Limbo
Cindy on a snowmobile in Iceland
The night was not great, more pain.
The weekend had been great and now the leg pain when it comes creates anxiety as we ask, “Is this going to get worse and go all the way back to 10?”
Cindy was visited today by a nurse and a physical therapist.
We had chicken pot pie for lunch. It was amazing comfort food. Why are we not eating this every day? Well there is the crust and carbs, but WOW. Thanks to the food pixie that dropped it off for us.
There are many other problems with Cindy’s recovery and we can’t tell which ones are temporary, which ones are connected to medicine, which ones will need further intervention. Each day we feel like we are being tumbled in an industrial dryer.
We just talked to the Doctor.
Found out that his Dad died the day before the surgery. It’s been a difficult time for him as well.
He thinks the problem is post-op bleeding. We had sent pictures of Cindy’s abdomen and he said she was bruise prone, which we knew. Assuming this is the problem it will take some time for the bleeding to dissipate. It is what is likely putting pressure on the nerves. He said he was fairly confident due to three things. When it happens it happens on the left side, it occurred 2 days after the surgery and her bruising profile. He said, “You are going to get through this.”
We are going to do the scans, but they are still all tangled up in the insurance/approval gears. He said for our peace of mind and his.
Due to his funeral schedule & the scan plan we will probably not go to see him on Friday, but it will have to move to next Wednesday. That is disappointing.
The Doctor is very good even on the phone - confident, compassionate and caring. We were so touched by the reality of the grief in his own life and yet he kept the surgery on track. It explains several things and we have lots of grace for moments when it looked like we were being overlooked when in fact he was just trying to survive his own life complications.
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
Cindy loves puzzles and it helps keep her mind off the leg pain.
I needed a tall table so my chairs gave me a lift.
Cindy was cleared to walk without the walker.
