I was so happy to wake up this morning feeling so...normal. It has been a long time since I felt this good. My stitches on my neck are still there but no longer hurt me. They are just starting to finally drop off, here and there. They do itch, however. It's tough not to scratch the hell out of the area but I don't want to scratch off the stitches. I am really trying hard not to pull them out before the area is healed nicely. You can barely see the stitches on the other side of my neck. The doctor seems to do good work and I don't want to screw his reputation up by tearing out the stitches before their time....LOL
I made some pasta with Alfredo sauce for our dinner AND some garlic bread. It tasted wonderful and I enjoyed being up and about again. I just wish I could wear my back brace because I an uncomfortable enough that I should have it on. However, because of the boo-boo from my latex allergy. It can't take the pressure on it.
It's all scabbed over and I put a nice gauze pad on it (the kind that is covered over with a coating so it doesn't stick).
I thought that I had used up all the paper tape that the nurses had used when they had to come to change the bandages on my leg after the bypass was done. It was on their records from the hospital (the latex allergy) so they brought paper tape to use. Bless their hearts. I had no idea there even was such a thing....at least, not that I remember....LOL.
I am feeling my age, however. It's tough to do some things that I never thought about just a few years ago even. Not pain, just feeling unsteady unless I can hold onto something. A bannister, a door frame, etc. My legs just feel weak at times, mostly going up stairs....and down them....LOL. Part of that is because of the neuropathy in my feet. I have good days and bad days because the pain is mostly on the bottom of my feet. I've had days when I can barely feel the pedals on the car. Not THAT is scary.
BTW....you can leave comments or ask questions. I always check to see if anyone has left a comment, just in case there's a question or even giving me advice about something. I do, on occasion, throw a question out there and it's nice to know someone noticed. I don't mind hearing from anyone.
Time to get this posted. I feel like it's very, very late since it gets dark around 5:30pm. Why do we have Daylight Savings Time? I don't see how it benefits anyone except mothers of young children. It's much easier to get them into bed with it being dark so early. It's ridiculous to have it get dark so damn early.
Oh, and Baron seems to be doing so much better now. He's eating more and more every day and he's even getting some weight back. He doesn't look like he's an abused dog any more. I just wish we could do something for his arthritis. It hurts to see him having a hard time going up and down stairs. He isn't laying down like normal because of the pain that pressure on his hips causes. He's sleeping and laying down only on his mattress. I just wish I understood why he HAS to lay on it with his head on the floor. It's so weird.
Love you all. I think I am heading for bed soon. No nap today although I felt the need but resisted so that I can get into a less nocturnal lifestyle. Be good. Have a great weekend and laugh a lot if you can. It's good for you. Laughter is healing, don't ya know? ***Hugs***
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