June 13: Definitely recovering
Not sure if this is something to be proud of, but I've managed to do absolutely nothing for several days now. A finely honed skill that comes in handy at times.
Went into the office on Monday and had blood drawn. After getting up and dressed, then out to the car I was already tired. By the time I got into my office my color was waxy and I felt wretched. Came home and stayed on the couch. Repeated this yesterday. My hemoglobin came back at a respectable 12.4; lower than my norm, but not nearly as low as expected. Not sure why I'm so utterly exhausted, although this is still considered a major bleed.
The bruising hasn't gotten much more dramatic. There is still the lump below the mid-clavicle area that is the firmest and most tender site still, along with the swelling along the side of the chest and into the right breast, which is somewhat painful. But on the whole isn't nearly as bad as was expected.
Over the weekend, when the weather was warm but still nice, the swing and a book was the extent of my exertion, although in all fairness I also dressed and fed myself daily. The Help had been sitting on my kitchen table since January, provided a good distraction. When the weather got very hot it drove me indoors, leading to my only accomplishment of the past two days being a Friends marathon. I'd treated myself to the whole 10 seasons (courtesy of a very reasonable winning bid on eBay) during the last foot fracture, hadn't made it past Season 3 since it didn't arrive until late in the stay-at-home recovery portion. Today I'm going to try and make it through some of the magazines that have been piling up.
Shannon came over yesterday, mostly visited, but also cleaned out litter boxes and cut some food up for me; these two things remain somewhat painful. Just going through some of the bags and containers with my crystal stuff with her was enough to start the right side hurting, and even typing on the computer isn't entirely pleasant. There is something about the angle and extension of the arm that makes it uncomfortable after a while, so much less time on-line than anticipated.
My cousin Fernando was scheduled to come down this weekend, but he hasn't responded back to me since this happened. I wouldn't be able to do much since my movement is supposed to be severely curtailed for a full two weeks. Appointment on Tuesday with the new cardiologist. (Spoke Monday to the one who is moving, updating him on the latest drama. RG's comment on the next cardiologist's taking me on was 'That poor guy has no idea what he's getting himself into!')
I'm debating making another appearance at work tomorrow for a few hours, just to do charts. It's not so much my dedication to the job as the awareness of not losing my stamina. If I do go in it would be with the knowledge that Friday and the weekend would be mostly at home and resting.
Will try now to get a couple of house chores done, maybe some coupons clipped and a little picking up. There is a lovely breeze and nice temperatures outside again, so the swing is looking mighty tempting.....
Thanks for checking in, Laurie
Went into the office on Monday and had blood drawn. After getting up and dressed, then out to the car I was already tired. By the time I got into my office my color was waxy and I felt wretched. Came home and stayed on the couch. Repeated this yesterday. My hemoglobin came back at a respectable 12.4; lower than my norm, but not nearly as low as expected. Not sure why I'm so utterly exhausted, although this is still considered a major bleed.
The bruising hasn't gotten much more dramatic. There is still the lump below the mid-clavicle area that is the firmest and most tender site still, along with the swelling along the side of the chest and into the right breast, which is somewhat painful. But on the whole isn't nearly as bad as was expected.
Over the weekend, when the weather was warm but still nice, the swing and a book was the extent of my exertion, although in all fairness I also dressed and fed myself daily. The Help had been sitting on my kitchen table since January, provided a good distraction. When the weather got very hot it drove me indoors, leading to my only accomplishment of the past two days being a Friends marathon. I'd treated myself to the whole 10 seasons (courtesy of a very reasonable winning bid on eBay) during the last foot fracture, hadn't made it past Season 3 since it didn't arrive until late in the stay-at-home recovery portion. Today I'm going to try and make it through some of the magazines that have been piling up.
Shannon came over yesterday, mostly visited, but also cleaned out litter boxes and cut some food up for me; these two things remain somewhat painful. Just going through some of the bags and containers with my crystal stuff with her was enough to start the right side hurting, and even typing on the computer isn't entirely pleasant. There is something about the angle and extension of the arm that makes it uncomfortable after a while, so much less time on-line than anticipated.
My cousin Fernando was scheduled to come down this weekend, but he hasn't responded back to me since this happened. I wouldn't be able to do much since my movement is supposed to be severely curtailed for a full two weeks. Appointment on Tuesday with the new cardiologist. (Spoke Monday to the one who is moving, updating him on the latest drama. RG's comment on the next cardiologist's taking me on was 'That poor guy has no idea what he's getting himself into!')
I'm debating making another appearance at work tomorrow for a few hours, just to do charts. It's not so much my dedication to the job as the awareness of not losing my stamina. If I do go in it would be with the knowledge that Friday and the weekend would be mostly at home and resting.
Will try now to get a couple of house chores done, maybe some coupons clipped and a little picking up. There is a lovely breeze and nice temperatures outside again, so the swing is looking mighty tempting.....
Thanks for checking in, Laurie
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