THIS is all I could think about while I was at the hospital. Being home again in my bed with my boys. So you can imagine my joy when I found out this morning that I could go home.
I was sure in an out in record time – from operating table to home again in less than three days! I think in part because there was a serious bed shortage and also because my doctor knows that I’m a veteran, this being my fourth major abdominal surgery there. So he could rest assured that I knew what to do and how to take care of myself. But I was also surprised at how quickly I bounced back, being up and about in less than a day after the operation. So perhaps I’ll be able to do that Gourmet Tapas Tour on September 10th after all!
But don’t worry. I plan on taking it very easy. When I got home this afternoon the first thing I did (after snibbling the cats) was take a long hot shower and wash the hospital off me. Then I had a bit of lunch and then I had a lovely three-hour siesta with the boys. This is a photo of my rather rumpled bed after getting up. And oh man! I just felt like the luckiest person in the world to be back here. Sure I’ve still got a lot of pain and it’ll be awhile before I’m back to normal, but I’m still determined – perhaps more than ever – to stick to all the changes I’d been deciding on just before this happened.
Well, time for a light snack and a DVD before hitting the hay again. And thanks again for being with me through all this – it really meant the world to me.
casa azahar 
Glad to see you are home, safe and sound. How is Azar?
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Your positivity is an inspiration. How you managed to post twitters through all that is beyond me but for all us avid readers out here I’m glad you did and it is a big relief to hear you are home and recovering. I love to read your posts they are so well written and such a joy to read. Keep well.
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So happy you are home and in your own bed (with cats). I’m amazed by how chipper you are, but isn’t it so great just to be out of the blasted hospital? I’m with you – damn the drugs and get the hell out. You did good!
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There is no bed so restful as one with cats. It’s a shame it’s not possible for them to wander about hospitals.
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🙂
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Here’s looking at you kid.
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It’s wonderful news that you’re at home again.
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good to see you bouncing back so well, :}
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There’s no place like home, especially with cats…
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Oh, az, I’m just getting caught up. What a lot I’ve missed! (We had some power and internet outages due to a storm this weekend.) I’m so glad that you are back home and doing (relatively) well. Fingers crossed for continued speedy healing!
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From me too – I wish there was something more practical I could do, but in the meantime reading, posting and thinking of you is about it.
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Great to see you back home with the cats, and in record time! Hugs from Scotland (())
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Glad you’re back home safe and sound.
and hugs from the Lair.
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Oops GuideML doesn’t work well here…
Anyway- here are the PanGalactic GargleBlasters
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yay, you’re home!!
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It was actually tweeting and posting here that helped keep me going. And if I’d had to spend another day/night in hospital I sure wouldn’t be sounding chipper today. I felt at my wit’s end yesterday morning, champing at the bit to get the hell out of there. It didn’t help that my roommate was simply awful, complaining constantly, alternately muttering to herself or bellowing like a stuck toro. That really wore me down, plus not sleeping for two nights because this terrible woman wouldn’t shut the fuck up. But that’s all an unhappy memory and I’m back in my lovely light-filled apartment. Nog has gone out to do some shopping and I’m envious that I can’t get out for a walk. But I think I should take it very easy this weekend and on Monday walk over to the health centre near my house and see how the incision is doing.
Now back to work… have some social media stuff to catch up on.
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When I had my gall bladder out and was coming out of the anaesthetic the woman across the hall was BLARING her TV and yelling every few minutes at the top of her voice “Give me an enema! I want an enema! Tell the doctor I want an enema!…” ALL… NIGHT… LONG…
They finally quieted her down and then they put a woman in the next bed who blared HER TV and went to the bathroom every few minutes and peed all over the floor, toilet, WALL…. I cleaned it the first few times but after asking the nurses to do it and having them tell me that I would have to wait until the cleaner came in, I finally just walked down the hall to the public bathroom which I wasn’t supposed to use in case I got an infection. Luckily, she was only there for two days and I had my room to myself for the rest of my stay.
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They should work out a system in which all the screamers and tv watchers get put together.
How does a woman pee on a wall? 😕
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Seriously… I just didn’t want to know. But she did…
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Whenever I was in the hospital in the past, there was no way to listen to the TV or radio without headphones. They must have had their own instead of renting the hospital ones.
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http://www.wikihow.com/Urinate-Standing-up-As-a-Female
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Good to know you’re progressing so well and are back home again. Good, too, that Nog is there to do a bit of running around – shopping and doing a few Tapas tours you had booked – while you take time out to recuperate … tho’ obviously you’re keeping your hand in with work you are able to continue doing, which in itself is therapeutic, I’m sure!! xx
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If I didn’t have anything to work on right now I’d go bonkers! But of course I can only do the stuff right now that doesn’t require me to go out, so I have to wait on some stuff until I can get out to take some photos, etc.
Yes, Nog has been a help, especially doing the tapas tours! He says the one last night went very well, and he has two more this week, on Monday and Tuesday. Right now he’s washing the windows, which got all spattery after the rain we had this week. I’m sure it’s therapeutic for him too. 😉
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Your bedroom looks so serene and comfortable. Definitely the place to spend some time this weekend! Glad you’re going from strength to strength.
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Great to hear that you’re home. Take it easy!
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