Tuesday has been mostly resting up and starting to recover. Slept o.k. with the usual spells awake. I woke up about the usual time and got all the pills down including the new Miralax, which sure sounds like it's plastic - polyethylene Glycol. My hand was still swollen and weird looking. Still thinking the surgery was more than I expected and was a lot more sore than I expected. Dr. Poore's office called me first thing to see how I was doing. I told her I thought I might have a touch of pneumonia in my lungs, as taking a deep breath was difficult and I could hear that papery crackling sound when I breathed. I didn't like that at all. She said that could be from the anesthesia and if it didn't get better I would have to see the doctor. The pain pills have made it bearable and by afternoon I was feeling some better.
Joe hovered a lot asking how I felt multiple times. Got some phone calls. I walked for 15 minutes, setting the timer and walking around the hall/living room/kitchen route, did a load of laundry,....... Nancy I found your brown sock and have it in an envelope to mail to you so don't throw out the other one......... Saw Frosty out in front outside our gate going up and down with the plow some more. Fixed us a pot roast and vegetables in the crock pot that made getting some dinner easy, and there was leftover salad and muffins to put on the table. After dinner I felt a bunch better. Was pretty tired out and ready for bed though. Figured it might be best to prop up the pillows and not lay flat and that worked pretty good for the breathing.
If you'd like to read Gina's notes and see the photos she took of the drive up go to: http://www.horseback41.blogspot.com/
