I still can't eat or drink very much, but I can get some liquids to my stomach, which is good. It just doesn't want to stay there very long, but it is progress!
I have ventured out to the grocery store and Wal-Mart, which tires me out even with a short loop in and out, but at least it's a change of scenery. Early mornings on the porch are still very nice, but as the Sun gets over the trees, it is unbearable and I have to retreat inside near the air conditioner.
Cousin Gail invited us to Merry Hill on Sunday so we took a road trip to Bertie county. Naturally I slept the whole way down and back, but it was good to be back in Bertie. I got to dangle my feet in her pool and it never bothered me that it was cloudy. I was worn out when we got back to Wendell, but it was good to have a little road trip.
Monday was the Fourth of July, and again out of sever boredom, I asked my pit crew to look at the lawn mower. It's normal for me to have to tweak the carburetor each week, but last week that didn't help and we never got it running. Thankfully, Mike mowed my grass last week out of the kindness of his heart, but it nagged me that for the first time in over 20 years that I couldn't mow the yard.
I have told the story of how my Dad rebuilt his golf cart after he wrecked it, sitting in a wheel chair and telling Mom what to do, since his eyesight was nearly gone, and some things he did from feel. We called them Alf and Ralf Monroe when they worked together. Well, Monday, Keith and I were Alf and Ralf. I pulled the carb off and took it apart, then had Keith clean it and I reassembled it while sitting in a chair.
It took a bit to adjust it, but I did take it for a spin around the yard until it died again. This time the motor was locked and would not turn. I pulled the head off and it was not jammed.We then pulled the top cover off and pried the flywheel and freed it up. Once reassembled, I got it adjusted and was able to mow my grass with no problems!
Yes,it totally wore me out. Even though it's a rocking chair like I sit in on the porch, with a steering wheel, it did take a lot out of me to finish the yard, and I didn't dump the last bag of clippings.
Today I am pursuing the feeding tube folks. Basically, while I was in the hospital my blood sugar was normal, but after being on this feeding tube, my sugar levels are off the scale, making me tired. I can actually swallow pills and liquids now, but while my sugar is so high my stomach rejects it and I still lose even water. It is encouraging things make it to the stomach, but it pains me that I can't keep anything down. My regular Doctor is on vacation, so I am tracking down my surgeon that installed the tube and hopefully he can get me on the correct formula.
So in short, not so bad, just want a hot dog soooooo bad!
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