Healing

I had a good night with a few interruptions but I fell back to sleep very quickly.  I get eyedrops every two hours and my blood pressure and temperature checked every six hours.  They give me pain meds too - intravenously and orally as well as IV antibiotics but that’s stopping.  My pain is a dull ache and I have a lot of bruising.

My eyesight has improved significantly but I still saw the ophthalmologist.  She was pleased and I will see her again on Wednesday.

My surgeon, Dr. Boy - that’s his nickname, came and removed my drain but much to his surprise it bled a lot- all over the pillow and bed.  It must have been plugged because fluid was no longer entering the jar but obviously there was more blood that needed to come out-

Physio came and we did the exercises.  They’re supposed to be passive which means using my left hand to support my right arm but I want to speed things up so I was just doing it with my right arm alone. Dr. Boy freaked out because that is too much at this time. Whoops!

Watermelon worked the last 2 nights and now she has her “day off” which means she skips 2 shifts and will be here tomorrow morning.  So much for time off!  Today’s nurse is named Ice or in Thai - N̂ả k̄hæ̆ng.

The meals have been good but the novelty of this place has worn off. I’m a bit frightened to be discharged because I worry what if something goes wrong.  I used to feel the same way when Nico would be discharged but everything would always be OK so it’s just a matter of trusting.

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