Woke up at 6 AM feeling as though I should be wearing a lampshade on my head. Must be much more of a party animal than I had previously imagined. Wait! No party. The "lendemain de la veille" feeling involved no fancy drinks. Just a drug hangover. Well, that's reassuring!
Seriously, feeling better now. I'll have Bob help me wash my hair in a little while, and then dress for PT at 11 AM http://www.athleticmedicine.org/Clinics/c_144265.asp. The weather here is warm, so I think I'll put on my shorts here and head out ready for a workout. I am feeling a trifle apprehensive about physical therapy!
The last time I did any significant physical therapy, I was recovering from 2007 knee surgery on my left leg (the other one). For some reason, when I was doing one of the exercises that involved "climbing down" a wall, my leg slipped like a free falling elevator. The pain was agonizing; I have quite a voice, and my vocabulary can be colorful ... anyway, they packed me up and pushed me out of the clinic door faster than I could say "let's try that again!".
The synapses seem a little slow this morning ... my mind gets lost in these simple little stories. I'll have another report from the field later on, when my IQ begins to inch up.
Tragedy in Minneapolis
3 years ago
When the Irish resident slipped an IV into my hand at the hospital this morning she asked me if I wanted 1 gin & tonic or two :)I think it went well.It takes a few days to kick in and I will get two more shots -- i when I come back from Florida in late February & one a few weeks later.I would love to be able to kick away the cane and donate the walker to my mother but I think that's weeks or months away.....
ReplyDeleteDid you have total anesthesia, Cath? I hope not. I had an epidural plus a drip. A friend had described it as feeling like you've had two bottles of wine. Of course I would have no idea what that's like, but I did feel pleasantly sozzled. The delightful sound effects (like a commercial for power tools) were heard away in the distance but they were nothing to do with me. During the first op I remember discussing music with the anesthetists (one Russian and one Israeli - I love Canada!), and the second time was during the Beijing Olympics, which provided great topics for conversation with thesurgical team.
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