Day 12 – Temporary Parting
I actually slept fairly well last night from 8:45pm to 3:30am, then up for a couple hours, then back to sleep and awakened violently by a 7am alarm. Need to make sure my phone is within easy reach in future … Read More
Heart Recovery
Day 11 – Bloating
I slept well in bed until around 2am and then I found I couldn’t easily get back to sleep. I just couldn’t find a restful position after that so headed back to the recliner by 4am. My weight was also … Read More
Day 10 – The Good Place
I woke up a bunch of times during the night and eventually stayed up for a while at 3am. I was hungry and finished up with The Good Place. Very nice ending to season 1. Not at all expected and … Read More
Day 9 – Thursday
I had pretty weird sleep. I went to bed really tired at 8:30pm then woke up at 10:30pm, went to the bathroom then back to sleep till 2am then awake. I watched what I thought were the final two episodes … Read More
Day 8 – Chopped
I had my first follow up doctor appointment today. This was with my regular doctor, not the specialists. He was glad to see me doing well and from his perspective everything looked normal. All of my wounds looked like they … Read More
Day 7 – Knife Kit
For some reason I decided to switch up pain meds and just took Tylenol in the morning rather than the harder stuff. There are definitely more aches and pains and it is pretty annoying. I took a dose of the … Read More
Day 6 – Training
I woke up feeling better than the day before. I’m still waking up multiple times through the night but I’m eventually getting enough sleep and since I mostly sit around resting during the day, I’m not using a lot of … Read More
Day 5 – Let’s Talk Food
This was the first day where I didn’t feel better than the day before. I didn’t feel a lot worse, just sort of blah and uncomfortable. I started my timed walks since I figured I was used to the baseline … Read More
Day 4 – Elevated Feet
I found I wasn’t very tired during the day which was nice. I had napped some during each day so far and this was the first day I didn’t feel like I needed that. I also felt more used to … Read More
Day 3 – Movements
From my past hospital experience and from the regular questions of the nursing staff, I knew the thing that could ultimately hold up my hospital release was whether I had a bowel movement yet. On one hand it seems petty … Read More