*Left: 21 week surgery anniversary*
Made it one week!
I messed up and missed my overnight dose...again! This time, I was supposed to take it at 1 am, but that didn't happen. I was trying to stay up until then, but I fell asleep. I set my alarm to go off at 1 am, but I must have turned it off and rolled back over without taking a dose. I know that I didn't take it because I have my pills in a weekly pill organizer with 4 dose boxes per day, and the pills were still there. Of course the night sweating and pain upon waking at 6 am also confirmed it for me.
I started another day off on the wrong foot. I was so groggy and despite trying to get on my work a few times, I felt nauseous with just reading, like when you try to read in the car. Each time, I had to lay still to reset my equilibrium. Around 1:30 pm, I asked my mom if we could eat our lunch outside.
She packed up sandwiches for us and we had a little picnic at the pool deck of my building. I really needed to feel the sun on my skin to get some energy back. We sat outside for a little over an hour. I elevated my foot on the patio furniture.
When we got back, I took a wash up from my bath chair to get the sunscreen and germs from being outside off of me. Then, I found a way to focus on finishing my dissertation edits. It took me until just before midnight, but I finished!!! I had to skip my night dose of medicine so that I could have enough clarity to finish. My foot was really throbbing by then, but I was too determined to let it stop me. I took my drugs and put ice on it immediately before going to sleep.
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Reflection
Even though it wasn't without struggle, this week went by pretty quick. I am really hoping that time continues to speed by, because I am ready to be back on my feet. 5 more weeks of non weight bearing :(
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