1/15/11 – I must have been really tired last night because Todd said I was nodding off during dinner – he compared me to a bobble head. I was absolutely worn out when we got home last night. I do remember eating, I do remember getting my fluffy unicorn and courage the lion (those made me smile after a hard day), I do remember taking some pain meds, but after that… no. I fell fast asleep once the Percocet kicked in.
I slept late this morning. It was nice to get some rest. Todd and I woke up early, checked our texts, and went back to sleep. Kyle and Jen came over this morning and Kyle joked that they were already on to lunch when we were offering them coffee and cheerios!
I spent a little time with Kyle, Jen, and Jacob when Kyle came over to help Todd with the “man room”. It has been determined that our house was not built to accommodate a drop down. Bekah and Khloe came over to pick up Bekah’s glasses she left at the house earlier. It was nice to hang out with everyone and really nice to see Bekah since I haven’t seen anyone from work in a while.
I took my first shower since getting the port (yes, if you do the math I wasn’t allowed to shower yesterday – smelly). The nurse gave me some sticky things that I have to place over the port area so it doesn’t get wet. I will only have to do this while it is healing. The port is basically invisible. I have some steri-strips on the incision area and there is a little bump, but it is basically all under my skin. I’ll post a picture some time since it’s not gross. As of right now I am not having problems with this “thing” being left in me. I’m interested in how it will feel when I am hooked up to chemo or an IV. The nurse yesterday pushed a little saline through it and I don’t remember feeling much of anything – kinda cool, hunh?
We went to the hospital today to support my neighbor/fellow cancer fighter/good friend. We wound up staying longer than planned but it was a good day. I have tried to take as little Percocet as possible. I do well during the day, but around 6:00 the port area starts to get stiff and my arm motion begins to become challenging. I know that I need to get home because night time always seems to make things a little harder. Todd and I stopped by Long John Silver’s on our way home – funny right? The last meal I had before my surgery was Todd’s left over Long John Silver’s. Well, I finally got my own personal meal – no sharing this time. It was good. There’s something about fake fish that hits the spot (I’m being sarcastic, but it was good). I am now trying to relax and rest. I will probably go to sleep early again tonight. I am happy to report that I didn’t fall asleep while eating tonight.
I’m really not hungry anymore. I think if I were to go get something I would get a coke Icee. I need to go get me one of those because I keep talking about them. My song of the day is LeeAnn Rime’s “Blue” – “Blue, Oh so lonesome for you”.
Todd and I are watching the Falcons/Packers game. Go Falcons!
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