Friday 18 February 2011

No place like home!

Thanks to 21st century medicine and all your wonderful thought and prayers I am home safe and in pretty good nick! I have some new best friends, namely my crutches, a raised toilet seat , shower chair(with handles - deluxe model!!) and my favourite, the long handled picker upper grabby thingy! I am currently supporting 29 staples in my right thigh which I will lose on Monday! My new enemies are few but boy do they pack a punch -a daily blood thinner injection into my tummy with a sting like no other! I have new found respect for my son and others like him who have to endure needle stabs of one type or another every single day of their life. I have also discovered a new form of torture -  being made to lay on your back for 8 hours plus and not be allowed to move. Combine this with a cat sat on the upper chest or bladder and I would happily divulge name , rank and number!
My dear Mum is here being a star and the husband and children are adapting to me moving a lot slower than usual!
So, so far so good. Now I just have to be patient and wait for things to heal - at least another 4 weeks with no weight on my leg - chance to catch up with Bones series 1, a stack of books and try crack Angry Birds on my I pod!

7 comments:

  1. I just discovered angry birds yesterday...I am very behind!

    I'm so glad you are home, and I hope your recovery goes smooth as silk! Hooray for Moms who help!

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  2. I hear the Angry Birds thing is ADDICTING!

    Glad you are home and doing well Amanda! Keep up the great work. (((HUGS)))

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  3. hear in holland you can do the injections in your healthy leg, it's better and a lot less painfull. recover soon, love, riet:)

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  4. Yeah!!!! An update means you are feeling good enough to type a bit and that means you are on the mend!!! So happy to hear it went well, or as well as could go.

    Beware of the Angry Birds . . . they will make you cRaZy!!!

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  5. This post was a breath of fresh air. I have SO BEEN thinking about you!!!!

    YAY!!!!!!!!

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  6. I'm SO happy to hear that you are on the mend.
    If you can, find a joke site online, and have your family pick out good ones to print for you to read each time you need an injection! (Laughter is a natural pain reliever!!)
    Hugs and love--

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  7. I just discovered Angry birds around Christmas time and spent WAAAAY to much time on the Ipad! Glad to hear that you are on the mend. I wish you a speedy recovery!

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