I had one thing to do today.
One thing.
Get up, shower, get dressed, and go get labwork done.
But what did I do instead? Got up, TOOK MY MEDS, had coffee, watched the vsin with JB, and then headed in to get ready for the day.
Uh, Spinster? You've been doing this for almost two months now. YOU CAN'T TAKE MEDS BEFORE LABWORK! YOU TAKE MEDS AFTER LABWORK! Remember? The very first thing you did when you arrived at the hospital was go to the lab and get labwork done. Then you checked into clinic, had vitals taken, then went for breakfast AND TOOK MEDS, then back to clinic to meet with whatever doc was on rounds to go over the labwork and get your bandages changed!
Two months of the exact same freakin' thing, and I go and screw it up the minute I get home.
What in the world has happened to my tiny little brain, I ask you?
Oh well.
Yesterday was a bit of a bust in the Eagle-watching department. We went for breakfast and then drove out to the Four Winds Casino to go to what we thought would be their sports book, with a betting counter and TeeVees with all of the games on.
Nope.
Just a counter, but no sitting areas or TeeVees. I am guessing that they will eventually add a full sports book, but for now...not so much.
So we came home and JB watched the NFL Red Zone and caught parts of the game that way. I was just a big fat ball of tired, but I gutted it out and stayed out of the big girl sleigh bed until 9pm rather than take a four or five hour nap at 3:00 that would have kept me up too late.
Today I am hoping to get myself showered and dressed, and then I'm going to run an errand for JB and hopefully come home to start tackling all of the Indy stuff that needs to be put away. I think I should concentrate on laundry first, since some of those close need to be tucked away until Spring to make room for Winter clothes, but we'll see how much I get done.
Happy Monday, Dearies! Can you believe I got to lounge about this morning instead of having to go to dialysis?!
WooooooooPeeeeeeeee!
You are home. And if you're like me, washing the face and brushing the teeth means it's time to take the meds. Brain kicks in after coffee. If I have to make a change, I've learned the hard way to put a sticky note at eye level on the mirror. Missing dialysis sounds wonderful. I'm up to a month between my INR tests. Feels like I'm getting away with something!
ReplyDeleteOh Coni, it happens. Hope it is easy enough to get it rescheduled. Put a big note on the mirror and the coffee maker.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the two comments above. Post it notes are part of my memory and no one is the wiser. You are doing great!!
ReplyDeleteHow very wonderful to have you HOME!!! Delighted, Coni!
ReplyDeleteHome habits just need to be adjusted, that's all. Please don't put yourself down for a slip up. If you wouldn't call your best friend something, then don't call yourself that.
ReplyDeleteThat being said- whoo hoo for no dialysis!
I would say keep your meds in your purse or car so you're already in "I'm going to get my labwork" mode before you ever touch them, but if you're like me you'll just wonder what they're doing there and take them anyway. I've going to miss the posts that are pictures of your feet!
ReplyDeleteYou answered my question....what are you going to do with the extra time. How many hours a week did you spend in dialysis? You getting things off schedule is what many of my days are like. I didn't go to yoga last week on Tuesday eve because I thought it was Sunday all day....oops.
ReplyDeletePlease. Don't. Overdo. Pace yourself. Rest if you're tired, you don't need to "gut" anything out yet, ok? Why do we all feel the need to get crazy busy as soon as we're home from the hospital? (and ask me how I know). Be kind to yourself, Coni. Please. --p.
ReplyDeleteAs other said, you get home and old routines kick in. It can be hard to get new routines set in your mind when surrounded by things that remind you of the old ways.
ReplyDeleteAh we have all done it. Sometimes it's just too hard to remember everything.
ReplyDeleteOops! Easily done though, then again you didn't forget to take them. But how wonderful not to be on dialysis now. A truly wonderful gift of freedom.
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