It's been 8 days since my surgery and I'm still in a lot of pain. The surgeon packed the wound for a week before finally closing it up with stitches on day 6. I swear the stitches hurt worse than the wound while it was packed. Anyway, I go back and see her in a few hours. She will change the dressing, likely prescribe me more antibiotics, and say, "See you next week!" Which will be nice as I'm tired of having to drive into Kenmore Square 3 times a week.
Things are further complicated by a fever I have developed with nausea, vomiting, ear ache, sore throat and sinus pressure. So I'm seeing the Chief of Medicine at Urgent Care right before I see the surgeon. Hopefully it's just a virus. It shouldn't be bacterial as I've been on antibiotics for 8 days now. Anyway, despite it all I'm in a generally good mood.
My husband is doing his homework for the week and preparing for his test tomorrow. So I'm in the office, listening to music while he studies in the bedroom.
I found an organization to volunteer at. It's called Last Hope K9 Rescue and works to save dogs from high kill shelters and Craigslist. I got a tip from a girl I'm friends with on Facebook who goes to Mount Ida. She is very involved and she said I could do administrative things for the organization, like making phone calls to landlords and helping cipher through applications and such. I'm not explaining it very well. I'll be able to describe what I do once I start. I'm being added to an email list with volunteer jobs. Hopefully it gets me out of the house a few times a week.
I think it's time for more herbal tea. I've been taking the maximum dose of Tylenol to keep my fever down and I've got to keep my fluids up. Have a great Hump Day everyone!
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