Of course, my mom had a fit because I am casually staying overnight in the hospital. My dad had to calm her down and drag her home. Two of my brothers brought me an overnight bag that Katie put together without any help. Kane let me know that he was getting off at six thirty and may not make the visiting time before seven. I did ask my nurse if I could have one visitor before nine and explained that he gets off at six thirty. She said yes, and I let him know that he could come visit me since he was working all day.
He walked into the room a little after seven in clean clothes and freshly showered. Of course, they are making me wear a sling for my left arm and keeping me pain-free. I know I need to get up and move a little on my left leg, but I really want that muscle relaxer in my system before I do, and I just got it before he got here. He sat down on the bed on my right side. "How are you feeling?" He asked. "Tired and waiting for the muscle relaxer to kick in," I said. "What was the verdict?" He asked. "Pinched nerve and deep bruising to both my hip and shoulder. My arm is still tingling. I have been trying to wiggle my fingers and am getting better every time I try. I need to get up and use the bathroom, but I know it's going to hurt." I said.
"Would you like some help?" He asked. "I've thought of waiting for the relaxer to kick in, but I really need to go," I said. "Ok, let me get a nurse in here so we both can help you to the bathroom." He said. I nodded and moved my blankets off me. He barely had to pop his head out of the door for a CNA to be right there. She came in, and Kane helped on my weaker side while the aide was on my stronger side.
I was able to make it to the bathroom and enjoyed sitting down instead of being propped up. A shower actually sounded nice, but I don't think Katie packed that stuff. I asked Kane if my sister packed any toiletries for a possible shower, and he said she did not. I really wanted to wash the dirt off my face and from the fall. The aide asked if I wanted to shower. I was honest. I really wanted to shower. Luckily, the shower chair was to my right, and I could almost just slide right and be on the chair.
The aide and Kane made sure I did not fall as I was transferring to the shower chair. I did not care at that point if he saw me naked or not. I'm sure this will not be the last time he will see me naked, either. He handed me the sprayer for the showerhead and turned the temp to where I liked it while the aide went to get things for a shower. I asked for the water to be warmer and let it run on my sore side. It felt amazing. I sat like that until the aide came back.
She washed my hair and helped me wash where I could not reach with my right arm. Afterwards, she neatly braided my hair and helped me dress and put the sling back on. I stood up mostly on my right leg, using the grab bars to pull myself up. She helped me limp to the bed, and I sat down on clean sheets. One of the other aides or my nurse must have changed the sheets while I was showering.
"Feel better?" Kane asked. "Yeah. I didn't realize how dirty I was until the brown water was going down the drain." I said. "You definitely looked dirty when I picked you up today." He said. "It was not my plan to have a ride in the ambulance today," I said. "I'm glad you are feeling a lot better, baby." He said. "Me too. Apparently, I talked several of the nurses and techs' ears off while the meds your partner gave me were wearing off." I said.
"Means it was working." He said, chuckling. Ooh, if I could keep him here, I would. When he absolutely had to leave, I was unhappy but understood. I had to stay overnight by myself while the nurses came in all night checking to see if the pinched nerve fixed itself. One asked if I still had tingling. "A little bit," I answered.