Thank YOU!

Thank you to each of you have come by and left a note or emailed me. Your kindness is so appreciated. I'm feeling better, a little each day, but it sure seems slow. My Sweetie Hubby went back to work, but he sure was great to have home. And Sweet Daughter comes by at lunch if I need her or just to say hello. She would really like for me to be able to get back to doing things at her house I'm sure.

But....I can't sit still! Well of course I did have to sit still a bit, but thank goodness I can get around a lot more now. It's been a good excuse to do some art instead of cleaning or doing that kind of stuff. I can't lift anything over 5-10 lbs, but art supplies I can handle!


This piece has been waiting and waiting for me to finish it. Or rather I have been waiting for it to speak to me, tell me how to finish it. Although I am very slow getting anything done, I finished it today. Now that feels good. Not just sitting idle while I'm healing, but getting some art done. I even worked on getting prints made of it and they came out great.

I'll be happy not to be walking around like a really old lady. That will be a great improvement. Although I am thankful to be getting around fairly well.

Thank you again, so very much! Donna

~ Sunday at the ER, Home Again, Sweet Home

~RESTING~

Nothing feels as good as being back home after a trip. But when it is a trip to the hospital, the homecoming is so extra sweet. I'm behind on emails and everything else, so I thought I'd better post a little note here.

Saturday night I couldn't sleep because of a pain in my side. Of course I was sure it was indigestion or something. Sunday it wasn't really bad, so I went for a nice long walk and figured that would make it better. It didn't get worse, but it wouldn't go away. I went back in forth for a couple hours wondering if I should go get it checked. Duh....I know. Hindsight is so much better.

We got the Emergency Room in the afternoon. We decided if there were any tests that needed to be done it was better to be at the hospital instead of the walk-in emergency clinic. The ER doctor said he wanted to do a CT scan and I really didn't want one. He was amused. Nice guy, usually doctors are not amused. He talked me into it. It came back that I had an acute appendicitis.
No way! The ER doctor couldn't wait to say "I told you so," see he was a funny guy. He was very happy that he had pushed me to get the scan and that he didn't let me talk my way out of it.

Well, you don't get to think much from this point. They call a surgeon immediately to get you in surgery before it gets worse. They move fast. I was in surgery in couple of hours, and in the hospital room before midnight. Not much time for a scardy cat like me to worry about needles or anything else. I spent a few of days at the hospital, getting no sleep of course, but doing well. It is so good to be home in my own bed! Quick surgery, not so little incision! But doing better each day. Recovery is supposed to be not too bad, so I'm sure I'll be back to my ol' self soon.

Thank you for stopping by!
I'll be resting for a while, but I'll be back soon.
(Writing this post is the most I've done in days.)