One Day At A Time...

Last night, I would have to say, was the best night home I've had. My uncle Philip woke me at 5am for my pain medication, and I was awoken again at 9am by a well-timed phone call for my next dose. So by the time I got up, I was in less pain than usual. I slept in the recliner, which kept me from rolling over or anything. A very dear friend, Larry, came to visit first thing this morning. It was great to have a conversation with someone who thinks so similarly. We discussed things such as what improvements should be made to make ambulances safer. Honestly, that's something I'd never thought of until my accident. Before, I just assumed that the government had our best interests at heart and that the truck would be a safe place. I was wrong. So many of the things he pointed out to me made me realize that in reality, they're a very unsafe place to be. The laughs were numerous, because it's f
unny how similarly we think.

Once he left Heather drove up from Ridgeland. I can't believe she made that drive to come hang out. We talked about crafts, and she made me laugh by saying I didn't look like the crafty type, because usually the crafty types are "old". Well, usually the people with broken hips are old, too! Guess I'm old all the way around now. Which I definitely do feel like. I'm feeling the effects of the weather change in my hip already. I only know that that's what's causing it because I already have arthritis in my left ankle from a four wheeler accident years ago, and it feels similar. So not only am I dealing with pain in the hip from the break and recent surgery, I'm already feeling the arthritis in it. This is definitely going to be a long process.

I have an appointment with an ophthalmologist tomorrow. My first appointment since being discharged from the hospital. I suppose they're going to be making sure there are no changes in my vision and no complications from the orbital fracture. The best part of the orbital fracture is that I can't blow my nose for a month. They said there was a chance the muscles and nerves around my eye could get pinched in the fracture if I did. I hate that they didn't show me any X-Rays or anything of my fractures. Larry and I talked this morning about how even with my pelvis fracture, I have no idea exactly where it is or how severe it is. I was never shown anything, they only said, "Your pelvis is fractured." Seems like they would have been more informative, but then again, I thought the q

uality of patient care would have been better, too.

Another issue I'm running in to is taking my intermediate written test. I passed the class and the practicals, but I don't know how I'm going to take the written. Tomorrow will be the first time I've been in a car since I was discharged from the hospital, and I don't know how I'll do. I'm hoping it'll be an easy trip, so that way I can at least try to make it up there for the test. I guess I'll have to use the wheelchair, like I'm going to have to do for doctor's appointments. I only have until the end of the year to take the written, otherwise I will have wasted all the time I spent in class and taking practicals. Let's hope I can do it!

I would definitely have to say that today was one of the best days I've had so far, regardless of the pain. I've made some progress on the blanket I started, and it's making me feel great. Just being able to do something that I can look at and see that I'm not just rotting away is very rewarding.

This is what it looks like so far. That, coupled with being able to sleep and not missing my pain meds, made for an improved day. I also took a 4 hour nap this afternoon. I fell asleep around 3:30pm and slept until 7:30pm. I guess my body needed the sleep. I'm still feeling pretty tired though, so it's going to be an early night. Tomorrow, after my appointment, Mimi said she would take me by Hobby Lobby if I feel up to it, so I'm pretty excited. I can get more things to work on. I'm brainstorming for Christmas ideas since it's not that far away. Since I'm out of work and am going to be pretty broke, people are going to be getting handmade Christmas gifts. Last year, the things I made for people turned out pretty well. I did some woodburning. I'm going to try to make things that I know people will like. To me, I'd prefer something handmade, since I know it's one of a kind and someone took the time to make it especially for me. But that's just my opinion.

Well, my hip is throbbing, so I'm going to spend some quality time with my Kindle then go to bed. Long day ahead tomorrow.