Sitting-Up Time

I swear this is the last day I'll write about my hospital visit, and it will be a short post. I'm supposed to be lying down because of the "catheter hole" in my thigh, but I don't do well with the computer when I'm lying down and I've had to stay on top of my students' work. Why is it that when you want to waste time -- on your own terms -- it's no big deal to lie down for a while, but when lying down is imposed on you it's so much harder to do? Actually, it's not that hard today. My thigh hurts and I'm still a little dizzy, so maybe sprawling on the sofa and watching shows on demand isn't so bad.

One of the nurses didn't take note of my latex allergy -- sometimes they don't when they're in a hurry to start an IV -- and I noticed yesterday that my arm was red around the area where the latex tape was. Just now I noticed that it's covered in red bumps. I'm really hoping the reaction stops there; I don't want any more hospital time! I've been distracting myself with a new baby blanket project and am hoping to finally get my etsy site up next week. I have a lot going on at the moment, apart from health stuff which is only complicating the other things I need to do. I'm going to be selfish and make a wish for myself that my health issues will soon be resolved and I'll manage to navigate around them to finish this semester's work. My frustration level has been high, and that's not doing me any good. For today, and perhaps tomorrow, I can set aside work stuff and other worries and just rest. That's the plan anyway.