Being home is exhausting

I’m still very happy to be home, but boy was yesterday a busy day. The phone didn’t stop ringing – a combination of doctors offices checking on me and stopping one of my antibiotics temporarily and other people just checking in to make sure I was home OK. All my home care services came in to make sure I was set up with everything I needed. Then the physical therapist came in to assess me and start me on an exercise program. It was a good day, but my afternoon nap felt really good.

I’m sleeping well in my own bed, getting around the house with either a walker or crutches, depending on my mood, and getting my appetite back. And today, a big accomplishment – I took a shower!!! We got a shower chair that I was going to use, but it was too big for our tub, so I decided to try it standing up. I was able to hold on and stay upright for a full shower including washing my hair. It was definitely a big improvement over sponge bathing.

Energy levels go up and down as I try to do more, but that’s to be expected. I still don’t have a great attention span so I tend to do things for short amounts of time, though I didn’t manage to watch an entire movie last night. Mom and dad are still here and both Pat and I are grateful for the assistance. Mom makes sure I’m eating and drinking and dad is getting good a playing drill sergeant to get me to do my exercises.

I’ve got a long road ahead of me, but I know I’ll make it through eventually. Right now though, I’m going to have some lunch and find some other way to distract myself for a while.