Okay, it's day 7 so I'm officially at the end of my first recovery week. Still not feeling great but trying to remember that I felt a lot worse earlier in this one week period so there has been progress. And while you couldn't say my gait is pretty and my hip/thigh are still aching, I am not using anything to help me when I get up and move about. I really feel quite steady on my pins which is very nice. I am in our study, just off our master bedroom and bath, as our housekeeping woman is here making the place clean and I want to stay out of her way. I have access to my laptop and the broken recliner so I'm well set up for a few hours. My husband, although a wonderful nurse and good at keeping things mostly tidy, hasn't been swabbing out toilets, or vacuuming/damp mopping floors. So I think he'll be pleased when he gets home around noon today.
Yesterday's lunch went well. It felt good to get tidied up and not looking like such a rumpled invalid for my friends' arrival. They brought a lovely tomato bisque soup and some chicken orzo salad for lunch. After some preliminary inquiries about my hip and how I was doing, we easily segued into other, more interesting topics and it was a nice lunch with lots of good chatter and laughter. After they left I was going to take a nap, but never got around to it. However, I reassured myself that without an afternoon nap I'd probably sleep better. Well, didn't happen--lay awake for what felt like hours last night despite the usual dependable dose of nighttime Tramadol. Maybe tonight I'll conk out more easily--I feel like the song from the musical "Annie", about tomorrow ("the sun will come out tomorrow") being another brighter day--need to hold on to that hope.
Got a call from my surgeon's office with new instructions about treating these blisters. Tomorrow I'm supposed to heavily coat the glue strip with Vaseline, wait 10 minutes and then PEEL IT OFF! I am already getting nervous about this, anticipating that it's going to hurt like heck. Has anyone had to peel off a glue strip before and, if so, how bad was it? I'd love someone to tell me that it's no big deal! After removing the glue strip, I'm supposed to shower and wash the area gently, and then cover again with a dry pad dressing. My two week check in appointment is next Tuesday so I'm hoping they'll look at it and I'll not have to do anything further because it will be looking so much better. Fingers and toes crossed!
A friend is dropping by this afternoon around 2:00 and I'm expecting my husband home around noon, in time for lunch and then a shower, always a big production in these early days, so I'll be clean and tidy before my friend's visit. So, another exciting (not...) day here in recovery but the sun is out today, although not broilingly hot like last Sunday so it's a mood booster. Cheers, all!