Monday, March 1, 2010

Not a bad day

I'm doing much better than I was even a week ago. The facial deformity and bruising have improved exponentially. I still have a lot of trouble breathing; I'm still eating with a syringe; and I still get tired insanely easily.

But things have improved enough that there is a good chance we can go home tomorrow, and I can complete additional treatments in MA. Happy camper here! I miss the Monsters and doggie and friends and neighbors. Cold weather be damned!

My body is demanding I respect a lot of its limitations right now. For example, despite the fact that I'm taking fewer pain medications, I'm still incredibly tired. Likely, I assume, because there is an enormous amount of energy involved in healing. I won't be able to drive for awhile and that will be challenging in suburbia. I could go on but suffice it to say, I'm learning a lot about letting go of what I can't control...and there's a lot I can't control.

On a more humorous note...tonight's dinner was cream of chicken soup. I didn't realize the tiny pieces of chicken would find a way to get lodged in the metal in my mouth and cut off a far amount of air. So I frantically brushed the braces and swirled water to make sure the airways spaces stayed open. I have one piece of chicken though that is now lodged on a wire on the inside of my mouth and I can't seem to get it to move. I hope some liquid one day forces it out of its current location and that it doesn't just sit there until these come off in 1 - 2 months! Does this sound like something Rosaana Anna Dana from the old SNL would have written?

--K--