#immune compromised
3rd shot in the arm today!! Whoohoo! Who’d have thunk I’d be psyched to get a shot. TBH, I have been nervous because - even tho my test results showed I made some antibodies - I am on one of the meds listed as preventing ppl from making a high amount of antibodies. Like my Drs just haven’t been sure if I’ve really been protected. Hopefully now I am. #GetVaccinated to help protect me even more! (Seriously, I don’t wanna get Covid. Pls help protect me. This has been my Ted Talk).
Please still wear a face mask. Disabled people’s lives matter and we’re all still at risk.
Honey, I’m hoooome! Got home yesterday actually. Doing pretty good, worst part is finding the perfect position, perfect angle, pillows arranged perfectly…and then never being able to find that sweet spot again after a bathroom break. Plus, my other joints are protesting this much time in bed. But I’m way more alert than I expected to be. And I feel so loved. Not by your outpouring, tho that was nice…but because the cats have been all over me since the second I got home. Hiccup, who never stays more than an hour for a snuggle, slept the whole night through with me, 10 straight hours. Pippin has been right next to me all this morning, everytime I open my eyes he is just staring at me. And Ripley & Kirk, who generally only spend time together if they’re fighting, are currently laying just 6 inches away from each other so that they can both have me. Diggle has frantic happy tail everytime he sees me and remembers that I’m back…sadly we took the ottoman away from the end of the bed so he can’t get up, safer for me that way. He doesn’t understand why he’s been banned from the bed. I have moments of frustration thinking about the slow road ahead of me with recovery. I mean, this sucks. But compared to the left hip surgery a few years ago, my pain & mobility this soon after surgery is hella impressive. Home PT starts on Monday, just to make sure my other joints don’t lock up (worse than they already are) while I’m recovering. And that’s about it from here.
I’ll say it again…if you wanna do something for me, Go Get Vaccinated. I found out 24hrs in that my roommate wasn’t vaccinated. I wore my mask most of the time, but there was one point where I forgot to put it back on after lunch and dosed off for four hours, only to wake to a convo with the nurse trying to talk my roomie into getting her vaccine because no rehab facility was willing to take her otherwise. I was shook up when I heard that. Why in the hell would they put a severely immune compromised person in a room with an unvaccinated person?! Idfk, but I’ll feel better both with my pain level and with my fear that Imma wake up coughing, once I hit that 2 week mark, ya know?
Surgery was yesterday. It all went really well. You can tell I’m good based on fact I’m posting the day *after*. & I’m doing really good w the hip recovery, but my heart rate & blood pressure keep dropping (possibly leftover reaction to anesthesia), so PT doesn’t wanna push me too hard for that reason, so I’m staying one more night. Mostly biggest issue is so sore from being stuck in bed. . Anybody wants to do something for me - Go Get Vaccinated! It’s my new love language. My meds suppress how many antibodies I can even make, but like the more ppl vaccinated, sooner we stamp this out & I ain’t gotta worry. Bc it sucks having to wear a mask 24/7 in here, even when I sleep. It’s required for staff, optional for patients, but last night I heard my roommate coughing, probably a post-surgery post-intubation cough, but I’m not taking any chances. So there’s that. Will try to update again on Saturday or Sunday, when I’ve been home a day or two.
3rd shot in the arm today!! Whoohoo! Who’d have thunk I’d be psyched to get a shot. TBH, I have been nervous because - even tho my test results showed I made some antibodies - I am on one of the meds listed as preventing ppl from making a high amount of antibodies. Like my Drs just haven’t been sure if I’ve really been protected. Hopefully now I am. #GetVaccinated to help protect me even more! (Seriously, I don’t wanna get Covid. Pls help protect me. This has been my Ted Talk).
Welcome to My Life.
Isn’t it nice?
To your left,
The beaches are prohibited.
Looking to your right,
Amusement parks are unavailable.
I hope you don’t need groceries,
Or crave a shopping spree.
The stores are no longer as they were,
They now are home to Terror.
A cough stifled in isle thirteen?
Cover your face with your sleeve.
Someone sneezes a few feet away?
Leave without delay.
Reality has become virtual,
Your computer is now your school.
Study with a friend using a webcam,
Spend time with them while you can.
No one can touch,
You now live in a bubble.
Craving human connection?
Look to your electronic screens.
Don’t forget to wash your hands!
Wash them after every activity.
Oh, and don’t forget,
Keep your distance from possibility.
Life is limited,
It’s unpredictable.
Life is precious,
But very messy.
You didn’t realize it,
Or give it any thought.
Why would you?
Until you had time to sit,
And finally caught on.
You are experiencing chaos.
What a frightening existence.
You are experiencing My Life.
Enjoy your stay.
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