Waiting

[susandennis]

The drip fix it guys are supposed to be here at 8:30. It's 8 now. I'm showered and dressed and ready.

Last night I woke up several times with the itchiest back on the planet. It was the bandage. I almost started to get up and rip it off. I debated for a while. But finally, I went back to sleep. This morning was bandage change day anyway.

It went way more smoothly this time. The most difficult part now is taking a selfie of the middle of my back. There is a little difference between Monday (1) and today (2) but only a very little. It's still not hot and not tender. (I did hear back from the doctor's office after I sent a pic. No biggie, they say, so cool.)




I am weary of the drama and the itching. I have two more bandage changes and then I go in on Tuesday to have them remove the stitches and I'm done!

My Fitbit got a new skill yesterday. It will now notify me if my heart rate dives or elevates. I'm conflicted about this. But, also, while I love my Fitbit, it's not something I'd bet the ranch on. It's been known to say that I did not sleep at all on nights when my bed says I slept great. It thinks my treadmill walking is 'outdoor biking'. It says that even if I don't tell it I'm swimming, it will know and start tracking 10 minutes in. Never happened once. Overall it is great. But, if it told me I was dying, I'd chortle and ignore it, I think. We'll see.

If I do die, though, make sure you check my app and see if they called it. They deserve the credit if they do.

Sometimes I think 'hmmm wonder what xxx will be like when I'm old?' xxx being an ache or an ability or an opinion.

Then I realize with more of a shock than I should have that I am already old. Then I think, do most septuagenarians experience xxx this way? Google sometimes knows and sometimes doesn't.

Biggie is a meatloaf in my lap this morning. I don't hate it.

I might make a Goodwill run this morning - drop off and shop both. I am on the hunt for a rain jacket. Plus I need the steps.

My Dinnerly order arrived last night. I have 3 dinners to make - 6 meals total. I think I'm going to go ahead and make the doubles and just park the leftovers for the next meal. (As opposed to halving everything and doing it twice.) At first glance, it does not appear as if I received anything that I won't be using which is nice. I did go ahead and cancel next week. I sure don't need this every week. Maybe not every other week. But, they make that pretty easy.

Baseball is at 3:10. And there will be crocheting.

Comments

[bill_schubert]

My process, if you're interested, is to cancel generally as far out as I can on the schedule. Then when I want to schedule a delivery I uncancel and put it on there. That way I'm sure to not forget. Not that you'd ever forget even if you are 70.

[susandennis]

ohhhh that's an excellent Pro tip! Cancelling now. Thanks

[desdemonaspace]

That redness doesn't look bad at all. And don't "they" say the itching sensation means it's healing?

I can't IMAGINE changing a dressing on my back. I have crap shoulders and haven't put on a bra by hooking or unhooking in back in YEARS. I don't bend that way anymore. Go you, flexible woman!

[susandennis]

And don't "they" say the itching sensation means it's healing? YES! But, sadly, most of my itching is from the damn bandage. I think it's probably all psychosomatic (or dry skin) anyway.

[maju]

I'm very impressed that you're able to both take a photo of the middle of your own back and change the dressing.

[susandennis]

I've developed a new skill!

[spiffikins]

I was going to say the same thing! LOL

[sound_of_silence]

I have a fitness bracelet that says I'm sleeping when I'm sitting in front of the tv quite awake, lol.

[wpadmirer]

I saw the time you said and went, WHAT?! Then I remembered you're on the West Coast. (WHEW!)

Hoping my Rays get the best of your guys tonight! (grin)

[susandennis]

hahaha i promise not to post spoilers

[adafrog]

Looks nice.

[taz_39]

Oooo neat, nice clean stitching ya got there!

Sounds like it's healing well!

RE: aging and/or discovering that you're already old: At the moment I'm finding these moments hilarious, maybe because I'm not quite 40 yet. My boyfriend, who is newly 40 and is suddenly experiencing multiple health issues, finds it understandably less funny, but we both have these "Wait...I'm already old!" moments happening more and more often. With me I find myself a lot more scatterbrained than I used to be, and also while I'm doing things like weeding (long periods of time squatting or bent over) I wonder for how long I'll be allowed to keep this up without some kind of repercussions.

[susandennis]

It's so hard to remember that once I bounded up steps because it was faster than elevator or escalator. I know I did it, but now I can hardly remember.

Another phase you have in your future is the ... Oh shit. Now I'm too old to die young!!

I'm perilously close myself to the age when announcement of my death does not really need a cause of.

But honestly and really and truly, all ages are pretty damn excellent. I'm enjoying the heck out of 73.

[taz_39]

Aww! I wonder how many realizations like this await me.
My boyfriend is already having them. To no fault of his own, he's tried to take care of himself as best he could, but got dealt a crappy hand where genetics were concerned.

I have a lot more snap-crackle-pop in my body, but no accompanying pain yet. Still bounding up steps, lol, but I notice that I have to be careful when I stretch in the morning because I'll often get charlie horses in my calves which are very painful. That's a new thing.

Glad to hear 73 is good! I look forward to whatever years I get with pleasure! :D

[sherlockishere]

I'm 65, so I'm not far behind you. I seem to be constantly noticing weird changes in my body and wondering where they came from. It's a bit like adolescence, only these changes are not so much in the healthy direction. Like my feet: Do you have bizarre changes in your feet? Mine magically grew a knob on the back of the heel bone, so that my feet now don't fit into my vast shoe collection anymore. Plus the toes on one foot decided to curl down, giving me hammer toes, but only one side. I seem to think "What the hell is with that?" in reference to my own body several times a week!

[cdayzee]

My Apple Watch notifies me of high & low heart rates. I find it fascinating. I have yet to have any high ones but that's understandable because unbeknownst to me, my heart has a naturally slower than usual beat. I was informed when I went to my new dr...was it last year? No dr had ever mentioned that to me. Of course, I googled it & it all makes sense regarding other things I'd been experiencing. And also scary things as I've increasingly had problems waking up from anesthesia from surgery. Now that I have this knowledge, I'm terrified of having another surgery. The last one was 'routine' but my experience was anything but. I was supposed to have jumped up & walked out after 45 min but I was there for hours. Even though I was experiencing neurological difficulties & barely able to stand, they kicked me out because I'd already overstayed my welcome & they wanted to go home. I went home & slept a solid 12 hrs. Thank goodness I finally recovered.

I used to have an app on my phone once that would tell me I was bike riding while driving or not moving while running.