June 9: calmer still
So, it's 9:00 PM. Woke this morning and texted my next-door neighbor Jessica that I was still alive. She's been just fabulous the last few days. Definitely less pain, what is there is still that spot below the clavicle that seems to be the 'ground zero', still firm. Significant swelling in the outside chest wall area from top of armpit area to right breast. Everything a little tender, pressure seems less. Still feel even the smallest movements with some pain. But overall better.
Body check revealed an extension of the deep purple bruise on the outside of right breast, which has gone around to the front and is extending towards the mid-line of the axillae. More along the sternal scar than yesterday.
I took a shower today, first one since Tuesday night. I did feel a 'pop' at one point in the right shoulder area, but nothing afterwards. Maybe it was just muscle movement through old blood. Things feel the same now, many hours later, so OK.
Kim came over and spent the day with me, Rick had to work. She went to the farmer's market for me, changed my sheets and towels, did wash, cleaned out kitty litter pans.... She's been beyond busy the last several months and hasn't been able to get together, so lots of chatting and catching up. She inspected my colorful areas when she came and again on leaving 8 hours later and felt they'd gotten worse, but of course this is only the beginning.
Despite the fact that, again, I did virtually nothing today, found myself quite tired. The guess was that my hemoglobin was going to fall more. Despite the coumadin I generally run in the mid-14 area, the last one Thursday am in the hospital was 11.8, so may be as low as 10, which would be a significant sudden drop. This means that it's logical for me to be tired. I'm going to increase my intake of red meat, usually very sparse. Fortunately I have some buffalo meat in the freezer which should make for nice steak salads this week. (Yes, buffalo. Regular seller at the farmer's market--I love that place!)
Tomorrow on my own, although Jessica is next door and my friend Shannon is on stand-by. I think I'll do a repeat of yesterday and see how little I can do, just go from couch to swing. At some point I'll have to decide if work is an option on Monday. My suspicion is that I could do part of the day, but will be too tired to stay until the end. Will discuss with my bosses tomorrow.
Being a female, of course I'm thinking what to wear. An underwire bra is not an option, especially since the worst area is right under where a bra strap goes. Much to my surprise it was fairly easy to locate a bag full of old scrub tops in three colors: mostly that hospital green, 2 nice blue ones and one maroon. So it will be sports bra and scrub tops at least for next week, if not the following as well. Fashion be damned.
Thanks for checking, Laurie
Body check revealed an extension of the deep purple bruise on the outside of right breast, which has gone around to the front and is extending towards the mid-line of the axillae. More along the sternal scar than yesterday.
I took a shower today, first one since Tuesday night. I did feel a 'pop' at one point in the right shoulder area, but nothing afterwards. Maybe it was just muscle movement through old blood. Things feel the same now, many hours later, so OK.
Kim came over and spent the day with me, Rick had to work. She went to the farmer's market for me, changed my sheets and towels, did wash, cleaned out kitty litter pans.... She's been beyond busy the last several months and hasn't been able to get together, so lots of chatting and catching up. She inspected my colorful areas when she came and again on leaving 8 hours later and felt they'd gotten worse, but of course this is only the beginning.
Despite the fact that, again, I did virtually nothing today, found myself quite tired. The guess was that my hemoglobin was going to fall more. Despite the coumadin I generally run in the mid-14 area, the last one Thursday am in the hospital was 11.8, so may be as low as 10, which would be a significant sudden drop. This means that it's logical for me to be tired. I'm going to increase my intake of red meat, usually very sparse. Fortunately I have some buffalo meat in the freezer which should make for nice steak salads this week. (Yes, buffalo. Regular seller at the farmer's market--I love that place!)
Tomorrow on my own, although Jessica is next door and my friend Shannon is on stand-by. I think I'll do a repeat of yesterday and see how little I can do, just go from couch to swing. At some point I'll have to decide if work is an option on Monday. My suspicion is that I could do part of the day, but will be too tired to stay until the end. Will discuss with my bosses tomorrow.
Being a female, of course I'm thinking what to wear. An underwire bra is not an option, especially since the worst area is right under where a bra strap goes. Much to my surprise it was fairly easy to locate a bag full of old scrub tops in three colors: mostly that hospital green, 2 nice blue ones and one maroon. So it will be sports bra and scrub tops at least for next week, if not the following as well. Fashion be damned.
Thanks for checking, Laurie
posted by Laurie @ 9:35 PM
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