Cruise

This week has been very eventful.  My last blog I talked about getting my staples taken out. I decided to take a picture to show everyone how the incision has come along.  It really has healed so nicely.  It is not sensitive to the touch, but internally it is still sore.  I am able to sleep on my side more and more, but I am not able to sleep on my stomach yet.  Getting in and out of bed is a lot easier since the staples have been removed too.  I still have to be careful when moving into different positions, but it is much easier and smoother.

The Maze

Yesterday was another appointment for NYC.  I have to go to there every week for about ten weeks and then they will be a little less frequent.  Before I talk about the appointment however I will briefly mention last week.

Doing Too Much

I didn’t feel too great on Monday.  I was tired and worn out.  I think I might be trying to do a little more than my body is able to just yet.  I feel fine and I want to go, go, go!  I have been sitting around for too long and there is so much to do.  I have to keep reminding myself that my body is still healing and to take it easy for a little while longer.  I have to at least take more breaks... so that is what I did on Monday.  My brother came over to visit and we had some TV series on my DVR that we had to catch up on.  So all we did was hang out on the couch watch those.  We were both very lazy, but we both really needed it.  He had put a lot of hours into work so he wanted a break himself.    Plus I had a busy day coming up on Tuesday.  It was my first appointment to NYC after my transplant and I had to get up really early the next morning.

Up

My spirometry is up to 1500!  I get stronger everyday and those numbers are getting higher.  The stairs are still hard work, but every day it is getting a little easier.  There are a few things that are giving me a little trouble, but I am working through them.  Rome wasn’t built in one day.  I look at where I was just a little over a month ago and there are no complaints here.  Those oxygen tanks are just some of the things I got to unload recently.  Having those things gone is an amazing feeling all in itself.

Home

I am home!  It feels so good to be here.  I missed my family, my friends and my kitty. Courtney came over when she was done with work.  My family was going to meet me here on Monday too, but we got home too late so they came over on Tuesday and today.  I haven’t seen most of them since right after my transplant.  Everyone is amazed at how different I look.  I look healthy!  It has been awhile since I could say that.

Clarity

Tonight will be my last night here in the hospital.  Jason is on his way here now and tomorrow he will be taking me home.  I have been here for almost a month, but it definitely does not feel like that.  This month really has gone by so fast.  Being out of it for a little over a week sure made it seem like less time, but even the time I was fully aware has really gone by fast.  I am really grateful for everything I have accomplished here at rehab, but I am so ready to go home!  The title is clarity because at PT they had a radio on and without fail this song played every day.

The Climb

Everything is going good and still on track for me to go home on Monday.  My body is healing and recovering beautifully and my breathing continues to get stronger.  I had a little scare Thursday, but it turned out to be nothing.