This was the second
week and I
thought I
failed. Read on and you'll
see that I was
wrong. Not so
much as stuff
got in the
way, but
life got in the
way. See my blog post,
Prompt # 2 diyMFABook Club. I
knew it was
coming and had
adjusted the
goal sheet to
accommodate my
expected surgery. I
thought I'd made
adjustments that
considered problems, etc. This is where I
failed.
My
plan for last
week was
Monday's update. (That was
accomplished) But that was the
end of that. My
INR (blood clotting indicator)
came back high (5.9) in my pre-op bloodwork. A lot
happened at
once. My biggest worry? My surgery, the surgery I've been needing, wanting, waiting for, since November 2016 was on the chopping block. I had to go in Tuesday for repeat testing. (they couldn't find the order and I was there for what seemed like forever, as they tried to find it or get another.)
After my bloodwork, I had a gastroenterology appointment. The
next step in
regaining my heath and
understanding the
changes that are
going on in my
body. (I was
a healthy person until October 2016. Haven't been since) The doctor requested two tests, an
MRI of my abdomen with and without contrast triple phase and a
PIPIDA Nuclear Scan with Gallbladder Ejection Fraction (also known as a HIDA Scan). A week later, I'm still waiting for these to be scheduled. (update: both are scheduled next week)
I
came home, distraught the
pain in my
chest was
possibly not
getting fixed that
week and what was I
going to
do. I'd been
suffering from it for so
long and
losing the chance to
eliminate the
pain was
more than I could
handle. I
curled up with
a book,
TruthStone by Mike Shelton and
waited. for the results.
Tuesday evening, they
called and
said the
results were
safe enough to
do the surgery, so it was
done. Still,
don't
know the
second results. But that's of no
concern. I was looking forward to my needed surgery. The surgery on the
other hand...
Pre-op went
great. Somewhere between the
prep room and the surgical room I was out. I
woke from the surgery in
great pain. Pain the pain pills didn't
help with once their concoction wore off. I couldn't
move without
extreme pain and as
time continued it became
difficult to
breathe,
talk, and
eat. I
stopped eating and
talked as
little as
possible. Breathing was
shallow and
worried me because I had pneumonia twice in the
past. (Been coughing since removal of the tube, but lungs are clear. [I know this because yesterday I went to the ER, on recommendation of the nurse, based on symptoms])
They
tried to
get me out of bed, but it was so
painful I had to
immediately return to the bed. I even
tried to
use the
bathroom during the
night. (I was
hoping I would be better since it had been
more than 12
hours since the surgery) No
go. The
pain was
too much. (I hate
using the bedpan)
Thursday morning they
talked about
sending me home. I
told them I
refused to
go home until they could
stop the
pain. When the
doctor came by, he
said the
pain could be from the drainage
tube and that would be
removed later in the
day.
Thursday afternoon, they
removed the
tube and it was like
night and
day. I could
breathe,
move around, and
use the
bathroom. I was
happy to
go home. I was
tender, but pain meds worked. (Big smile to no
pain)
The
cyst was not what the
doctor expected and he
warned me the
removal may not
end my
chest pain as
expected. It's
too soon to
determine. But, pain meds in the past didn't help and right now, they're helping. I have
an appointment next
week and
expect to
find out its
cancer status. (always have to worry about this as cancer and heart disease are my genectic nemesis)
I did not fail #9 as I first thought. I was able to Write with Focus, Read with Purpose, and Build my Community. I may not have hit specific goals but I did hit each category. I missed the Top Priority goal: Publish Blue Rose. I didn't touch the manuscript last week. My goal this week is to resume Prompt #9 and get back on track. To fight for my reality and push all interference away. Setting goals now, despite the? Pain. Discomfort. Confusion. Desire for normalacy. (normalacy of a 20 year old? 30 year old? 50 year old? my age? Working on that)
This week I will work toward continuing Prompt #9 so I can move onto Prompt # 10 and so on. I'm eager to continue with the diyMFA bookclub,
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Reading:
Truth Spell, The TruthSeer Archives Book 2 by Mike Shelton
Recently finished:
TruthStone, The TruthSeer Archives Book 1 by Mike Shelton
Strike by D.J. MacHale (this series holds a special place in my heart. The character Tori Sleeper is my daughter.)
Storm by D.J. MacHale (this series holds a special place in my heart. The character Tori Sleeper is my daughter.)
Sylo by D.J. MacHale (this series holds a special place in my heart. The character Tori Sleeper is my daughter.)
Dark Witch by Nora Roberts
