TGIF to those that look forward to Friday. A little better today. Not as sore but still uncomfortable and hard to put my arm down. It really feels a lot better with a pillow under my arm. The shower was still a challenge. Stopped by work for July birthday party. We had ice cream sundaes. They were a refreshing treat and basically our lunch. By the time we got up and ate breakfast, we didn't eat anything else until party time. Went to dinner with my brother and sister-in-law tonight at Macaroni Grill. It was great. I am hoping that the weekend will bring more healing. I have 2 appts on Tues (surgeon/radiologist). Ready to move on and get back to work. Possibly going back on Wednesday. Not much planned this weekend. Just hanging out.

A decent night - got up around 3:30 and took pain meds. Up again at 7 for drains then back to bed until about 10a. Took a shower, which was a challenge with 1 arm. Kind of hard to dry off. Took Nick and his friend, Kevin to a movie. Actually, Nick took us as he drove. Stupid movie, G-Force. Stopped by work to say hi to everyone. It was weird being there after having been gone for almost 3 weeks. It was great to see everyone. Had a great dinner, compliments of Crista and Scott from church. The dessert was extra special. Thanks. Just hanging out with my son and the dog, watching tv until the 11:00 drain hour. 4 days + 1 visit left, then doctor appt.

Well, it was a bit of a tough night. I slept ok, however I think my son had a little difficulty from the goings on earlier. He felt bad about what happened earlier in the evening. I understand completely how he feels about dealing with all this. It isn't fair to him or me and we are doing the best we can to get thru it. He has been doing great with it all and I am surprised it took this long for him to finally break down. He was excited about running errands today as he wanted to drive. He finally drove on the main road yesterday so he had the fever today to drive where ever we had to go. I had him drive to the 2 places close by to look at the bedroom furniture for his room, then Walmart. Later on we went to get something to eat. He did a fine job driving and even parked between 2 cars - he has been nervous about doing that. Not much else happening. I took the dressing off my incision. A bit longer than the other one. It is bruised and a bit sore. The drain tube is a little further back under my arm so it is not real comfortable and hard to put my arm down. I don't go to the doctor until next Tuesday. I little bit more of a challenge but I'll get thru it. I have to keep in mind that last time I did not come home for 4 days and it has only been 3 (just over 48 hours actually) so it will take some time. But I am ready to move on and finish this. Big day planned tomorrow - stay tuned.

2nd day a little tough but better than the 1st day. I slept ok and woke up at 4 to take my pain meds. My son drove me to Walgreens and Publix. It's nice to have a kid that can help drive you. It rained some today so we both took a well needed nap this afternoon. We had some soup for dinner and just hung out. I think the last 2 days caught up to my son. He was having a bit of a tough time tonight with things. I think the thought of me going thru this, him being here to take care of me and just having to deal with what's going on got to him a little bit tonight. I hate that he has to deal with this and feel like he has to take care of me. As a young man, he has definately been thru a lot of challenges in his life. This is just one more thing he has to tackle. I know we will get thru it and I have to keep in mind that he is a kid and it is a lot to put on him when it is just him and I at home. Soon it will be over and we'll move on to bigger and better things. One day at a time.

Thank goodness this day is over. Originally I was supposed to be at the hospital at noon. By 10:30 this morning I got a call from the hospital asking me to come in then because the surgeon was ahead of schedule and was able to get to me sooner. So a quick shower and out the door about 20 minutes later. Of course I had to wait when I got there. My brother had a meeting at 11 so he couldn't be there initially, so I called Crystal at work and she met me there. She hung out until my brother got there. They did the IV thru my port -and it worked great. Surgery took about an hour then off to recovery. I guess things went fine and I was able to come home. Sat on the couch and did a few head nods. Took pain meds at 8 and took a rest for about an hour. Ate some supper (chicken and rice). Oh, forgot to mention last night - thanks to Denise for dinner last night. My sister-in-law already came by to strip the tube. Thank goodness I only have one drain this time. And the drain is not bothering me like it was the last time. I guess that's all the news for now. I am hoping to get at least 4 hours sleep, at which time I will have to get up to take pain meds and empty my tube. Hope everyone has a good day tomorrow.

I guess I slept a little better last night. Maybe I'll get some needed rest tomorrow. I have to have surgery - gotta be there at noon and scheduled for sometime between 1 and 2. Hopefully I'll be on time. I am sure I will rest some afterward. I am thinking that since my son got home today I will rest easy. It was so good to see him. He had a great time at camp and I am glad he was able to get away and enjoy some time to himself (away from the home drama). He was not very happy when I told him I had to have surgery again. I think that is unanimous. He brought me a couple surprises for my birthday. What a sweet kid. Lots of laundry to do and camp stuff to put away. Packing my bag for tomorrow in case I have to stay. I ate dinner late and feel quite full now - however I can eat up until midnight. I won't be able to eat until after surgery tomorrow so I will be quite hungry and irritable. I'll have to see what I can find in the next 2 hours to stuff myself without getting sick. Oh well - at least it's a thought. I hope to be home tomorrow and have my wits about me so I can update everyone how things went. If not - then Tuesday. Signing off for now.

Why is it when it is time for bed and it is after 11:00 pm, one can not simply just fall asleep. After tossing and turning for a couple of hours the couch was worth a try (2a). That seems to have done the trick for a few hours. Somewhere around 5 or so my bed was calling and I went back to sleep for a little longer than I should have. Got up and decided to go to a movie. So I get to the mall and try to get a ticket. Funny thing, my debit card would not work. Made me wonder because I had gone to the bank yesterday to dispute a charge on my account. The bank manager said to just watch my account and if I want to cancel the card I could. So when my card would not work today I got worried. I called the bank and since it was a debit dispute - the accounting department automatically cancelled my card. GREAT. So I had to leave the mall and go to the bank to get cash to make it thru the weekend. Went back to the mall, ran into my friend Gail and Steve and we went to the movie together. Then I went to a couple of furniture stores to get ideas on prices for beds for my son's room. Spent the rest of the evening just hanging out at home with the animals. Even though I didn't get much sleep last night, I am not really tired. Maybe I will just hang out on the couch watching tv until I fall asleep.