June 24: Beginning a new week

It's Sunday and I'm on call.  This was the only day it was possible to not be out of the house, so once again I decided against going to Fellowship and just staying home all day.  This has been one of the silver linings of the last eight years: doing nothing absolutely guilt-free!  That being said, there is a third laundry in and some light vacuuming to be done. 

Made it through last week without too many problems.  Found that after about six hours, plus getting ready and driving in, so more like eight hours, that I really pooped out.  Just got very tired, aching more, drained, less mentally alert.  You know, exactly how you should feel before getting into a car and driving....

The chest area continues to improve, although the right shoulder is still quite sensitive.  Some things are fine, but then little things will sometimes cause a problem, like pushing in the metal seat belt tongue into the fixed part.  It will still ache after a few hours, although now much more contained to just the 'ground zero' part. 

Bruising has been surprisingly undramatic, after the first amount came out.  Over the past week there has been some extension into the right breast and around to front, but nothing new along the side or chest area.  It is still quite tender on the lateral (outside) of the breast, hurts with any touch.  Went out yesterday and got new bras to accommodate, will be wearing those and a loose top of the days I see patients, which this next week only looks to be Monday and Wednesday, the rest of the time sports bra and scrub tops.  Got the CT result, and the measurement of the blood collection (not including it being in other places) was 7.7 x 7.2 x 3.4 cms, which is a lot of blood in the chest.  The depth of 3.4 cms was pretty impressive.  Supposed to get another one in 3 months to be sure of absorption.

While working all five days is tiring to me under normal circumstances, and even more so now, I'm trying to be smart about things.  Not staying late, doing little else outside of work.  Expecting that this week will be a little better. 

Just today noticed that Zerla isn't eating well. She usually sucks down her food without even chewing it, this morning she didn't finish all her dry food and during the second feeding (split because Tabitha would eat to fast and vomit, so they got used to it) that she was chewing and seemed to be having some problems.  I'm hoping it will be something minor, liker her teeth needing to be cleaned.  She is otherwise normal and her weight is the same, but will try to get a vet appointment this week.  That is a benefit to doing the charts--more time flexibility.

So I won't post unless there is something dramatic, just will shoot for next week.

Thanks for checking in,   Laurie