It’s Friday and I’m home! I haven’t been home long. I was discharged at 5:30 pm. Long day. I had to come home with a wheelchair, tho. They wouldn’t let me go without it. I have to stay in it until my next podiatrist appointment next Thursday.  The cardiologist is setting me up with another heart monitor because he wants more info. Apparently, my heart beats in clusters and doesn’t get a good solid beat to move things along when it needs to.  It skips around too much and it’s also dropping way too low. It went down into the low 30’s again and I got dizzy. My blood pressure is too low for him to prescribe the medicine I need, so I’m kind of stuck in a hard place. 

My boot dislodged a portion of the clot, so I cannot wear it any more.  The clot is still there and I’m on blood thinners now. Xeralto, 20 mg.  I will be on it for a long time. I have to take it easy for awhile and hopefully my oncologist will be able to answer my questions next week.

I still have all my appointments on Monday, then oncologist on Wednesday, then podiatrist on Thursday. My social calendar is pretty full and David will have to take me to all of them. I feel so bad for him. 

I’m so very tired. Sleep was very elusive the past week.  I can’t wait to climb into my own bed tonight. I took a shower as soon as I got home today. I’m so glad we installed a grab bar in the shower when we remodeled years ago. I washed my hair and shaved my legs.  That was challenging, but we have a built in seat that also saved the day.

Next, I rolled over to take a look in my magnifying mirror.  I got out my tweezers and turned the light on.  Oh. My. Heavens.  I thought I looked like a witch because of my hair.  I was so wrong. I spent the next 20 minutes thrashing my way through the jungle.  I made it through to the other side, put on some lotion, and decided to call it a day.


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  1. Shelley RenakerJuly 9, 2022 at 7:07 AM

    GoodNESS, Patty! You have been through the ringer! Continuing to pray for you every day...hang in there, Lady!

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