She was hardly gone from the hospital 16 hours when she returned so the women in pulmonary rehab could put her through the paces. Alison walked at a leisurely pace on the treadmill for 15 minutes, and then did another 15 min. of leg resistance on the Nu-Step. She stretched her arms over her head which tugged at those incisions a little, but it was all very impressive. Tomorrow, she's likely to step it up a little more. The wheelchair's been kicked to the curb along with the oxygen tanks. Alison's loving her new lungs! Now if those incisions would just hurry up and heal, along with the other areas of her chest that were stretched this way and that! She still can't drive, and she has a restriction to not lift more than five-pounds.
After lunch at Red Lobster today, we enjoyed some of Alison's delicious cake and mints made by Glenda Koehn, of Elgin. Between bites, Alison said, "Love you Glenda!"
Doesn't the patient look good? And that's with no make-up or styled hair. Later tomorrow, Ali finally gets to take that first full shower in several weeks.
Alison's also becoming a pro at administering herself her numerous medications, including one IV drug that she hooks up to her port and will take for a week. There's been very little time for boredom thus far in her recovery, but she's hoping after a longer day at the hospital tomorrow, she'll be able to catch up on her Facebooking and texting with friends. Oh, and she says thanks to all those who sent cards in the last couple of days!!! It's been fun reading through them!
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