Breathing Easier

I've been home for a few days now, settling in to my new routine. My mom has taken this week off to come up and help take care of me -- I can't thank her enough, really, for that. I'm pretty busy, oddly enough, since my days are now filled with doctor's appointments, visiting nurses, blood tests (every other day!), physical therapists, home health aides and the like. We're still trying to regulate my blood thinners, a challenge made that much greater by the fact that I have a bit of a systemic infection and am also now starting antibiotics (yucko). Ah, well. It's going to all pan out eventually, it's just a matter of time and patience.

My doc's appointment this afternoon was good. Dr. T explained what's happening, and said I should be feeling normal again in three to six weeks. Of course, it will be months until all is really well, and a year or more before I come off all the drugs. He also said that the clot in my leg should be stable within 10-15 days of putting blood thinners on board: I'm on day eight now, so only a few days of worrying about clot instabilty left! Woohoo!

You know, just a month ago I was worried about Web work and wrapping Christmas gifts and household improvements and other small stuff. And so I think to myself: how my life and priorities have changed.