Woozy

When I was in the hospital I talked to the anesthesiologiest about nausea and my past experiences with surgeries. She was really great, listened to me, and gave me a patch to wear behind my ear that was good for 72 hours plus had me take a Prilosec every day. It worked like a charm.

By the time I got home, the patch was done and the nausea set in. Mind you, I've read a lot of blogs so this wasn't a surprize, but man is it miserable. I'm taking OTC Prilosec and Dramamine, but it's not the same. I think I need to call the doctor's office tomorrow and get an Rx for a couple more patches. When I go back and do my left leg, I won't leave the hospital without one.

On the one hand, I'm still really queasy, and it sounds as though there's a thunderstorm going on in my lower tract. The plumbing was nice and well behaved in the hospital - now it's looking for it's moment in the spotlight. My leg is swollen and while it's not any bigger than it was last night, it's not any smalller either. I have some kind of itchy pimply bumps that popped up on my upper back last night. Ugh.

On the other hand, I feel like I'm really making progress. The leg pain isn't nearly as bad as I had anticipated (to date) and I'm feeling more and more comfortable on the crutches. I need to have a hardcore, flatline 2 hour nap every day, but that's to be expected. When I'm not sleeping, I get up and do a lap around the kitchen every hour and I feel less stiff each time afterwards. Tonight when I was getting ready for bed my husband layed out my clothes and fuzzy socks and then went downstairs to get me some water. When he came back up I had changed and managed to get my sock onto my good leg. He said "ooooooh! You put a sock on all by yourself!!" We both had to laugh. I probably haven't been complemented on my putting on a sock skills since I was about 3...

Today my friends Bronwyn and Baxter Beans stopped by to say hello. They brought a little baby Azalia that I can plant outside in the spring. I'm hoping it's a tough one - my track record with house plants is a little darwinian. (I'll do my best Bronwyn!)

Tomorrow is a big day. I get to take a shower (trust me, I need it) and I'm going to get a blow-out so I don't have to fuss with doing my own hair. Fun, fun! Wednesday we will go to the mall so I can put my crutching skills to the test and also see where my stamina is.

Positive, positive, positive. I am getting stronger every day.