I had my appointment with my regular doctor this morning. Trust me, I was not looking forward to it. I felt weak and a bit nauseous when I was getting dressed. Also, I was leaking like a sieve from the incision where the leg attaches to the upper body.
I couldn't stand on my feet for long and thankfully, the doctor's office had several wheelchairs available for patients to use. The Beast got one for me so I didn't have to face walking down the long corridor to the patient rooms. Although my leg was not as swollen as it had been, my foot and ankle were.
My blood pressure was extremely low (76/56). My bloodwork showed that my hemoglobin had increased over the last time it was taken in the hospital so the iron IV was working. Hell, you can still see the discoloration it caused on my arm. I look like I have some strange kind of tan from my wrist to my elbow. It is supposed to eventually dissipate. The doctor looked at the area of the incision where it is leaking and was a bit freaked out. He is NOT a surgeon so he had to ask me if the edges (which were kind of red) was normal. I told him I had called the doctor's office and asked questions about the swelling AND the leakage. It is normal (I really hadn't remembered it being so profuse) I was told AND I was told to keep my leg up over my heart to alleviate the swelling.
I had spent two days pretty much on my back doing just that. I took my pain pills like a good girl until the day before this appointment. I was told to TAKE THEM. That's what they were for. My bff, Carol, from California, also yelled at me for not taking them. So I took one when I got home then lay down with my leg up over my heart (again) because the doctor's appointment wiped me out more than I could believe.
BUT....an amazing thing happened when I woke up from that nap. My leg was soooooo much better that it took me by surprise. I kid you not. It wasn't swelling up (although my ankle and foot are still a bit swollen). If I knew what I did with my support hose they put on you at the hospital, I would put it on to help the muscles pump the fluid better. I will look for them tomorrow morning.
I was able to stay upright for several hours, then lay down for a couple hours. If I would stop leaking fluid, I would actually feel damn good!
The Beast got his refills for his blood pressure medication since he was with me and able to talk to the doctor. I got refills on all my drugs and got one of them refilled unexpectedly when the Beast went for his. The others can't be refilled until the 30th he was told. Whatever! At least I am set for now.
Tuesday I see the vascular doctor and I hope I still feel this good. I am tired again so I am going to go lay down and keep my leg up over my heart. But, like I said, I feel much better than I have since leaving the hospital. My regular doctor says I look anemic but he knows that has to be the result of blood loss from this surgery since it has never been an issue on any of my cbc's.
Love you all. Be good and please, take care of your health! It makes life a lot more pleasant if you are healthy. ***Hugs***
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