Went into Emporia this morning for my pre op exam. I got cleared for surgery. My blood pressure was good and all labs except for the BUN level and TSH were within normal limits. I ended up agreeing to get the pneumonia vaccine today and he sent a script to the pharmacy for the shingles vaccine. He reduced the dosage on one of my medications which I always like to have happen. I go back to my family doctor August 19 for my annual physical. He will check my Vitamin D and cholesterol levels then.
Stopped at Staples and got a toner cartridge and than came home. When I got home a friend was here with a friend of hers. Her friend is looking for a place to stay for the winter. I gave her a tour of my house. Not sure if she will want to stay here or not and I’m not sure I want someone here full time. It is nice to have someone here so I can get away but I do love having the house to myself too. I’ll see how things work out.
Went out and mowed for over an hour this afternoon. I still have at least one more hour of mowing to do. When I finish writing this I will go back out and get it done. I’ll probably try to figure out the ladder and if successful I will do some painting this evening. I need to get that deck project done. It is bugging me and I won’t be able to get on a ladder for six to eight weeks after surgery next week.
I have had some strong lower back pain today. It started yesterday when I was unloading the car from the stuff I got in KC. It didn’t hurt over night but started again after I left the doctor’s office today. Not sure what is up with that. It was strong enough for a bit to make me think I had a kidney stone. I laid down for a bit and the pain diminished after I took some ibuprofen. It wouldn’t have gone away if it was a kidney stone. I must have twisted or lifted something wrong yesterday. It is better this afternoon so maybe it will be gone by tomorrow.
Tomorrow is an empty space day for me at last! It feels like it has been a bit since I have had one. I don’t have anything else on my calendar until Monday so I will get a string of them. Yay! I have a long list of things I would like to get done before surgery so should have plenty of time to get it all done.
I got a bit more sleep last night than I have been getting but doubt I got more than four hours. I slept for about one hour and than would wake up for an hour and repeated that cycle all night long. Sure makes for a long night when that happens. It has been an it since I got a good night’s sleep. I am tired again this afternoon but am not going to take a nap and start that cycle again.
Feeling like I am forgetting to do something important but I have no idea what that might be. I keep checking my to do list and nothing stands out to me. Wonder what if anything I am forgetting to take care. Guess if it is important I will know soon enough. I keep feeling a sense of hurry up which is unusual for me.
Grateful for a healthy body, grateful the back pain is better this afternoon, and grateful for a string of empty space days ahead of me.