A trip to the bank. Go to the pharmacy to get Mom's Rx. Go to the Verizon store to get Mom a new phone. Possibly a trip to the optometrist to see about getting me new glasses.
All of these hinge on Mom getting her ass up & moving. I've been ready to go for 2 hours.
Came home from the office (via the sidewalks- much easier!) and home to this critter. He's suddenly becoming cuddly again after ignoring me for a week.
Day 4 in rehab. I'm not allowed to stand & shower, but I've had 2 chair showers and feel SO much better. Still haven't been able to wash my hair as the supply chain is dragging their feet on getting me a replacement cervical collar. The amount of time I can stand & the distance I can walk are increasing daily.
No scheduled PT on weekends, but my therapist gave me some exercises that I can do in my room either seated or in bed.
Y'all. #Today I can walk 20-30 feet, mostly bathe & get dressed with just a little assistance. I'm sitting up in a wheelchair chair today between sessions because I was sick of being in bed! Dr was just in and my target date for going home is 2/17.
I had to promise not to try to get up & do anything on my own. However, I did not promise not to take the wheelchair for a spin down the hallway...
Just finished my first PT session. I stood up w/walker, transitioned to wheelchair, rolled myself to bathroom. Stood up with grab bar and was able to change clothes/wash up with assistance. Rolled back out, GOT UP AND WALKED 10 FT BACK TO BED! (w/walker & PT holding gait belt) Now back in bed waiting for lunch. Trainer was thrilled - they weren't expecting much on day 1. 😁
They are VERY concerned about your poop. To the point that they will pump you full of stool softeners & laxatives if they don't think you're going enough. Warm prune juice mixed with melted butter is DISGUSTING
You don't realize how painful healing pelvic surgery is until you laugh, cough, or sneeze.
They will always manage to come test your blood sugar 1-5 minutes after you've eaten something.
#Today makes one week since I was literally hit by a car. (minivan, to be exact) I'm still in the hospital trauma unit, but they are hoping to move me to rehab tomorrow or early next week. We're ALL amazed that I'm doing this well. NOT bragging, I'm just surprised. Will confess that I am sick of this damned bed, sleeping on my back, bedpans, and this fkn neck brace. Grateful I'm alive & not in the amount of pain to be expected!
Good news. Been accepted to rehab & will probably move there for 2 weeks by Friday. The kicker? One of the evaluators recognized my name. He was one of the therapists for my knee surgery. He told the committee that I would absolutely do the work and would probably have to be told to slow down. (Common refrain from those days) Yay?!?
Day 3? Pins & plate successfully in place. Still hurts, but nothing like it was. Sat upright on the side of the bed today,may get to stand with a walker tomorrow. Neck MRI finally done, waiting for results. Everyone is surprised that I'm so calm about all of this. Getting mad can't fix it, and honestly it's not surprising since I'm the poster child for Murphy's Law.
Sorry for any repeated info, I'm on good drugs! Lol
Been transferred to U of L Trauma Unit. Just got back from another round of X-rays & CT scans. Will be having screws put in my pelvis at 6:30, unless the last scan shows a break in my neck. If that happens, the neck gets done first.
Well, fuck a doodle doo. My pubic bone has detached from my pelvic bone. Something is bleeding & they aren't sure if it's that or if I have a bowel injury as well. Dr L is consulting with the surgery team to see if they can handle it here or if I have to be transferred to a trauma center. Either way, I'm having surgery, probably this afternoon.
Ok, I decided I needed to do SOMETHING. So I made Slug get up & get some laundry together & hauled 4 loads to the laundry room. Came back, made her get up again & get her bedroom & bathroom trash together. She's "faint & dizzy" from the exertion of that, but I'm the one who actually hauled the shit. (2 full cart trips) Brownies just came out of the oven. I have 50 minutes before I have to go back for the stuff in the dryer.
Hyundai still hasn't fixed our car. TARC helpfully cancelled my bus route for the rest of the day, so I'm sitting here at the office waiting on an Uber that I can't really afford. It's sleeting outside & my head feels like it's going to explode.
I sent a very professional, carefully worded work email that was then forwarded to my boss as a complaint. Boss came to me and said that "kiss my ass" message was even better than my last one. I did not get in trouble. The whiner did.
Mom made herself lunch WITHOUT trashing the kitchen.
First pleasant surprise of the new year: stopped at the corner donut shop by the office to get breakfast. They've been closed for the holidays & I was the first customer of the year. The register wasn't cooperating. I told them I didn't mind waiting since I had 20 minutes before work, but after 10 minutes they gave me my order for free.
Presents wrapped, ham baking. I gave up on the living room, so we're doing presents in her room later. Boo was quite annoyed that his favorite napping spot was where I was wrapping gifts, but I gave him some catnip & he's too stoned to care now.