I'm not sure where the expression Hump Day came from, but it feel's like a hump day to me. I've been trotting along almost like a rabbit and today I'm feeling like a turtle. I'm hoping that after I take a good nap I'll wake up ready to trot around again. As for how I'm doing, I'll start with the negative and end with the positive.
By Saturday, I should have had a dry incision area. By Sunday I still had heavy bleeding so I called my interim nurse who contacted my doctor's office. I was told to stop taking Lovonox, the blood thinning medication. Monday afternoon I got up out of the chair and saw I was bleeding through my clothes. I still didn't think I should still be bleeding to that degree. I called the doctor's office and they told me to come in. I got right in and they took x-rays and I was completely redressed. It can take up to two days for the Lovonox to stop working and the bleeding will eventually slow down and stop. To date, it hasn't stopped but the bleeding has slowed down. The only other issue I've had is water blisters. I've acquired a few from the the dressing tapes. I've tried a few different types and think I found a tape that doesn't hurt to much when you pull it off my skin and hasn't caused any additional blisters. And I didn't realize how expensive bandages, gauze, dressing tape etc. can be and I'm having to use more because I'm still bleeding. Today's task is to search online for a medical supply to buy some items in bulk. In the interim, I need to continue moving. Movement is the best medicine!
I've definitely been moving. I have a series of PT exercises I go through twice a day and yesterday I took my first walk outside to the mailbox and a little down the street. I definitely feel my legs getting stronger and if I keep up this pace I don't see why I'm not using a cane by the weekend and off the walker.
My niece had to fly back home yesterday, but my sister flew in right before she left. My niece was a great asset to have and she definitely made sure I did what I needed to do and what I couldn't handle, she picked up the slack. It's a different ball game now with my sister here because I'm able to do much more on my own. So far today the only thing my sister had to do was change my dressing, do a load of laundry and place my breakfast items on the table. I did everything else myself. I even made my bed :-) yeah me!!!
I'm working through my pain and feeling better. Today I just feel tighter and I'm sure that's just because I worked more of my muscles yesterday. I'm not zoning out as quickly and staying awake longer. Look, I'm actually blogging LOL! Since being home I haven't been on Facebook more than 5 minutes, seen an entire episode of any show or watched a movie from start to finish - I'm also behind on all my Words with Friends games. Hopefully today I can start to turn that around.
Til next time . . .
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