The blog picture I’ll explain first. I know it looks ugly, but it’s my HAPPY arm with the PICC removed. You can see how irritated the skin was with the adhesive from the bandages. The adhesive that was MOST friendly too my arm is the immediate little square around the holes. The big brown mark around to the right is the scar left from the SECOND friendliest bandage that we used for until October 9th. We’ve been using the last one since then. I was so thrilled yesterday to part with this PICC! It’s been a gift to get through all the treatments, but I’m so happy to have it gone. I’ll be glad to be a pincushion for the next treatment to be relieved of this adhesive trauma. Where the PICC line actually went into my arm is the little hole toward the left with the little dark ring around it. You can see that it wasn’t nearly as irritated as my arm was that touched the adhesive. The other red spots are where the stitches were. They were pretty irritated because they were constantly being pulled whenever I bent my arm. It’s a skin trauma I’m so glad to have behind me.
Last night was so nice to just go to bed and sleep, not being bothered with repositioning my arm to accommodate the PICC from time to time all night. Today was so much fun! We got up early and went to join Dorothy and David for breakfast at the Kozy Diner. It was great to see lots of other folks from town in there, too, besides the owner and the waitresses. We came home and I went right back to bed for a great nap. After my nap we went for a walk! It was a beautiful day and I made it all around the park. That’s probably a mile and a half, so that’s pretty good since I’ve had so little exercise. I could have walked more, but I had to get home to the bathroom. I forgot that all the water I drink wouldn’t let me go very far. Ugh. The water is so important to get the chemo distributed all through my body, though. It’s also important for all the side effects; water seems to help all the evils of chemo. After our walk we had lunch and then I worked outside for a long time. It was WONDERFUL. I never managed to work up a sweat because I guess the chemo freeze has started, but I had the freedom to sweat and that was fun!
Tonight we met Dorothy and David and Frank and Jo Ann at the Mexican restaurant for supper. Another couple joined us, too, so we had a really fun time. I guess I’m pretty much through celebrating because my numbers will be going down and I’ll be too much at risk to be around people. I can get out in the air and walk, though. It’s likely to be too cool to work in the yard. I got a good bit done today, so I’m happy with it.
God is so good. I sure thank Him for the freedom, for a day out with friends and the opportunity to heal. PTL!
Last night was so nice to just go to bed and sleep, not being bothered with repositioning my arm to accommodate the PICC from time to time all night. Today was so much fun! We got up early and went to join Dorothy and David for breakfast at the Kozy Diner. It was great to see lots of other folks from town in there, too, besides the owner and the waitresses. We came home and I went right back to bed for a great nap. After my nap we went for a walk! It was a beautiful day and I made it all around the park. That’s probably a mile and a half, so that’s pretty good since I’ve had so little exercise. I could have walked more, but I had to get home to the bathroom. I forgot that all the water I drink wouldn’t let me go very far. Ugh. The water is so important to get the chemo distributed all through my body, though. It’s also important for all the side effects; water seems to help all the evils of chemo. After our walk we had lunch and then I worked outside for a long time. It was WONDERFUL. I never managed to work up a sweat because I guess the chemo freeze has started, but I had the freedom to sweat and that was fun!
Tonight we met Dorothy and David and Frank and Jo Ann at the Mexican restaurant for supper. Another couple joined us, too, so we had a really fun time. I guess I’m pretty much through celebrating because my numbers will be going down and I’ll be too much at risk to be around people. I can get out in the air and walk, though. It’s likely to be too cool to work in the yard. I got a good bit done today, so I’m happy with it.
God is so good. I sure thank Him for the freedom, for a day out with friends and the opportunity to heal. PTL!
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