Post heart surgery day #19



Had a good day yesterday.  Jackie and I went to the new E&S Amish bulk store in Shipshewana.  Jackie made me take a folding lawn chair in our shopping cart, in case I became tired and needed to sit down.  I sat in the chair while I waited for her to park the car.  We had a nice time shopping.  It's a much  larger store than their old one.  There was a bench inside, where we sat for a few minutes.  They now take credit/debit cards, but add a service charge to your bill.  As far as the prices go, I'm not sure.  Bulk items, flour, etc. seem to be the same as the old store.  Close/out-dated items are still quite cheap.  I'm not sure about other items.  I'm not sure they are much different than other stores, but I don't have any specific examples.

Afterwards we went to Taco Bell in Middlebury.  I thought tacos sounded good.  I ate more in that meal, 3 tacos, ½ a burrito, and a soft drink, than I've eaten at one time since before my surgery.  We went home and I took a 2 hour nap.  I didn't have any supper.

I took my normal bedtime, sleep-aid meds.  In the middle of the night I was stricken with a coughing spell.  My lungs are producing large quantities of phlegm, which requires that I sit vertically in order to clear.  During that coughing spell, I could feel something suddenly change, improving my lung capacity and breathing.  I got a good nights sleep.

My right lung had been about 50% compressed by my diaphragm, leaving me feeling continually out of breath.  The Drs. at Cleveland Clinic said it would clear on its own, anyway I felt like during the coughing, it popped back to its normal state, and my breathing is suddenly MUCH improved.  I have a chest x-ray scheduled for after the first of the year, so I won't officially have it verified until then, but I'm confident as to what has taken place.

It was a very good day.  I feel far more optimistic this morning than yesterday morning. . . 

I give You thanks Lord. . . 

<3

Dave

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