We flew home yesterday, and man, are my arms tired.
In a comment a while back, Laurie referred to a "bed wedge" as a solution to comfortable sleep. It keeps you propped up on a slight angle, which helps breathing and takes some pressure off the chest. I had one waiting for me at home. It definitely helps, I got about 7 hours of only mildly interrupted sleep last night.
There are a lot of brands and models of wedge pillows out there. If any HCMers are reading this, I definitely recommend this wedge pillow in the 25" x 24" x 12" size. It's super-firm and sufficiently big (for comparison's sake, the sole model at Bed Bath and Beyond when we visited looked as thin as a slice of pizza).
I sneezed yesterday on the plane, the first one I hadn't been able to suppress. Holy throbbing chest wall, Batman. I'll be getting back on the Claritin ASAP as this is one experience I do not wish to repeat for a few months.
The incision looks mostly good except at the bottom, which is a little oozy at the base and the left chest tube site. It's also swollen and a little painful at the top, but they tell me that's normal (it's not hot or "angry"). We're treating the bottom area with iodine and keeping it covered. I'm pretty sure it's not infected, but I'll have the doctor look at it next week for sure.
Today is errand day: pharmacy, optician, and a sexy new coffeemaker (which I promised myself as a gift for making it through). And some walking at some point, the new daily requirement.
Take care,
Michael
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3 comments:
*giggles*...I don't want you to think that i've lost interest because you are home....i'm still readinggggggggggggggggg...just not sure now what to say except...weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Deb
Michael we have been following your blog, we are so happy things went so well and wish you a speedy recovery
Silversteins
As for coffee maker, got for the Capresso MT 500 or this http://www.technivorm.com/ which I wasn't allowed to get because it's "ugly"
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