Home sweet home
We are finally home and I have never been so happy to see my messy house. Kyle ran his last fever Friday night/Saturday morning and yesterday he started eating normally again. They were going to do a final chest x-ray this morning but the doctor actually cancelled it b/c his lungs sounded so clear. I know the x-rays don’t hurt him but they’re such a pain since he can’t sit up on his own; I feel like a contortionist trying to hold him in the proper position w/o getting my body in the x-ray. But the good news is they handed me the regular size lead gown instead of the plus-sized one. Hey, at this point I’ll take good news anywhere I can get it.
I am so far off track w/food I’m going to need to stop for directions to get back on. And I can’t even use the excuse of not having anything healthy in the hospital, although that is true. This was a pure choice to use food for comfort and it’s going to continue for today. I am too tired to even think about food choices. My hubby has strict instructions that when he goes to the store to pick up our many, many prescriptions that he’s to bring back frozen waffles. I love those damn things.
My older son is still sick but hopefully he’ll be on the mend soon. Thank goodness for my MIL b/c he has basically lived w/her since Sunday and he loves it over there so much he doesn’t feel like he’s been abandoned. But now my hubby has the bug so my days of being sick are over. He went to acute care before he picked us up at the hospital and all of the doctors and nurses know our family by name. The doctor didn’t even run any tests, he just looked at his red throat and asked where he wanted the prescription sent. It’s not a good thing when you’re that well known at the doctor’s office.
Tomorrow I’m going to slowly inch my way back to exercise. I’m going to make myself stop after 30 minutes on the bike and evaluate how I feel. I went to the store yesterday and was so tired when I got home that I actually had to take a nap. I guess my lungs haven’t fully recovered from the pneumonia.
If there’s time today I’m going to catch up on what all of you ladies have been doing. Thanks so much for all of the well-wishes, hugs and prayers. They worked!!!!!
Hey! Glad to hear all is well
Don’t worry, you’ll get back in the game soon enough. Just enjoy being home with your boys today!!
So good to see you are back home! Yep, enjoy your waffles. You will get back to it. Pneumonia can take a while to build strength back. Glad to hear you are going to start gradually and pay attention to your body. SOOO important! Tell that Hubby to get well now! Delita
Glad to hear you are back home and all is relatively well. I think it’s harder on us when our kids are sick than when we are. So, take it easy on yourself!! Get lots of rest - everything else will fall back into place soon enough.
And happy belated birthday! ~Tiffany
I am SO glad you are all home. I hope your older son gets better soon. Enjoy your waffles. So glad to hear about your gown size! Love n stuff to your family.
I saw your post in Meg’s log and thought I’d stop by. I actually had a pleural infection a few years back (had to put in a chest tube to drain it, and was on multiple courses of antibiotics to eventually clear it up). I thought I’d be back to normal in a short while, but it was months (perhaps even 6) before I really was completely well.
I think I know a little more now than I did now, and the one thing I’d suggest is to take it easy on the dieting while you recover. Trying to recover on a deficit is much harder. Better to maintain for a while and get healthy. Anyway, hope you’re feeling better soon.
Welcome home and welcome back. Glad all is well.
-kt
I’m so glad to hear you’re home and both boys are on the mend! Keep taking care of yourself, k?
Oh hey COOL that they gave you a regular size lead apron! I think that was so exciting!!
I am so glad that you are back home and your son is on the mend. This was wonderful news to see.
Joy
ps
good job on the reg. size x-ray apron!
glad to hear you all are back home
Oh thank goodness, I’m so glad all is getting better. I got pretty sick after I read/saw/heard (how do you refer to that on a blog?) about the hospital trips, didn’t check the blogs but kept you in my thoughts the entire time.
So glad to hear you and your lovely family are all back home, Brandie! What a trying experience!
Sending you lots of health and wellness. Serve it with dinner tonight!
By the way, Thanks for the sandwich the other night. You’re just too good to me!