Recovering takes a lot out of you.

After I came home from the hospital after a dreadful 5 days, Marta started working wonders, while I stumbled from one director to another, trying to get a nurse to come see me and OK the medications the hospital had recommended. With many wrong directions and wrong connections, we finally found an outside Patient Care Place for a nurse to come the following week. All she did was take my vitals, and "register" me (EVERYTHING down here is pointedly done to avoid lassuits!!!!!) After more delays I finally got a nurse to come, and OK therapists. A PT came with leg exercises, and an OT came with arm exercises. I started doing all of them once a day along with walking outside with my walker. Felt weaker and weaker and only wanted to lie in bed trying to sleep. Now the last few days, arthritis is kicking in on my hands, feet, knees and hips. Have increased the exercises, and walking, realizing that I am not going to get an significant help from the professionals. If I'm going to get better, it will be my own doing.... I'm taking arthritis Tylenols which help with the pain, and increasing the exercises to twice an day, also the walking. Mike came by on Monday and bought $130 worth of equipment and jewelry; he put together the new shower chair I had ordered from Amazon. I'm hoping I can start making some jewelry; I have to start enjoying things again. I had to cancel my Sept. 3rd Craft Show where I was going to sell my jewelry because I was too weak to stand for several hours. Maybe October.... Hopefully, better news next month. Love Janice