Day 23 – Sleeping

Pillows

I had a hard time getting to sleep and experimented with Tylenol at 2am-ish instead pain meds.  In hindsight I can’t fully account for why I did that.  I didn’t end up getting much sleep.  I went on a grocery shopping expedition with my mom and came back and took a 2 1/2 hour nap.  … Read more

Day 22 – Lightening my Load

Weight Chart

I got my lab work done in preparation for my appointment with the surgeon Friday.  And I’m finishing up a couple of things needed for the Friday launch of my client’s web site.  They are very happy with the work so far and very understanding of their web master’s current medical recovery which is kind … Read more

Day 21 – Healing Progress

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I include side by side photos of my healing chest incision at the bottom.  If you don’t want to see that, don’t scroll all the way down… My system with the pain meds and sleeping continues to work so I feel rested.  I have enough pills to get me through my Friday appointment with my … Read more

Day 20 – Still doing well.

I took an extra dose of pain meds around 3:30am which got me comfortable and back to sleep till around 7:30am.  So despite being awake at 10:30pm and a couple other times through the night I got pretty good accumulated sleep.  I’m struck by how my blog seems to be mostly about my sleeping habits.  … Read more

Day 19 – Celeriac

Airplane Flying

Again, I didn’t sleep well past around 4:30am.  This is getting tiring (yes, literally).  I may try sleeping in the recliner tonight if I wake up again.  Once I wake up I just felt uncomfortable and couldn’t find an easy position to sleep.  Granted there is only once position in which I can sleep.  On … Read more

Day 18 – Eating Out

Michael at Zinfandel Grille

I couldn’t sleep well past around 4:30 so I’ll be tired today. My Girlfriend brought me chorizo sausage from the wonderful market in St Paul so we had some for breakfast which was delicious.  I have missed that.  It really is amazing.   Then we went to the farmers market to hopefully get asparagus but no … Read more

Day 17 – Grumpy

Elevated Feet

I took a pain pill before bed and slept till around 1:30am and couldn’t get back to sleep. took another pill at 3:30 and made it to 7:30 and feel ok.  Along the way I got farther through Season 1 of Westworld and found a nicely laid out article reviewing the separate timelines in the … Read more

Day 16 – Red Sauce

Red Sauce

I realize that yesterday was one of those not so great days  To review, I was told that could happen every couple of days and it probably does. I feel a lot better today. I had a hard time sleeping last night. watched part of the first episode of Killing Eve (new from BBC America) … Read more

Day 15 – Elevated Feet Again…

MailChimp Paper Buddy

I slept pretty well for once from 10pm till around 5:30am though I woke up a few times and went back to sleep. I went on a longer grocery expedition with my mom and stopped at my apartment to get mail and a couple of things. I setup an automated email with MailChimp for people … Read more

Day 14 – Slow Walking

MailChimp: Rock On

I couldn’t get back to sleep after 2:30am.  Really.  I was just awake.  I couldn’t find a comfortable position.  I’ll probably need a nap later. I decided I needed to do walking at a slower pace so that I could do deep breathing during it.  Before I was walking faster thinking I was trying to … Read more