Things are starting to get back to normal, other than the four-a-day dilations!
Susan caught something, so she volunteered to sleep in a different bedroom last night in an attempt to avoid sharing it with me. So far I am OK, and she seems to be much better already. Susan had some chicken soup for lunch, and I made omelettes for supper.
I had an electrolysis appointment today, my first since GCS. My electrologist had to stay above my shoulders, but unfortunately she found enough hair to keep herself occupied for the 90 minute session. I forgot to take some ibuprofen before the session, but even work on my upper lip didn't bother me. I guess my pain threshold is a bit higher now. I booked another session for next week.
I also played Ms. Plumber today. A faucet in the master bathroom started leaking about a month ago, but it was a very slow drip so we ignored it. Unfortunately the drips become much frequent, to the point it would keep me up at night (well that and the Flomax). I tried to find a new faucet which matched the old one because our master bath has two sinks, but no luck. My solution was to buy a new faucet for the basement bathroom, and move that faucet up to the master bath. Some of you know how fun it can be to change a water faucet -- cramped quarters, poor lighting, sometimes hard to even get one hand in on the action. I managed to install the new faucet in the basement and swap out the one in the master bath without a single cuss word. Unfortunately I over-stressed a few muscles which had not been used in quite a while, so I'm probably going to be a bit sore tomorrow.
Our younger daughter comes home from college on Friday and will stay for a week or so. Although she knows about the GCS, she does not know about the BA. It will be interesting to see if she notices.
Two days ago we received an early morning call. My dad told us that he did not expect my brother to survive the day. Later that night my dad called again, they were able to stabilize my brother for now. I am hoping he can hold on for another week or two so I will have more time to heal before a 2000 mile road trip to attend his memorial. The nurses at the Meltzer Clinic said it would be OK for me to go. I realize that I don't have to attend, but I think it is my duty to do so.