My sister, Jane was here at 9:20 this morning and I was just walking out of my apartment to wait for her. It ended up being a nice day with a little sun but very cold. Got to the doctor's office a little after 10:00 and they took me right in. Sharon, the stoma nurse and Dr. Delpino's main nurse, took the staples out of my belly in four areas. I didn't feel a thing! I was expecting a little sharp pain or something but I didn't. Piece of cake!! Ha! Ha! I told her about the flange leaking around my Stoma and she got me a new one that has a concave area on it. Works so much better! She gave me the prescriptions for all my Ostomy supplies. I will order them from this company and they will be delivered at my door by mail every month. So that part was easy. I don't have to go back till January 5th at 1 pm. She said I looked good and that everything was healing nicely. I even had the irritation under the flange already healing from all the leakage this week. I have been using the Irrigation flush, which is Sodium Chloride. I took the bottle from the hospital. That is the stuff I asked the nurses to bring me when I got the stitches all crap the first time the bag leaked when I was in the hospital. It works real well. I've been dabbing the irritated spots every day and it heals real fast. She was amazed that I could do all that myself . Hell yes I can!!! Ha! Ha!
I told her about the itching and rash also. She agrees I might have been allergic to the Benedryl. All my rashes have gone now, thank God!! Just dry spots now. They will be gone in another day or two.
I was out of there at 11:10 so Jane took me to the Walmart up there and I picked up a few things. When we got into Utica she wanted to stop at Peter's Cornicopia. I'd never been in there before. It smelled so good. People were in there having lunch. We didn't stop for that though. Jane had to pick up a few items. I found my Natural Almond Butter and my Bob's Red Mill baking Soda so I got those. Then Jane brought me home. She had to get her vehicle back so her hubby could use it to deliver payroll checks. His car wouldn't start this morning.
I was feeling good so about an hour later I decided I was going to go out and clean the snow off my car and see if it would start. It did! Bless that old car. It always starts for me no matter how long it has sat. Last winter when I broke my wrist it hadn't been started in over two months and it started right up also.
I went to Walmart to get the rest of the stuff I had on my list. Had to get wrapping paper and lots of misc. things. Got all that and then went to the bank to get some cash and then to Agway to get my critter food. When I got home I loaded everything into my red cart and wheeled it all in. Had to make two trips. I even lifted the 20 # bags of critter food but did it very carefully with just my arms so as not to pull on my stomach muscles.
I was pretty proud of myself that I did all that today. And I sure am glad I did because it started to snow heavy just at dark tonight. By 6:30 there is quite a few inches on the ground already. Sure am glad we had a nice day today.
Just before dark I looked out the window and there was a male cardinal laying in the snow and not moving. He must have hit the window. I was so worried about him. I watched and watched and eventually he started to move and then hop around a bit and it was quite dark when he finally flew to the bushes with the rest of his family. I was so happy. I hate to see any little critter hurting.
So all in all I can say I had a very good day and I still am feeling real good. I ate my soup for lunch and dinner and then made myself a cup of tea and had a few chocolates. Yum, yum. Who could ask for anything more??!! Ha!
Take care everyone.
My cousin Gloria is supposed to come over tomorrow but not sure now with all the snow. But if she can't make it there is always another day.
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