Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Day 67: Ouch

Tuesday through Thursday were spent in the hospital, learning how to breastfeed, change diapers, swaddle, hold Eisley, burp Eisley, and take care of my own injuries.
We left Thursday afternoon and came home.  Eis met Bub and he didn't really care she was here -- he was just happy I was home.
The next few days were spent sleeping, nursing, and changing diapers.  I looked a moment ago at pics from the hospital and realized my parents didn't take ANY... at least not with my camera.  I'm hoping there are some on theirs because it would be really nice to have some from her first few days of life.  She's getting prettier by the day and think it's important Ty get to see her from her time in the hospital, since he coudn't be here. Unfortunately, I don't think they thought to take any and I was delirious most of the time due to pain pills and lack of sleep.
I still don't get any sleep, but that's more due to my sleeping patters not matching Eisley's and my inability to sleep when in so much damn pain.
I can literally feel where all my degenerating disks are -- I have pain in my lower back, around my SIs; I have a band of aching around my T6-T7; my neck and traps feel like they're training to be rocks and I get terribly stabby headaches most every moment of the day.  Luckily, my arms and legs feel fine cause nothing else does! My lady parts feel as though they went out and got beat up in a fight and my belly is totally achy from cramps and constipation.  I stopped taking my pain pills in an attempt to give my body a fighting chance to not get overrun with poo.
Although I only got 5 hours of sleep last night, not all at the same time, mind you, I cannot sleep right now because I hurt too bad.  I laid down to try, but I'm hot and cold and my head throbs and my neck aches in every position and my boobs are ready to busy and my back just aches regardless of how I lay.

I decided to take this time to make phone calls and schedule appointments, so I was not just wasting time while Eisley's sleeping.  I called the Brain & Spine clinic back and they want my MRI results faxed and they want the notes from my surgery from Spine Nevada from 2006.  I am not sure who requested my MRI, so I'm not sure who to call, but I don't want to have to call anyone.  I think they should be able to request those records.  However, they have to have them and Dr. Hummell has to review them before he'll let me make an appointment!  Ugh.

I really wish my hormones would go back to normal already.  I'm tired of sweating almost all the time... when I'm not sweating, I'm freezing. At least I should be able to get tired by the time Eis wakes up and then not sleep some more while I take care of her and when I really want to sleep and am able (night), she'll be up wanting to feed, poop, pee, and cry.


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