Leanna has to "wait on me" because I cannot move without pain. I am gonna be paying for that when I get better.

By Loren Knight (Loren) on Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 01:51 pm: Edit

I somehow don't buy that entirely. There are a few times in my life when I happen to see two people who so clearly understand each other and love so strongly as when I met you two in Las Vegas. You two could have been on opposite sides of the room and it would have still been obvious you were a couple.
It's one thing when two PEOPLE love each other, and another when two SOULS love each other.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 11:59 pm: Edit

Recovering slowly, on schedule. Three incisions no longer have sharp pain when I stand up. The big incision is sore not pain, but keeps me flat on my back as any other position hurts.

Just bored. All I can do is watch tv or read. Sleep schedule all messed up, more random naps. Not much appetite.

By Richard B. Eitzen (Rbeitzen) on Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 01:49 am: Edit

A fun computer game which is simple to get into but deep is Plants vs Zombies (the original game).

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, November 30, 2015 - 02:00 pm: Edit

I made it to town, ate half of a light lunch, spent an hour doing email and phoning my doctors, and am now going home to lay down. I feel like a mule kicked me in the gut; too sore to sit up in a chair any more. It takes all of my focus to do one thing for a few minutes.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Tuesday, December 01, 2015 - 10:45 pm: Edit

Long day of rest.
By this time of the evening a fifty foot walk to the far end of the house requires me to lay down before trying to come back.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Wednesday, December 02, 2015 - 12:30 pm: Edit

I was going to go in today but I was so dizzy I decided to stay home. I got nausea last night and still have it, too much nausea to eat. Citrus drinks no help. At least blood pressure stable under 120.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, December 03, 2015 - 12:25 am: Edit

I finally got some food to stay down. From midnight to six pm the only food was two slices of bread but they came right back up. Not at all sure the cup of Mac and cheese is going to stay down

I really want to finish fighter ops before Christmas but we shall see. It is not like I have a choice in when to go back to work. Every day I will see if I have the strength to get there. I need to be walking but that's hard when the average time to falling down is two minutes. I actually am much weaker today than Monday.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, December 03, 2015 - 06:08 am: Edit

Uncomfortable night. Enough naps during the day that I cannot get the deeper night sleep.

Just had a major dizzy spell walking to bathroom and then trying to get to kitchen for some DDP. Google suggests a few dozen possible causes, but on the horse-not-zebra theory it seems most likely to be not drinking enough fluid. So I will try that for today.

That and Ramses keeps walking on my incisions and asking me what's wrong.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, December 03, 2015 - 12:04 pm: Edit

Gave up plan to go to office for an hour. I get dizzy after sixty seconds on my feet and unable to stand or sit up after two minutes. Stomach upset but acid pain not nausea today. Tried to drink more and threw up Mountain Dew. Trying to eat a piece of toast now.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, December 03, 2015 - 02:00 pm: Edit

Got two pieces of toast down. Stomach upset much less. Just got up to go to bathroom, take medication I should have taken at nine, and get a glass of water. (Pure water in any quantity tends to cause nausea, got to be careful there.) That was the longest time on my feet in two days but only somewhat unsteady.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, December 03, 2015 - 06:20 pm: Edit

5pm... A bit better, maybe. I managed to get up, go to the bathroom, read NatGeo for a few minutes, walk to the kitchen, feed the cats (the screaming female and the respectfully patient Ramses), throw the cans in the trash, and get back to my chair without a bit of dizzy, the longest walk since Monday. Stomach empty but not upset. All I have eaten today was two pieces of dry toast. Leanna is bring me chicken and mashed potatoes. Blood pressure is normal now, it has spiked earlier before I got my meds.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, December 04, 2015 - 12:48 am: Edit

Midnight...fine. Got some sleep, the chicken stayed down. Blood pressure fine. Not dizzy.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, December 04, 2015 - 06:35 am: Edit

6am slept on and off. Found a WWII documentary on Netflix and let it run. I would go to sleep watching tanks and wake up in the middle of submarines. Blood pressure in normal range but lower than most times. Some discomfort around surgical scars but nothing dangerous. No nausea.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, December 04, 2015 - 02:55 pm: Edit

2pm Friday: At my desk. I convinced Leanna to take me to town for lunch, but by the time I got here 30 minutes of bouncing in the car had reduced me to a puddle. Going to lunch I managed less than 20 small bits of various food, then two hours in a old recliner in the storage room (the dog washed every inch of exposed skin), then at my desk. Let's see how long it lasts.

My post op instructions say not to touch the scars unless they turn red. Something about not wiping off the glue.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, December 04, 2015 - 07:36 pm: Edit

Thanks for all the good wishes.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, December 04, 2015 - 07:43 pm: Edit

6:30pm update Friday
Lasted 45 minutes at my desk, then two hours in the recliner with Wolf who figured out he could jump onto the sofa and walk onto the foot of the recliner. He washed me again then went to sleep on top of me. Leanna drove me home and I took another nap in my own recliner, then had a very light meal of leftovers. In total I ate about a third of the pork chop dinner from Texas Roadhouse. Feeling better but still very weak. I was able to stand up for two whole minutes.

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, December 04, 2015 - 10:31 pm: Edit

9:30 ok, resting and watching tv. Blood pressure is fine.