How long on bed rest? Hmmm... On July 26th I had heavy bleeding and went to the ER - subchorionic hematoma. The next day one of the docs (they are a cooperative) said everything was fine since I stopped bleeding and could go back to normal. One week later (or maybe it was 2?) I started bleeding again - not bright red, but heavy. Saw another doc who said bed rest until I stopped bleeding - that took two weeks. Around that time I went in for a checkup and yet another doc said to stay on bed rest for two weeks after the bleeding stopped. There may be some extra days here and there - but it sure feels like I have been on the couch since July!!!
How do I keep from losing my mind, entirely? I crochet and have nearly finished a super-cute baby blanket, and I also started to learn how to do needlework. My boss is letting me work from home; which is the real life-saver! That's eight hours a day at least my mind is occupied. I have gained more weight than I am supposed to, but I am always STARVING and can't walk, bike, hike, run or swim it off. There is also the sad fact that I am craving potatoes and anything with cheese sauce - many, many calories!
We're supposed to be getting ready for the winter - finding folks who need wood removed from their yards and bringing it home to chop and stack - I can't help at all! The house is dusty and my husband is trying desperately hard to keep up with both our chores and everything else. He's been a real trooper! His mom brings us dinner once a week, too. Luckily, some folks from church came by the other day and helped chop and stack all the wood we had stored in back - that was awesome!
So, while it has been hard, having folks rally around and help out has been wonderful and makes it really hard to complain.
Glad it all went well. X
