Day +6

Well, the truck hit last night. I figured if I was getting hit by a truck, this friendly smiling red truck is as good as any. Gradually as the day wore on, I got more and more exhausted. The cramping in my stomach made it hurt to sit or move...so I retired to bed earlier than usual. The headache struck around 6:30 after my dinner of a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, apple sauce, and cranberry herbal tea. By 7pm I was in bed for the night with strong cramping in my abdomen, and a sinus headache...you know the ones where it hurts to move your eyes around so you twist your whole body hoping that will help, but really that just makes your stomach feel worse? One of those. Needless to say, I was not sleeping well, so the nurses gave me some pain meds for the stomach and headache, and also an anti anxiety medicine designed to keep me relaxed and support some sleep. The problem with that was, they are both relatively strong medications and with my lung history, they were worried about oxygenation, so I ended up on a small amount of oxygen through the night....just to be on the safe side. Today, I am going to do the best I can to get out and walk, staying active is the best thing for me, and really try to push through the next 4-6 days. Again, it is great to her from everybody through the day, all those warm fuzzies build up and keep me going.

Thank you everyone! Tony

Congrats to my buddy Clark on their new puppy....Raji. Clark knows how to pick a name!