I got out of hospital today. I have been in for 10 days. I'm home to rest and await further tests, build up my strength, take the new medication. I have various out patient appointments for bloods, dietician, scans etc over the next few weeks, possibly surgery looming. I won't know until the MRI scan what is coming next.
I had to organise the care for the kids before I went in and drove myself to hospital. She was at work. He had had worked overtime 14 hour days for weeks leading up to this. He didn't go to say goodnight to our children the first night I was in hospital. I told him they were both quite upset about me being ill and in hospital. He had been at a work corporate piss up on the Saturday previous to my admission when I was really not well and biding my time before going into hospital.
He has a long history of being a workaholic to bury his head from anything else like myself or the kids.
He actually came to get me today, leaving work 20 minutes earlier than his actual leaving time. I say actual leaving time but he never, ever leaves that early. Always does extra. Like every day. And quite often a full day at the weekend. His job is not life or death important to the world.
He took me home then pretty much went straight back to work.
I arrived home. His parents have been doing the bulk of the childcare. I had other people lined up to help but they refused it all and wanted to do it by themselves. They started on about being too old to look after the kids.. They said, “over to you” and left.
I’ve made tea, served tea, eaten a little bit and now in pain. I’ve done too much but the kids needed fed.
I couldn’t even just order something because of my restricted diet.
Fil was a pharmacist so thank god he hasn’t picked up the medication yet. He wanted to read the side affects in case HE needed to report to the DVLA that I shouldn’t be driving.
WTAF?!?
I'm still waiting for dh to arrive home, having popped in past the hospital for my medication. I need the pain relief. In fact, I am due all the other medication now too.
I've got the kids in their pjs and away to put them to bed.
I feel I shouldn't be doing all this. I haven't even cut my hospital I.d band off yet. I was told to rest. Dh says I'm acting like a princess. Basically I am supposed to just get straight back into full maid service and shut the fuck up.
I'd lock the doors but I need his help.
Ainu
[Edited by MNHQ to remove RL names]