The Occasional BloggistThe Foibles, Follies and Fancies of a Forty-something, First-time Mom(Untitled)- July 27, 2005 The Grind I was back at work last night, and some of the people whom I work with seemed genuinely happy to see me back and shocked and horrified when I gave the overview of my two weeks away (surgery, doctors' appointments, 2 car accidents, a head and neck MRI with contrast and being told I had a stroke.) The night was busy in the MedicalSurgical ICU: I cared for some patients with very difficult and complex diagnoses and needed to help make some big decisions regarding the plans of...http://blogs.salon.com/0002846/2005/07/26.html#a243 (Untitled)- July 23, 2005 Milestones I was anxious for Jack to learn how to drink through a straw because this would allow me to enter the great maternal arena of the Juice Box. I am happy to report that Jack now excels at drinking from a straw and from a juice box and has also learned to squeeze the juice box so that juice squirts out of the straw all over him. We are still anxious for Jack to start talking in earnest. It bugs me that he looks exactly like Kevin, he is big like Kevin and he is quiet..http://blogs.salon.com/0002846/2005/07/22.html#a242 (Untitled)- July 22, 2005 First, the Good News Today was a perfect beach day, and so, for the second time this week, Jack and I went to the beach. Today, we were back in Gloucester at Wingaersheek Beach with Motherhood Mentor and Good Friend Stephanie and her 12 (!) year-old daughter, Samantha. The water was perfect and the tide was going out, which made for lots of good rock climbing and digging and splashing and swimming. Jack and I also went to the beach on Wednesday, with Ms. Sarah Spencer Welsh, the...http://blogs.salon.com/0002846/2005/07/21.html#a241 (Untitled)- July 19, 2005 Me The numbness and tingling and loss of sensation on my right side is now confined to a small area in my lower right leg: I can't feel just above my ankle or the top of my right foot. So, it's getting better. I'm still getting bad headaches, though, and I have photophobia, which is a fancy way of saying that I am intolerant of bright light, or any light at all, really. My eyes water and I wince. I don't know what that's about, but I haven't worn my contact lenses in a...http://blogs.salon.com/0002846/2005/07/18.html#a240 (Untitled)- July 15, 2005 Whirlwind modern medicine decidedly NOT at its best, liz behaving badly and illogical feelings of luck Thanks to everyone who has e-mailed me or commented here about my post-op shenanigans. The last few days have been crazy, so here's a synopsis: On Wednesday, I went to see the surgeon, who is very kind and calls me "sweetheart" and sounds like she means it, as opposed to calling me sweetheart because she can't remember my name. So she examined me and came to the same conclusion as.http://blogs.salon.com/0002846/2005/07/15.html#a239 (Untitled)- July 12, 2005 What the Hell Was I Thinking Surgery stinks. Ouch. Ugh. Bleaah. After giving birth, I was amazed at how quickly I felt pretty darned good. After having a tiny little gall bladder out, I am amazed at how shitty I feel. So, What-the-Hell-Was-I-Thinking 1, I never should have worked Sunday night. I'm almost 43. I was going in for surgery. And I work a 12-hour night shift Stupid girl. At work, we will frequently talk of...http://blogs.salon.com/0002846/2005/07/12.html#a238 |