December 28, 2008
recovering more each day
After another relatively restless night, I stayed home most of the day with my mother and my kids. Just before going to bed, I noticed that my leg had swelled up considerably. I took some Tylonol to help reduce the swelling. It may or may not have helped. The swelling had gone down most of the way by the time I got up the next morning. Sometime in the middle of the night, my temperature must have spiked. I woke up soaked in sweat early in the morning.
On the 28th (today), we went shopping (primarily to get batteries for some of the kids’ toys) and spent the rest of the day at home relaxing. My leg is again a little swelled. But my mother noticed today in the warnings that came with the blood-thinner that I am not supposed to take Tylonol while on that medication. So I haven’t taken any since then and plan to instead go to bed earlier tonight and plan on taking longer to get in the necessary amount of rest, since I will likely be uncomfortable again throughout the night.
I get a house-call from a physical therapist tomorrow. I will also discuss with the doctor’s office the swelling, etc, to see what they advise.