Yea yea yea I know I haven’t posted in a while. Life has been a bit hectic lately which in a way is both good and bad. It is very tiring but also refreshing that things are slowly but surely returning to “normal” (whatever that means).
So I was reminded that last Sunday was my 2 month anniversary of the date of my surgery. It is surreal … in some ways it seems like very long ago and in some ways just like yesterday. It is still difficult to believe someone can heal so much in a matter of a couple of months.
I am slowly but surely getting my energy back. I was even able to do some yard work for an hour or so the other evening. Work still both mentally and physically exhausts me but it is getting better. When I first started back I practically collapsed into bed each day just resting, feeling like I had just come from an intense workout. It is much better now. I can come home and do a few chores before collapsing.
Now the weird part is that I am exhausted from all of this but have had serious issues with sleep. For whatever reason I just cannot seem to fall asleep. I am constantly restless tossing and turning all night trying to find that magic sweet spot that will calm me down and put me to sleep. I used to simply take 2 benedryl and that would relax me enough to allow me to sleep fairly quickly. No such luck anymore. I have tried unisom, natural sleep aids, etc and so far the only relief has been from a combination of one unisom and four benedryl.
The great news is that I am hoping the leak has healed. The lump has not made an appearance for about 4 days now and when it did the week before that it was very infrequent and much smaller than before. We scheduled an appointment at John’s Hopkins on 8/3 when the lump was in full force. Our hope is that when we see Dr. Weingart it will simply be a confirmation of our hopes and that everything will be okay.
So until next week it is YET and hardware migration time. Working 12 hour shifts for 24×7 coverage until July 12. Won’t get on here much before then I reckon but hopefully I will be more diligent with keeping this updated once I do.
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