…into uncomfortable and annoying. I am continuing to blister and peel, the red has further decreased and become more pale, and the heat is mostly gone from my leg; but the nurse from the hospital visited today and opined that there was still infection happening, so she has called in another prescription for antibiotics (a lesser dose) for a further seven days. I’m going to take it, because although I believe I am continuing to heal, I will do anything not to go back to the hospital. But I shudder to think what it’s doing to the good bacteria in my body. I’m going to get onto a dose of probiotics as a counter effort asap.

She also told me there is a wound care clinic at the hospital (Valley Presbyterian) just two miles from me, so I’m going to check that out when I’m a little more mobile. I continue rather tired and unfocused; I can only assume it has to do with my body putting all its energy into my legs and therefore curtailing other activities like engaging my brain! I am unable to sit up for long without incurring pain in my left leg, so I’m trying to keep my meals and computer sessions limited to 40 minutes at a time; the rest I am spending on my sofa, which is incredibly wearying. You can only watch so much TV; I am at a bad angle to try to read, but if I sit up in a comfortable position, it bothers my leg, so I am only reading during meals at the kitchen table. And I am frustrated, of course, that I am unable to paint!

I probably won’t write more about any of this until I get a response to my letter from the hospital or decide to take other action. Now, it’s about the long slow process of getting past this and back to a more normal existence. Funny how normal was a drag until something worse happened! Thanks to everyone for their comments and concern. It’s nice to know someone is listening.