Surgery Recovery: Day 6

I can't tell if my allergic reaction from the bandaging is getting worse or better. Today it was scabbing over, and I decided to wear a white T-shirt all day. This is a milestone, the first day I put on a shirt that didn't button up the front.

Last night was the first night I didn't have Kate over in several days. I did miss her, and I found myself waking up in the middle of the night and putting the television on to help me fall back to sleep.

Today I logged into work and worked on one of my reports. It was a bit aggravating because my work lap top was especially slow over the VPN connection. I made a couple of substantial edits to a report before giving in for the day and eating the left over shepherd's pie for supper.

Tomorrow is election day and its results will likely (almost certainly) mark a fundamental change in nearly all American policy for years to come. I'm going to hobble across the street to my polling center, cast my vote, and then return and watch the talking heads. It will be very interesting to watch history unfold over the next few years. I'll be awaiting the "New"New Deal, the potential for isolationist policies, and to see if the end of free trade is brought by Obama as he has been promising to many of the blue collar Americans he is courting.

If you visit Obama's website, he is promising to expand pretty much every program including the military, all while creating giant new bureaucracies (Nationalized health and College tuition for "Volunteer" work), then he also says he'll be fiscally responsible, and at the same time he'll cut taxes for 95% of Americans. It makes George W. Bush's fuzzy math seem pretty straight forward. And he even continues to sell these ideas in the face of over 1 trillion in "bailout" spending. Did I mention that Barack Obama is anti big business and wants to increase energy taxes? Something has to give somewhere.... It will be interesting to see what it is, how it is spun, and what the public reaction is.

Surgery Recovery: Days 3,4, and 5

Halloween was a rather uneventful day, with the exception that I was able to take the bandage off finally. I did take some pictures of my iodine and adhesive stained wounded shoulder, but I decided against ruining any one's Monday morning by posting them here. Kate and I celebrated Halloween by getting some pizza delivered, and watching some of ghost hunters, and the latest Harry Potter installment. I continued with my regiment of opiates to sedate me, which made for some good sleeping, albeit with rather strange dreams that included the occasional glowing disembodied head.

On Saturday Kate and I put a jigsaw puzzle together that she bought me. She had mentioned it previously, and asked me what sort of puzzle I'd want, just in case I wanted to hang it up. I thought a retro-food advertisement would be nice to put in the kitchen. I think the coke ad that she settled on will look pretty sweet in a frame.
After putting the puzzle together, Kate and I went to Shaw's and CVS to pick up some more band aids for my shoulder, and ingredients for supper. Kate cooked up an excellent meal of Shepherd's pie. I look forward to having the left overs this week!

Here I am interacting with Molly (the plant) in a drug induced haze. This is me headed out for the first time post surgery. This coat, with some effort is able to fit over my sling. I suspect I am going to have to stand on the Subway because it makes me sort of bulky.
Here I am getting high off of a Reese's peanut butter cup wrapper. I thought it would be a good alternative to eating more junk than I should, and rationing out my supply.Chinese food on Sunday! The ice pack on my shoulder was named "Binky" by Kate. The suggestion I believe was that I hold a certain amount of affection for it, which I'm neither going to confirm or deny.

Kate made the time go by fast and helped me out a lot through out the Weekend. I'm really lucky to have her in my life!

Surgery Recovery: Day 2

I just watched Kate board the commuter rail out my back window. Of all my time living here I've always walked to the subway so I anxiously await feedback on the efficiency of her commute.

Several hours after I finished off yesterday's entry, I awoke from a nap to find myself rather uncomfortable. I was sitting in a puddle, and apparently my ice pack had ruptured during my nap. The ice melted, taking with it the iodine I had on my shoulder and staining my sheets, my shirt, and yes... sadly even my recliner. For the most part the recliner looks all right, but I can't say the same for the sheets and shirt. I immediately soaked the shirt with some stain remover. The sheets are pictured below, it sort of looks like I had some sort of bio-accident. Here I am modeling my replacement shirt and a new ice pack that Kate was kind enough to pick up for me.

Around noon today, I'll remove my bandage, shower, and apply some band-aids. This means no more shirt over the sling. It should be a great improvement over my current state!

Well as my arm is starting to ache, I think it is time for me to get back to my drugs.

TGIF?

Happy Halloween