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March 23, 2005
So, So Much Better Today (Day 6)
Yesterday was a bad day. My leg hurt, I was worried about swelling and pain and bruising and things just sucked generally. I was beginning to wonder whether the situation would ever get better or change, and I was worried enough that I couldn't focus on working, so that was added to my list of concerns.
But then I figured out that one of the reasons my brace was rubbing on a place it shouldn't (one of the surgical incisions) was that I was wearing it too high. That adjustment alone eased a great deal of frustration and worry (and pain). And then I realized that I could ice the swelling spots (duh!) and much of that pain went away too. (I know, I know, I have two degrees and am working on a third. You'd think I'd have picked up some intelligence somewhere along the line, but apparently not.)
So today, I'm feeling much more the thing and so am getting about more. I figured out how to carry some stuff, so I can get my own frozen peas and take them back to the freezer when I'm done, thereby not having to pester Dave about that. And I've both bathed and washed my hair today. That's a big step since I previously had the stamina to do only one or the other per day.
And it's about time, because I'm attending a class this afternoon. My Not-for-Profit Arts Administration class only meets once a week, and I have to go or I'll never catch up. Besides, it's about time I got out of the house. I've been stuck here since roughly this time last Thursday when I came home from the clinic. Time to get myself moving.
One other thing helped tremendously. I got a care package from my parents. Yay. A book I haven't read, a DVD I haven't seen, a jigsaw puzzle and a book of word games. So nice. I feel loved. Thanks, Mom and Dad.
Posted by sally at March 23, 2005 02:02 PM
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