Hardware Free

Sorry ladies, no bare-chested photos to gawk at this time around.

Everything went well with removal of my PEG Tube and Port yesterday. I was a little sore last night and that's continued today but not a big deal. For the short term the lump on my chest and the tube sticking out of my stomach have been replaced with several layers of gauze taped on in those same locations, but those will just last a few days then I'll get back to normal. Only other restrictions? No heavy lifting and no swimming for 7 to 10 days. Not clear how I'm going to get by without being able to do those but I'll just have to find a way.

I saw my Orthopedic Doc this morning. I still have some work to do with strengthening but, basically, I'm done with Doctors and Physical Therapists as far as my shoulder are concerned. Plenty of exercises to do on my own at home to maintain my range of motion and to improve my strength, but all stuff I can do on my own.

So, I'm not really sure what to do. As of today I have no Doctor Appointments, scans or anything else medical on my schedule until May 28th. After that my next appointment is out in July. I'm sure my poor car is going to have withdrawals, not knowing what to do without two or three appointments to drive to each week. I'm confident we'll be able to work through it, though.

Along with the decrease in Doctor Appointments, you can also expect a decrease in posts to this blog. Barring something unexpected, I shouldn't have anything new to report for quite some time. My May appointment is just a follow-up with Dr. Tsue (ENT) and my next set of scans isn't until July. I'm sure I'll get a periodic wild hare and post something, but don't expect too much meaningful content before July. Much like my car, I'm confident you'll all be experiencing withdrawals.