Healing

The doctor (his assistant, actually) finally removed the stitches from my hand yesterday--it really hurt.  I felt nauseous after I got home.  Whenever I feel that way, I worry that it's the Meniere's disease, and that I'm headed for a vertigo attack.  I haven't had a bout with Meniere's-related vertigo since Dec. '06.  That was a bad Fall (and fall, figuratively speaking).  I'm still very glad my illness didn't coincide with my son's.  Fall seems to be a tough time for our family.

The palm of my left hand looks like chopped up meat--I took a photo of it yesterday so I can see how I'm progressing.  The doctor said it would take at least a month (maybe longer) before the swelling will go down.  But right now what's prominent are the six holes where the stitches protruded through my skin, and the line where one of the stitches crossed over the center of my palm.  The surgery cut line is disappearing quickly--except where a stitch crossed it.  But this morning I could hold a half gallon orange juice carton without my hand hurting--the stitches were pulling and making it difficult to open my hand fully.  So having the stitches out is quite a relief.

My quad strain is slow to heal--the doctor said it would take a while.  (I heard him say 2 weeks when I first went to see him--maybe I misunderstood what would be better after 2 weeks.)   I can walk, bike, and do yoga, but he said not running or jumping until it's fully healed.  And if something starts to hurt, I should stop.  So that means I'll have to take it easy on yoga poses.  I used to do boat pose every day, but I'm afraid to pull my quad up and back.  And I won't be able to do camel pose, either.  And no jumping from downward facing dog to whatever the pose is called where you're bent over.  I'll need to learn these names if I'm going to teach!  I sanskrit, let alone English.

I have lots of qualms about my new attempted ventures--I have too much time to think.  Not good for someone like me--it's easier for me if I'm kept busy with meetings, busy work, etc.  Having open ended time is hard for me--I don't consistently have a lot of self-discipline.  So I've made renewed efforts to find some work in my old line.  At the same time, I signed up for a free webinar on "monetizing" oneself for voiceovers.  Or however you say "making money doing voiceovers" these days.  A topic for another blog posting.  Now it's off to yoga...