Home! post #2

He stole my exit line!!

discharge about 1PM, home by 2:3oPM (after waiting for the taxi-it's a two block ride), and a hour nap (no interruptions, no beeping noises, serenity..).

great to be out of the hospital. not that it wasn't extremely pleasant and completely professional in every way, its just that nothing is under the patient's control, and the patient must ask for everything they want. I'm still asking for most everything I want. My rationale is that it is easier for a mobile Eric to get stuff than for me to require his attendance at my movements and put up with my turtle speed.

the best thing about today was that I got to take a shower - well not better than going home! showering, albeit on a chair bolted to the wall, was a wonderful break from the monotony of the hospital routine. and help wash away some of the adhesive residue, the bright orange beta dine and dust of the ordeal. even the poorly designed shower area with no wall holders for shampoo and a bar of ivory soap could spoil the joy of warm water running all over the body, soaped up body and hair and rinsing, rinsing, rinsing!!

Eric went to get the pain meds and other misc. drugs. Pain is at an okay level as long as I keep it under control. When I go over the drug limit, it's not that different from pre-surgery pain.

I must still be having some anesthesia effect; I have mini-hallucinations that are v.pleasant and then can't remember them ;-). I normally have floaters in my eyes that are small black spots briefly interfering with my vision. I now have larger gray clouds floating around; I can see through them for the most part but they do make things appear to move around and disappear. Maybe they will go away as my ADD lifts. Plus, I can't spell and everything takes forever. Rehab holds lots of opportunity for me!