My last day to walk for a while

Well, this is the last day I will be able to walk for a while. Something made me think of that today and then I thought how do people that are in wheel chairs all the time cope?!?!? I know they manage and learn to deal with it, but I'm hoping it comes easy to me....might just be wishful thinking.

I am on my last day of antibiotics...how ironic...my alarm just went off for me to take my next to last one LOL thank goodness I was awake for this one or I might have missed it too. hahaha I have been so nauseated today and I'm not sure if it's from the antibiotic or my nerves. I have a feeling it's a mixture because my nerves are SHOT!!!!

I had to go to the hospital this morning to have blood drawn to check my potassium. I...well not me but the nurses usually have a problem sticking me. The lady told me "you're gonna feel a big stick" I always turn my head..needles don't bother me but I don't want to see them going into my arm...I sat there waiting for the stick and then all of a sudden she says "you're done" I had to look at my arm to make sure there was a hole in it. I didn't even feel anything. I asked her if she runs IV'S and if she was working in the morning. LOL She told me that she gets that question a lot. Well, it must have gone too good because about 3 1/2 hours after I left the hospital they called me and told me I had to come back to do it again. Something went wrong and they needed to draw more blood...DANG IT ALL!!! Back over to the hospital I go (30 minute ride each way). Just in case you were wondering, NO I didn't get the lady that doesn't hurt...and yes it did hurt this time. As a matter of fact I now have a nice knot and bruise where she took my blood because she went into the same vein right near where the other lady went. My arm is pretty sore now, but I'm sure I won't be feeling that by tomorrow night when that nice nerve block wears off of my foot.

While I'm waiting for them to call me back my phone rings...it's the hospital LOL I'm thinking, well I checked in at the front desk they could just call my name instead of calling me on the phone hahaha It was the surgery department calling to tell me that my surgery had been moved up. Now I have to be at the hospital at 5:50 and surgery will start around 8:30. I don't know why but that made me even more nervous. In the past when I have had surgeries I would rather be there early. I'm not a morning person so I would rather sleep right through my worry instead of spending the day worrying about my surgery. I just hope they give me a I DON'T CARE SHOT as soon as I get there. They did ask me during my pre op if I wanted a Chaplin to come in and pray with me and I gave them a GREAT BIG YES!!!! Excuse me, but can I get that Chaplin as soon as I get there and keep them until I go home...or better yet, can they come home with me and pray with me 24 hours a day until I have no more pain : ) I will continue to say and PRAY....I CAN DO THIS...I KNOW I CAN DO THIS....for this too shall pass!!!!!