Methodist Day 2

I woke up often the first night in Methodist because people kept coming into my room for vitals. Then around 6 am, I was woken up for a blood draw followed shortly by someone stopping by to clean the room.

My bracelets and bandage for blood draw

Breakfast was served not long afterward. The food was bland, but edible. You do get options, which often change day by day. I had a little trouble eating because my hands were slightly stiff and swollen from all the fluids I was getting through my PICC.

Breakfast - french toast, sausage, and an apple

Later on, I had to go to class. Yes, there are classes and you are highly encouraged to go unless there are some extenuating circumstances (for example, you are sick from the meds). They are held in a small conference room in the 6th floor.

Class schedule

As you can see, I had Posture Training class first. It was a good class. The instructor went over the negatives of having bad posture and the positives of having good posture. She also gave some tips and tricks to improve your posture. 

Next was Biofeedback class, which was awesome. First the instructor went over what biofeedback is, then she led us through an exercise, which was very relaxing. 

At noon, we had a break during which we returned to our rooms for lunch.  Again the food was bland, but edible.

Lunch - chicken, mashed potatoes, and carrots, with diced pears for dessert

After lunch, we all headed back to the conference room for Yoga class. Yoga was good. The instructor went over the benefits of yoga and then lead us through some simple exercises that could be done from a chair. 

WARNING - both myself and another patient had our PICC lines start bleeding during the yoga class. Her's was much worse than mine, and she had to leave class to get it fixed. Mine only bled a little and it stopped on its own, so I didn't have to have anything done.

After class I alternated sleeping and watching television. Dinner arrived and, at risk of sounding repetitive, it was bland, but edible.

Dinner - macaroni and cheese (with a random orange garnish) and orange sherbert for dessert

The only other thing that happened this day was that my IV pump kept beeping, so I had to repeatedly call the nurse to fix it.  Eventually it calmed down and I was able to (attempt) to go to sleep. I say attempt because I didn't actually sleep, but more on that in my next post. 

Coming soon - Methodist Day 3!