Going strong

Today I did my second session of physical therapy. They have me mainly doing arm and balance exercises, although they put me on the exercise bike for 10 minutes today and I thought I was going to keel over. Had to stop a few times to catch my breath. I'm definitely out of shape. Afterward, Ed and I went out to lunch and then it was home for a nap. Tonight I'm going out with the girls to get a change of atmosphere and just hang out. I'm looking forward to it, especially since last week I was soooo ill. It's hard to believe that this time last week I was being sent back to a hospital room. Let's hope that doesn't happen again for a long time.

Yesterday I got most of my hair cut off. It's very short and dries in about 3 minutes without a blowdryer. I know that it won't make a difference as it will still be devastating when it falls out, but I can get used to a lot less hair in the meantime. And it's natural air conditioning for my head! I'm going to get my wig shortened, as it's too long for me, but I don't plan to wear it during the summer. Even though it's real hair, it's very hot.

Tomorrow I'm going to go see Mom, who hasn't seen me in more than a month. She was ill when I had my surgery, so she couldn't see me, and since then I've just been too tired to do a long visit. Ed's going to take me to the house so I can leave when I get tired. She'll be thrilled but shocked by my appearance, I'm sure. My face and neck are so blown up from the steriods, I look like a 120 lb. woman with a 300 lb. face. It's weird, but can't be helped.

No other news from here. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend.