Saturday, August 25, 2012
It is good to be out of the hospital at last!! They dismissed me about 2 pm, and we had so much gathering up to do that waiting didn't seem long at all. Really, now on earth so many possessions can spread all over such a tiny room in a week's stay, I have no idea!
Of course, so much of that week's stay consists of keeping track of a ridiculous number of medications salves, rinses and machines meant to keep me comfortable and well.
One of the things that I have found out in my lie even if I am in the hospital for a week, I'm not going to be having any time to be reading or knitting. And it was true again, as well. I don't feel well with a fever and low blood counts. And I really don't like what morphine does to me. Even when I have "normal" amounts. I can't stay awake to even thing. They wanted to send me home with it, but I bargained hard for going home without and I won, so I am back to the pain med. I have before I was in the hospital at all, and feeling human again
What a blur that week was. I just lost one, clear out of my life, and we pick up and start again, just last week, only the numbers on the calendar have changed.
Thanks, thanks, to all the visitors, and commenters, and just-standing-byers. It meant a lot more to my family at the time than to "way out of it" me, but I am enjoying them now.
10 comments:
The J's said...
Oh Good!! I've been wondering if you got to go home or not. Just had to come check before bed! I imagine morphine has it's place...but it seems to be crazy stuff to deal with! I remember when G'ma Ruth had it. Ick
Hope you have a good night! I know you will be glad to be in your own place.
August 25, 2012 at 10:47 PM
John and Sandy Linder said...
HOME SWEET HOME ~ Happy to hear you are home!
August 25, 2012 at 11:52 PM
Lanae said...
Oh, I am glad you're home again! Just checked in before leaving for meeting to see if you were. Hope the night was good. Admire the spirit you have in getting that bargain made for your benefit. :) I don't like meds that make me feel weird, unable to think or not so human either!
Thinking of you lots...more than I comment, certainly.:)
August 26, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Juli said...
So so glad to hear you're home! And glad you're off the morphine, too. It is so comforting to be able to read your own posts again! Not that I haven't appreciated your ghost writers...I really have, but it's sure nice having you back!
August 26, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Luanne said...
Hi Shelley, thinking of you today. Missed you this morning, but so glad for the smiles and good reports from you family! Hugs to you. Luanne.
August 26, 2012 at 1:48 PM
Anonymous said...
Hi Shelley,
Every time I read a post that YOU wrote, I am amazed! I read your blog, but don't always comments. I, too, am thankful for the others who are posting for you, but like someone else said, "it's great to hear straight from you"! That shows that you're doing better again! What you're going through sound so terrible, and yet you make it sound like it's "not so bad"---wow, what a wonderful attitude!
Barb K.
August 26, 2012 at 4:58 PM
Dan & Cyndie said...
Yay!! for being HOME!!! So thankful that your hospital stay has ended & you are home WITHOUT the morphine! So thankful, too, hearing your voice here again after so many days absent. Like others have said, though, sure am grateful to you ghost writers #1, 2, & 3 :)
August 26, 2012 at 5:39 PM
Griffee Family said...
Just wanted you to know we're thinking of you and cheering for you! Hope you're feeling MUCH better soon!!
Love and care from Marysville!
August 26, 2012 at 10:41 PM
Anita said...
PS - do you all need some special WI bacon?;)
So many of these posts and the comments have made me teary-eyed. I'm so glad to be reading better news again and hope the next rough spot isn't so rough or long as this one was. Thinking of you all lots and hope things have kept on heading upwards xo
August 27, 2012 at 12:46 PM
Darcie said...
Hope you are resting quietly and comfortably at home sweet home. Thought of you all week and was anxious to get over here and see how you were doing!
August 27, 2012 at 7:22 PM
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