bunch all day. I am totally feeling like a bum for laying in bed for so long, I'm not good at this!!

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Strawberry Buckwheat Pancakes & Chicken Sausage! My RD friend takes such good care of me!

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166.8! Lost 3 more pounds & got myself out of, and then back into, bed at 6am by myself. Pretty good start to the day!

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I'm watching the Sox & Bruins with my parents. I'm feeling a lot better, my legs are much looser & I'm walking a little easier. Maybe I can do this after all ;)

Super Sore, Super Sized! (Pt. 2)

So I've been taking narcotics, which I believe make you have a decreased appetite anyway, but I just don't feel like eating. I'm having small portions of everything I eat, and I'm finding it is taking me forever to finish meals. For example, yesterday, a friend from work&school, Dre, brought me a Blizzard from Dairy Queen. I ate about 1/3 of it, and put it in the freezer. That's right, I didn't finish my whole icecream in one sitting! Last night while we watched the movie, I ate another 1/3 of it. Finally, this afternoon, I finished the last 1/3. I don't know how else to explain my complete lack of interest in food than with this example -- and I LOVE icecream!

Jays & Teagan are coming over with subs before they head to the Bruin's game tonight, I'm aiming to eat half in one sitting... we'll see!

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This was me enjoying the sunshine yesterday!

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Super Sore, Super Sized!

So I've lost another pound, and just 10 more to go! That's a metric crap ton of fluid, huh??

I really had an awesome day yesterday, and when Nicky came to do my PT, I felt amazing and it felt really great to stretch things out even more. About 6pm though, I hit a wall and spent the evening fighting tears while my friends Ginny and Adam dined on pizza and watched the Pineapple Express with me. They, along with Jayson, did their best to cheer me up, and I appreciate their efforts, but nothing helped. I woke up even more sore this morning, and the two percocet Jayson gave me in the middle of the night did nothing for the pain. I know I had a stupid hip replacement a week ago, but I'm getting so frustrated that I do so well one day, and the next day I start crying from being so sore. I have no patience for this!

I was going to write about my lack of appetite, but I'm feeling a little sick from my meds so I'll write more later.

Yardwork

So I had a few visitors this morning- two cooks from work (Tim T & Tim M) and Tim T's daughter Becky, which was pretty fun to have more people from the outside world! I'm now blogging from our patio, where I'm 'supervising' / 'helping' (hahaha) while mom does some yardwork. I've got 5 callbacks to make & a PT appt. @ 2pm so I'll report more later. I hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine!

YAY!

I lost almost five pounds since yesterday!! I came home at 180.2 and a few days later I'm at 171.2! We've also been measuring the swelling in my legs which I think is down 4" total, but my thighs still each need their own zip code, hahaha. Ok, I have to go have a CIB Shake for breakfast, with *maybe* a little icecream mixed in ;)

It's been, one week since you looked at me...

I know this posts in Pacific time, andd I'm not sure why, but it has officially been one week since they were rolling me into get anestesia! I'm really sore this morning, but last night I felt super strong & mom keeps reminding me that "people usually go to rehab for two weeks, slow it down!" hahahah.

With that said, I have a busy day of many visitors, lots of PT, potentially hanging outside for a bit, and a shower (which I think we'll do every other day for right now since they are so exhausting.) Hope everyone has a FANTASTIC day!

Reacher Grabber Thing!

I just used what I have named My Reacher Grabber Thing to get dressed (mostly) by myself! It was a bit difficult to tuck my very sexy 2XL underwearz under my toes becuase mom insisted on buying fancy silky-ish ones that slid right through the rubber hahaha! I'm pretty much completely exhausted now, but I've got plenty of time to rest up before the Bruins/Habs game tonight!

Big doin's!

I know I had surgery not even a week ago, but I was already feeling cabin fever so I took a walk down the driveway to get the mail earlier today. It felt really awesome to be able to do that, so I'm feeling *realllly* good right now. I'm going down for my second nap (I'm also about 6 months old hahaha!) but I forgot to give a shotout to my Grammy & Grampy. Gram showed up the other day with flowers, which are in full bloom now & smell amazing, and told me she reads diligently every day and leaves the blog open so Grampy can read it too. They're 79 and 81, which is just awesome. I don't think Omi & Papere read this specifically, but I'm SURE my Holland cousins are keeping them updated! So, {even though it's 1:30p,} good night!! :)

Mornings are the hardest..

I just reread my post from last night, I was pretty much on cloud nine. This morning, I'm sore & frustrated. I feel like I'm making so much progress every hour, so I sit and rest and have all my muscles return to mush as soon as I try to relax them! Yesterday when my PT was here, I tried lifting my leg into the bed and I mostly did it by myself, which felt awesome! And then a little later, I lowered my leg to get out of bed by myself which {stupidly!} made me think I was done rehab! hahaha. Well, I still needed help last night and this morning, and I know I will need help for a few weeks, but I feel as though I'm continually stepping forward and back!

One thing that is somewhat exciting that I *cannot!!* believe I forgot to post is that I gained 20 pounds from Friday->Monday. This is actually not exciting. What *is* exciting is that as of Wednesday, I'd lost 4 pounds, and as of this morning, I'd lost another 1 pound. Yes, I gained 20 pounds. When I tell you my hip is swollen, it does not do my hip justice! We called into the doctor yesterday, he said this much swelling is normal and expected, especially where he used my scar from my first surgery. He irritated all the old scar tissue & as the week goes by, the swelling should come down. It is fine and I know it is normal, but it is sort of affecting my life as none of my own pants or underwear fit! {Yes, I had mom buy me a few temporary pairs of 2XL cheap underwear because I GAINED 20 POUNDS!! hahahah}

Lastly, something that should have been blogged about on Monday: I was at the hospital and received a phone call on my cell phone from a random Newburyport phone number. It was the YMCA telling me that when I'd entered a contest a month ago at our work health fair, I had won the free months membership at their gym/pool! I explained that this was *PERFECT* as I was currently laying in my hospital bed post-op a Total Hip Replacement, and after 3 months when I'm finally able to completely and fully submerge my incision into water {the scar needs to heal to prevent infection} I will be able to use their pool for water rehab, for free!! We were both so happy and she went on and on how this couldn't have gone to a better candidate! So, now I just have to wait 3 months, and I can go swimming every day in a temperature controlled pool!!

Ok, time to watch some TV because I think I need a break from the internets for a while! :)

PT & Taxes

These are my two new inevtable things in life! It was a long (mostly great) day but it's late & I'm tired. Jays stayed over & slept in the living room with me so he could help me in and out of bed for late night bathroom runs. This was mostly important because it meant mom could sleep in her own bed, through the night, so that was huge. After a sweet breakfast, I crutched upstairs with intentions of getting some clothes, but we decided that shower is easier so I took my shower upsttairs where there is a hand-held shower head. It was huge to be able to do, and it felt incredible to be that semi-independant!

Of course I was exhausted but that happens pretty quickly, and it was worrth it. I did a bit more exercises, took my second nap of the day, and Hannah came over. What is really funny about Han coming is that she was one of the countless friends that came almost everyday when I had my last surgery!

My PT came again and was noticably impressed with my improvement in only 24 hours! I am amazed at how quickly l'm getting stronger, it is really making me so happy.

I have a few more things to rreport but it will have to wait til tomorrow as it is almost 10:30p and this girl needs her beauty sleep! Peace out!! :-)

I'm talkin' 'bout practice!

Another quick update for the day. Teagan {Jayson's sister} came over after school, which was really nice to have a quick visitor who tried to use my crutches, and proved I'm way better at them ;) She also was a BRAVE soul when my mom finally changed my dressing and Tea took the pictures of the incision for me! I had yet to see it and I was really relieved to find out that they used the roughly 8" scar that already goes along my butt instead of making a new scar! I won't post it here, but I know sometimes "chicks dig scars" as someone once told me -- PearlJam0@gmail.com -- I might consider letting you see it!

Also, semi-exciting for me, I have finally found that sitting in the pink chair is the best option. My orders are pretty strict. If I'm awake, I can lay down on my bed for one hour, then get up and walk around for 5 to 10 mins, then lay back down or sit in a chair, not sitting for more than an hour. None of the chairs are comfortable, I need to have my knees below my hip to prevent dislocation and they can't be really soft or I'll have trouble getting up. I know it seems so trivial, but finding a chair that I'm semi-comfortable in is reallly exciting for me!

I also just finished my first home PT appt. about an hour ago. My PT's name is Nicky and she's super nice and it turns out mom & I were doing almost all the exercises correctly. What's pretty neat is intially post-op, your operated leg is longer than the normal leg, so it is harder for me to do a lot of the excercises correctly simply because I can't put my leg flat down because it's too long! Kinda neat, kinda weird.

I guess this is long so I'm going to rest, eat some dinner, and then Jays & I are going to watch The Bricks, an end-of-the-season Bruins award show. I find excitement in the greatest things!

First Full Day Home!

It has been a really good day so far. I had a really great sleep and even though I woke up as stiff and sore as I have since the surgery, I think that's a good sign. My aunt, a physical therapist, said it's because I slept with all my muscles tensed, which is good in the end because even in my sleep, I am maintaining proper muscle formation.

The hip is still really sore after walking around and sitting up twice to have breakfast and lunch, but part of that is that we aren't on a strict medication schedule yet so I can easily miss a dose and take it a half hour later and not have noticed until the pain was really bad. It's something we'll work out soon enough though.

I have to say it's pretty funny how much energy the littlest things take. I woke up at 815ish. I went to the bathroom, ate some breakfast, did laying-in-bed exercises and then slept from 930a-1130a. Now I've had once piece of pizza and a 4oz yogurt for lunch, did standing-up exercises, and I'm already back in bed for a potential nap. I feel so silly, this isn't at all like me to sleep through the day and refuse an entire large pizza at once, but I know I'm supposed to be taking it easy! Hahaha, this might take my whole recovery to get used to!

Real PT (seeing as my mom doesn't have her license so she and I are only practicing) should be here at 4:30pm so I'll let you guys know how that goes!

Home Sweet Home!

So, I peed. It was pretty much the best pee of my life, and I still can't believe I did it! I took a shower and did the hallway one more time on crutches and they finally let me go, and Mom & Jays & I made it home with plenty of pillows and a lot of white knuckles trying to keep my hip straight through all the bumps and turns. It feels completely awesome to be at home, not in my own bed, but in a borrowed a twin-sized bed in the living room so I'm not detached from the rest of the house, which I really think will help so I'm not feeling alone & depressed, which was happening a little bit. I've had some delicious pizza, and delicious percocet {not really, it tastes pretty gross} and I'm sure there is no way I'll be awake for the 10:pm Sox start, but I cannot tell everyone how much it means that you're all still so concerned and everything. It's so great to know I have all this support, and I don't even know what else to say. Thanks again, and I'll write again after I meet with my VNA, PT and OT tomorrow!!

Shipping up to Port, woaah ooohh whoaaa

I have offically been discharged and I'm already in the car with mom and Jays headed for home! For anyone keeping track (and I'm sure you all are) I've peed... twice! It's really big doings and the PT and OT people said i was way ahead of schedule so I'm really happy right now. More to come later or tomorrow if I pass out at 7pm again hahha :)

Very quickly..

I took a shower. It was really difficult but really refreshing. I passed what OT and PT wanted from me (crutch up and down hallway and stairs and do basic personal healthcare things) so I will be all set to be discharged... just as soon as I can pee.......

I've got the Powah! To Showah!

Dr. Smith came in after my last post and said we're going to try to remove the catheter again today (which the tech just did) and when the PTs or OTs come in, I can take a shower! I had read all along in different places that u can't shower for 10-14 days until the stitches or staples come out, but I have internal stitches and external butterfly sutures on the outside so he said he'd be really pleased if I got to shower today!!! That is seriously the best news everrr. I haven't been up for very long but think I'm going to maybe snooze until they come in.

PS- if I don't post, plz don't worry, I'm probably asleep. My poor grandmother was worried because I hadn't updated, but I 'slept' (as well as that can be done) for about 12 hours straight last night so there was NO new update coming from here! hahaah it means a lot that everyone is concerned and interested, I just don't want anyone to worry! TTYS! :)

This isn't the *most fun* I've had in a while...

Yesterday was pretty trying. They took out the catheter & despite 3 trips to the ladie's loo, I was unable to do what I had to do & now I have another catheter. It was a lot easier moving around, yesterday was definately better than the day before on that front. I did get sick again which is more discouraging than anything. You'd think that being up & moving and taking TWO little hallway/walker walks would help clear your body, but noooo. Hahaha. I pretty much just wen to sleep around 7p & am just waking up now. Of course the RNs & Techs wake me up all the time for meds & vitals but I've been able to fall back asleep pretty quickly which is excellent..

Oh yeah, anotherthing. Several people have asked about Room Service. It's kind of crappy here. Within the laast week, they've switched from Sodehxo to Aramark & through this transition they don't allow you to call & request things as needed. I've filled out my menu for the next day & they've screw up something on every tray so far. I know getting 2% instead of skim milk isn't a big deal, but missing my fruit&chz plate, which was supposed to my main entree at lunch was a hassell!

Finally, I have some annoying news. I thnk mostly due to the not-peeing thing & the meds making me throw up, or just neausaous, I will probaly bot be D/C'd until tomrrow, but it's only one day so I'm not letting myself get too worked up over it.

That's it for now I guess, thanks to everyone for everything!

Oh the places you will go!

I tried to be adventurous & the aide took me to the bathroom using the walker. Of course as soon as I sat down, I didn't need to pee anymore, yay!

She put me in the hip chair, which is nice & tall & quite thrown like actually! It didn't matter where I was sitting because I ended up getting sick anyway. So now I'm sitting up with nothing to do hahaah. I'll write more later probably!

Happy Easter..

So it has been a difficult morning. The cathater came out, and I haven't needed to get to the bathroom but I'm nervous to do so because I'm having a lot of pain just laying in the bed already. The Better Looking Dr Eric (as he calls himself) and two residents just came in to change the bandage & said it is looking great, and they changed my pain med reigime so I should be able to keep a more consistant rate of being relaxed, we'll see...

Day Two Finale

So I'm pretty exhausted, but I had a good day overall. I had PT twice, the 2nd time went a lot more smoothly, despite the fact that it hurt just as much.

My parents came & kept me updated about the Sox and Jays came too & played cards with me when I was able to stay awake.

I had another 'Standard' meal at lunch, and again at dinner, but M& got Jays & I some Chinese food (what, with my hospital being *in* Chinatown) so that was really nice.

Tomorrow they will [hopefully] take out my IV & catherter, which should make moving around a lot easier.

Thanks again for texts & calls, it has been wonderful to get this kind of support! :)

Physical Therapy

I just had my first PT & it went okay. I'm not gonna lie, it hurt a lot but I'm sitting up in the chair now. It took a while to get in this chair, and I already want to go back to sleep. Sorry for whining, it's kinda what I do!

Standard Breakfast!

So I was pretty excited when my nurse gave me the Room Service menu so *I* could finallyharrass a Room Service employee but they told me they are only serving 'standard breakfasts' to my floor! Bogus! Oh well, I don't even really have an appetite (shock!) so it isn't that big of a deal.

I slept pretty well considering they do rounds/ vitals so often but my pain meds are working well enough and I guess I'll start some PT today. Not looking forward to it, but I guess I don't have a choice hahaah.

More to come later!

Toast and Narcotics

What a great combination! I slept pretty much all day and keep falling asleep now, but nurses and aides keep coming in so it is kind of difficult to rest. Nothing else to report tonight, hopefully I will be sleeping soundly and I will write more tomorrow!

Finally in the room!

So my surgery was a couple hours, they said it went really well, and after I recovered in post-op for SEVEN hours because the person that was supposed to leave my room... never did! But I'm all situated and snoozy and really appreciate the 'good luck' texts and calls!

I'm going to go eat some first-food-of-the-day pears and drink a lot of water, this place makes me thirsty!

On the verge of sleep

As of right now I'm looking at about 4 hours of sleep but I'm so overwhelmed with all the calls and texts and emails -- it has been so amazing. When I'm able, I'll post about the outcome of the surgery, I go in at 6am and my surgery is scheduled for 8am, yayyy! I can't say it enough, thanks again!

First phone post!

So I now know I can post from my Voyager & I'l try to keep this updated so you guys can know what I'm doing ... EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF EVERY DAY AAAHAHAHAHHA. But that's enough of me threatening you, I've got a Bruins game to catch!

Thank you to everyone for you well wishes & support!

Just an appetizer..

A lot of people wanted me to keep them updated on my surgery and rehab. This is the best way, so I don't have to tell 50 people the same story! As long as I can update from my phone, which I will try shortly, you will ALL be able to know what is going on with me! Can you even wait?!?!