This Friday seemed to come around even faster than usual. I’m sharing the blessings of the week with Susanne’s weekly gratitude link-up at Living to Tell the Story.
1. Home from the hospital. My last FFF was written from a hospital room, but I was able to go home after lunch that day. This week I’ve been resting, taking more antibiotics, and recovering from the hospital stay. 🙂
2. Healing. The cellulitis appears to be completely gone. But there was a diagnosis on my charts and discharge papers that I have never seen before, and no one seems to be able to tell me where it came from. No doctor has ever told me I had it. I see my primary care doctor for a follow-up today with a list of questions.
Also, though normally antibiotics mess with my digestive system, that has not been as big a problem this time–surprising considering I was on a couple of different kinds in the hospital. I’ve had more yucky gut feelings the last couple of days–it may be catching up with me. But I am still taking probiotics to help combat that.
3. IB Guard. It’s kind of expensive, but it does help with stomach issues.
4. Sight-seeing by proxy. My oldest son, Jeremy, was in Chicago for the first time this week for his first-ever conference with his new job. He went a couple of days early to sight-see around the city and sent us some photos. I thought it was neat that he happened upon Moody Bible Institute in his walk around the city–not something he was looking for, but it was fun that he found it.
5. Low-sodium eating has not been fun, but it was recommended since I tend to retain fluid in my lower legs, which makes it easier to get cellulitis. It’s been a learning experience. Some things I suspected of being high-sodium have not been, but there has been a surprising amount of sodium in places I didn’t expect, like breads and cheeses. We’ve found that some of the no-salt flavorings have been good on salmon and chicken– not so much on potatoes and other vegetables. But I imagine I’ll get used to it after a while. And I am thankful there’s something definite I can do to help.
That’s it for this week. I hope yours has been good!
By the way, I am giving away a book here: Things We Cannot Keep by Amanda Cox.
