I didn’t get any sleep at all last night. It was a long night laying in bed. So frustrating!
Kathy and I went to Wichita to go to Costco and Sprouts. Kathy is starting a new way of eating tomorrow and needed lots of fresh produce. Worth the trip to go to Sprouts.
It was good to get out of the house. I hadn’t been out since last Thursday. I got tired at Sprouts as we had done Costco first. Luckily they had a seating area by the door so I sat down and waited for Kathy to finish. I hadn’t walked that much since surgery and without sleep last night I wore out.
When we got home I told Kathy I was excited to see what I had bought as I couldn’t remember what I had gotten at both Costco and Sprouts. We got things put away and I had a bowl of soup and then went and laid down. I actually slept for over an hour so feeling much better now. I had hoped I would sleep until morning but an hour is better than nothing.
Tomorrow I get the dressing removed from the incision site in the morning. I hope I will get a copy of the biopsy report so I can find out what kind of cancer they found. We will then have to waste three hours as I have another doctor appointment at 1:30 with my family doctor. We plan to go out for lunch and go to the library book sale. My family doctor needs to tell me what medication he had put me on when I had my thyroid storm I need to continue to take or hopefully I can stop taking. If I have to continue them for a while I need to get a prescription I can mail in to get a ninety day supply. I am also going to ask him for something to help me sleep. My heart rate and blood pressure have still not stabilized although both are better than when it first happened.
As I was sitting and typing I looked outside and saw this beautiful rainbow. We had a thunderstorm roll through while I was laying down. The other end of the rainbow was way to the north. The colors were very vivid and bright.
Nicole is flying home tomorrow. The weather will be very different here than where she has been as there are frost warnings for tomorrow night around here. It will be good to have her home again.
So grateful I got over an hour of sleep this afternoon. I was really feeling the lack of sleep. I don’t feel rested but feel much better than I felt before I laid down.
I have been taking a mild laxative once or twice a day since surgery. I didn’t think they were working however this morning it hit bottom. I am cleaned out! Maybe that is why I got so tired at Sprouts. Trying to drink extra this afternoon to replace the fluid I lost. Regaining my balance in all ways is proving to be a challenge for me. Reminding myself to stay patient as it will take several months to get my medication level right so I can find balance. I have been out of balance for several months due to the overactive thyroid. Not sure I remember what it feels like to be in balance.
Almost time to turn the furnace on – or at least the fireplace. It is going to get cold tonight and not warm up much tomorrow. Not sure I am ready for this jump downwards in temperatures. Good news it is to warm up later this week again. I’ll have to dig out my wool socks for tonight and tomorrow.
Healing. A bit of sleep. Beautiful rainbow. All is well on the windy, wet and cold prairie today.