Saturday, January 30, 2010
Wow! Thanks for all the responses. I am definitely motivated to keep up the blog.
Been a busy few days around here. I had my neuropsych test results yesterday as well as an awesome birthday dinner at El Gaucho. If you're interested in the test the next post is a copy of the notes my mom took. All in all it didn't go too bad and dinner was fantastic! It was a little surprising that the area I need to work on most is high level organization. I have always been so psycho, anal about being organized. I think they're talking about on a different level. Should be interesting to see how I do, especially going back to work. Oh yeah, another thing to stress about.
Besides the neuropsych results I got to go to the pool and walked the length of Southcenter 5 times. Lots of work but fun too. And right now, Mom, I'm using my left hand to help me type this. So that's progress!
And Josh and I survived his first business trip since the accident. It was hard but we made it. Thanks for helping out so much, Mom. But he's home now so that's good.
Nothing huge coming up in the next few days. Mom's scotch party is tonight and I'm looking forward to lunch with my boss on Monday. Should be a good time and hopefully it'll put at least some of my work stress at ease. We'll see.
Thanks for keeping up,
Ang
Been a busy few days around here. I had my neuropsych test results yesterday as well as an awesome birthday dinner at El Gaucho. If you're interested in the test the next post is a copy of the notes my mom took. All in all it didn't go too bad and dinner was fantastic! It was a little surprising that the area I need to work on most is high level organization. I have always been so psycho, anal about being organized. I think they're talking about on a different level. Should be interesting to see how I do, especially going back to work. Oh yeah, another thing to stress about.
Besides the neuropsych results I got to go to the pool and walked the length of Southcenter 5 times. Lots of work but fun too. And right now, Mom, I'm using my left hand to help me type this. So that's progress!
And Josh and I survived his first business trip since the accident. It was hard but we made it. Thanks for helping out so much, Mom. But he's home now so that's good.
Nothing huge coming up in the next few days. Mom's scotch party is tonight and I'm looking forward to lunch with my boss on Monday. Should be a good time and hopefully it'll put at least some of my work stress at ease. We'll see.
Thanks for keeping up,
Ang
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Hola!
Nothing big and fun to report about the last few days - except that my formerly lacerated kidney has healed completely. So that's good. And I got my first ever that I can remember IV when I went in for the kidney test. They injected some weird radioactive juice into my arm and then watched it as it went through my kidneys and into my bladder. I tell you one thing, that was the biggest pee that I've ever taken was when that test was done! It was my first and hopefully only Austin Power's pee. Whew!
That's about the only thing noteworthy from this week. There have been other little successes like upping weight/reps in the gym. And sometimes upping both. I also turned up the tension on the torture device last night. Woo hoo! More pain!
That's about all I've got. Besides wondering if anybody is reading this even more. If you are out there lone-reader, leave me a comment so I know you exist, please. Just don't want to be typing for the sake of typing. Let me know if you're enjoying it too or getting anything from it. Definitely want to keep it up if it's serving somebody in some way.
Okay. Thanks.
Ang
Nothing big and fun to report about the last few days - except that my formerly lacerated kidney has healed completely. So that's good. And I got my first ever that I can remember IV when I went in for the kidney test. They injected some weird radioactive juice into my arm and then watched it as it went through my kidneys and into my bladder. I tell you one thing, that was the biggest pee that I've ever taken was when that test was done! It was my first and hopefully only Austin Power's pee. Whew!
That's about the only thing noteworthy from this week. There have been other little successes like upping weight/reps in the gym. And sometimes upping both. I also turned up the tension on the torture device last night. Woo hoo! More pain!
That's about all I've got. Besides wondering if anybody is reading this even more. If you are out there lone-reader, leave me a comment so I know you exist, please. Just don't want to be typing for the sake of typing. Let me know if you're enjoying it too or getting anything from it. Definitely want to keep it up if it's serving somebody in some way.
Okay. Thanks.
Ang
Monday, January 25, 2010
Wow - I made 2 big steps yesterday!!!
The first was something I've been waiting for but didn't expect anytime soon. I was actually thankful for my accident last night! Every Christian knows temporally that apart from Christ you are dead but He slow-pitched to me to give me concrete proof. Apart from Christ I am dead on Delridge. He is the one who kept me alive, woke me up from my coma, and has been carrying me ever since. I just feel really lucky to know that without a doubt. So not only am I thankful for my accident but I can even see it as God's grace. What a trip!
The other big thing yesterday was not quite so good. I think I've officially retreated to the sad phase. Mostly I'm just having a real hard time with how hard this has all been on my husband. I just wish I could take it away from him. I wish I could be better and take care of him. Just feeling like a burden again. Kinda sucks but at least I know it's not truth. I know that he is happy to take care of me. Hell, he's just glad I'm not dead. But it's still hard.
Well, I think that's all I've got for now.
Bye.
Ang
The first was something I've been waiting for but didn't expect anytime soon. I was actually thankful for my accident last night! Every Christian knows temporally that apart from Christ you are dead but He slow-pitched to me to give me concrete proof. Apart from Christ I am dead on Delridge. He is the one who kept me alive, woke me up from my coma, and has been carrying me ever since. I just feel really lucky to know that without a doubt. So not only am I thankful for my accident but I can even see it as God's grace. What a trip!
The other big thing yesterday was not quite so good. I think I've officially retreated to the sad phase. Mostly I'm just having a real hard time with how hard this has all been on my husband. I just wish I could take it away from him. I wish I could be better and take care of him. Just feeling like a burden again. Kinda sucks but at least I know it's not truth. I know that he is happy to take care of me. Hell, he's just glad I'm not dead. But it's still hard.
Well, I think that's all I've got for now.
Bye.
Ang
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Boy, this week has been a whirlwind!
Started out with the neuropsych test. Which was intense! And unfortunately took 2 days to get through. Tuesday was 7 hours of testing and a 2 hour interview with some doctors. Whew - big day. Then I had another 2 1/2 hours of testing on Wednesday. It was sort of fun but I was surprised at how tired I was at the end of the day on Tuesday. And some of the questions were super dumb. Like what is the circumference of the earth? And how many minutes does it take for sunlight to reach the earth? Who knows??? TBI or not I don't know the answers to those questions. But I did get to represent us science nerds pretty well when the lady administering the test asked me at what temperature does water boil and I told her in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. I even called my boss to tell him about that. All in all I think it went pretty well and I get to find out on Friday. I think I'll be okay as long as I get above 90th percentile. Any lower and that is just too foreign for me.
Let's see, what else this week? Success at the gym on Thursday. I did one set of assisted pull ups and 10 minutes on the stepmill. Plus I did 10-10-12 on the shoulder press machine. Pretty darn good. And then I was able to hold a 5 lb weight in my left hand and raise it out to the left for 3 sets of 10 too.
Then I went to the dentist and got told I can wait for the root canal. I guess the nerve damage to the left side of my face makes it unclear if I need the root canal for sure and if I need any other ones too. I think we're just going to check again in 6 months.
I also earned Josh and I a free dinner on Thursday. Josh's dad and stepmom came over and Josh's dad said he'd buy dinner if I could run up the stairs. So I hauled butt and pretty much did. And boy was that dinner tasty!
Last night we got to go hang out with Billy and Sharon at their house. Delicious dinner again to say the least. Plus I got some acupuncture and we watched a movie. Pretty fun.
And then this morning I did something else all new again. I cooked breakfast! I made a hash brown patty that we shared plus I made us both toast. Mine had cream cheese and smoked salmon on it and Josh's was just buttered. Then I made some juice (from frozen concentrate) and had a smoothie. Plus I was able to make Josh some scrambled eggs. It was almost like old times again. A little more work with the left hand but it paid off. Breakfast was great and it felt really good to take care of my husband.
Today started with sleeping in and is shaping up to be a pajama day. Yesssss!!!!! Not too much on the docket for next week. I have a urology appointment at Harborview on Tuesday. I was slow in scheduling it because I didn't know why I needed it. Finally I learned it is follow up for my lacerated kidney so I put it in the cue. Then Friday I have the neuropsych read out which I'm pretty interested in. Not much else besides OT and pool therapy.
Thanks for keeping up,
Ang
Started out with the neuropsych test. Which was intense! And unfortunately took 2 days to get through. Tuesday was 7 hours of testing and a 2 hour interview with some doctors. Whew - big day. Then I had another 2 1/2 hours of testing on Wednesday. It was sort of fun but I was surprised at how tired I was at the end of the day on Tuesday. And some of the questions were super dumb. Like what is the circumference of the earth? And how many minutes does it take for sunlight to reach the earth? Who knows??? TBI or not I don't know the answers to those questions. But I did get to represent us science nerds pretty well when the lady administering the test asked me at what temperature does water boil and I told her in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. I even called my boss to tell him about that. All in all I think it went pretty well and I get to find out on Friday. I think I'll be okay as long as I get above 90th percentile. Any lower and that is just too foreign for me.
Let's see, what else this week? Success at the gym on Thursday. I did one set of assisted pull ups and 10 minutes on the stepmill. Plus I did 10-10-12 on the shoulder press machine. Pretty darn good. And then I was able to hold a 5 lb weight in my left hand and raise it out to the left for 3 sets of 10 too.
Then I went to the dentist and got told I can wait for the root canal. I guess the nerve damage to the left side of my face makes it unclear if I need the root canal for sure and if I need any other ones too. I think we're just going to check again in 6 months.
I also earned Josh and I a free dinner on Thursday. Josh's dad and stepmom came over and Josh's dad said he'd buy dinner if I could run up the stairs. So I hauled butt and pretty much did. And boy was that dinner tasty!
Last night we got to go hang out with Billy and Sharon at their house. Delicious dinner again to say the least. Plus I got some acupuncture and we watched a movie. Pretty fun.
And then this morning I did something else all new again. I cooked breakfast! I made a hash brown patty that we shared plus I made us both toast. Mine had cream cheese and smoked salmon on it and Josh's was just buttered. Then I made some juice (from frozen concentrate) and had a smoothie. Plus I was able to make Josh some scrambled eggs. It was almost like old times again. A little more work with the left hand but it paid off. Breakfast was great and it felt really good to take care of my husband.
Today started with sleeping in and is shaping up to be a pajama day. Yesssss!!!!! Not too much on the docket for next week. I have a urology appointment at Harborview on Tuesday. I was slow in scheduling it because I didn't know why I needed it. Finally I learned it is follow up for my lacerated kidney so I put it in the cue. Then Friday I have the neuropsych read out which I'm pretty interested in. Not much else besides OT and pool therapy.
Thanks for keeping up,
Ang
Monday, January 18, 2010
Hi.
It's me, again. As though it would be anybody else. Doing okay. Definitely in transition right now, but doing okay. I think I'm sort of getting used to Josh going to work. Not fun but getting used to it. Kind of makes me long fort the weekends even more.
But I did have a whole new experience yesterday. Didn't even take my cane to church. Then, as we were walking out I felt unnervingly comfortable walking. Felt super steady and it felt like my walk was pretty good. Surely gave me hope that someday walking might be automatic again. Kinda crazy to think that walking would ever be something tough!
And I set a new goal for myself. I want to be able to put my own hair in a ponytail. Seems kinda lofty right now but I've got it in my sights. Makes me think about how playing with my hair used to be so automatic and re-ponytailing it used to come with no thought. Oh to have those days again. Makes me realize how much is taken for granted. Every little thing is assumed to be something you just have - until it is all gone. Then you start pining over everything. It's a trip, that's for sure.
Big news for this week - I've got my neuropsych evaluation tomorrow. And it is going to be a long day. Goes from 8am to 5pm. I'm not too freaked out about it. Sort of looking forward to it as twisted as that is. Should be a whole day of puzzles which I like. Although I'm sure I'll be plenty tired by the time it's over.
That means today is a day of rest. Minimal therapy crap to do today and I don't have to wear the torture device. Yeah!
Speaking of the torture device, it has taken on a whole new life. I try to wear it while I sleep now. Can be pretty painful but I'm able to wear it for 6 hours now. It is a little disconcerting to actually be woken up by pain. Never had that before, at least not that I can remember. I'm sure it happened in the hospital at least once.
That's all I've got for now.
TTFN.
Ang
It's me, again. As though it would be anybody else. Doing okay. Definitely in transition right now, but doing okay. I think I'm sort of getting used to Josh going to work. Not fun but getting used to it. Kind of makes me long fort the weekends even more.
But I did have a whole new experience yesterday. Didn't even take my cane to church. Then, as we were walking out I felt unnervingly comfortable walking. Felt super steady and it felt like my walk was pretty good. Surely gave me hope that someday walking might be automatic again. Kinda crazy to think that walking would ever be something tough!
And I set a new goal for myself. I want to be able to put my own hair in a ponytail. Seems kinda lofty right now but I've got it in my sights. Makes me think about how playing with my hair used to be so automatic and re-ponytailing it used to come with no thought. Oh to have those days again. Makes me realize how much is taken for granted. Every little thing is assumed to be something you just have - until it is all gone. Then you start pining over everything. It's a trip, that's for sure.
Big news for this week - I've got my neuropsych evaluation tomorrow. And it is going to be a long day. Goes from 8am to 5pm. I'm not too freaked out about it. Sort of looking forward to it as twisted as that is. Should be a whole day of puzzles which I like. Although I'm sure I'll be plenty tired by the time it's over.
That means today is a day of rest. Minimal therapy crap to do today and I don't have to wear the torture device. Yeah!
Speaking of the torture device, it has taken on a whole new life. I try to wear it while I sleep now. Can be pretty painful but I'm able to wear it for 6 hours now. It is a little disconcerting to actually be woken up by pain. Never had that before, at least not that I can remember. I'm sure it happened in the hospital at least once.
That's all I've got for now.
TTFN.
Ang
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Today is my birthday - na na na na na. Happy birthday to me - na na na na.
Today is shaping up to be great. I got to sleep in with Josh this morning and then he made me breakfast. When we get going we're headed to Palomino and maybe a movie. Should be a good day.
In general doing okay. Still a little depressed that my left side isn't working yet. My arm and leg feel really heavy and the left side of my face still feels stiff. Oh well, baby steps. I am still seeing mini progressions every now and then. On Monday my face itched while I was stretching and I was able to itch my eye with my left hand. That was a success!!!
Yesterday my mom took me to the pool for pool therapy and she even got in with me! It was awesome! Thanks, Mom!
Josh starts his new job tomorrow so that should be tough. Especially since he has to be in the office every day for six weeks. Yowch! That'll be tough on both of us! I certainly will miss him!
That has been my biggest worry lately - heading back to work. It seems like March/April is right around the corner. I think I'm mostly just freaked out that I won't be able to do my job any more. Or worse that I'll get back and they'll find out how reduced I am and fire me. Should be a trip and will definitely be a challenge.
Still trying to figure out the maze that is outpatient therapy. We'll see how that goes. And of course there's the whole added hoop to jump though of the Harborview/Aetna contract dispute. Prayer on this front would be much appreciated.
Don't think I have anything else for right now.
Thanks for reading,
Ang
Today is shaping up to be great. I got to sleep in with Josh this morning and then he made me breakfast. When we get going we're headed to Palomino and maybe a movie. Should be a good day.
In general doing okay. Still a little depressed that my left side isn't working yet. My arm and leg feel really heavy and the left side of my face still feels stiff. Oh well, baby steps. I am still seeing mini progressions every now and then. On Monday my face itched while I was stretching and I was able to itch my eye with my left hand. That was a success!!!
Yesterday my mom took me to the pool for pool therapy and she even got in with me! It was awesome! Thanks, Mom!
Josh starts his new job tomorrow so that should be tough. Especially since he has to be in the office every day for six weeks. Yowch! That'll be tough on both of us! I certainly will miss him!
That has been my biggest worry lately - heading back to work. It seems like March/April is right around the corner. I think I'm mostly just freaked out that I won't be able to do my job any more. Or worse that I'll get back and they'll find out how reduced I am and fire me. Should be a trip and will definitely be a challenge.
Still trying to figure out the maze that is outpatient therapy. We'll see how that goes. And of course there's the whole added hoop to jump though of the Harborview/Aetna contract dispute. Prayer on this front would be much appreciated.
Don't think I have anything else for right now.
Thanks for reading,
Ang
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