Hooray, I'm home at last

[dalesnfellfan]

and it's wonderful!!  I came home on Monday evening and just had my 2nd nights sleep at home, not in my own bed but in the spare bed brought downstairs to the study which will be my bedroom for the next few weeks. It is so wonderfully peaceful at home, hospitals are not restful places but I couldn't have asked for better care from both the doctors and the nurses,  I'm still in a lot of pain and have the most horrendous bed sores on my bum, never realised these could appear so soon and make me feel like an old lady, but they sent me home with plenty of good pain relief.

I arrived home to find my Dales Dispatches had been delivered so I enjoyed reading that yesterday, I particularly enjoyed part 1 of Meg's story of getting Lad home, looking forward to part 2.
Also enjoyed reading the results of the performance awards, well done everyone, good to see Harvey still doing well, I had downloaded a form and started to fill in for Emerald this year and already have a few points from riding club rallies and our first pleasure ride, we may be able to do a few more towards the end of the summer so I think I will still submit it even if we come last.

The memory of the ride we did with Kate and Molly in Kings forest is keeping me going, and I keep reliving it in my mind to remind me of what I can look forward to again, hopefully in the autumn, thanks so much Kate, Fay and Molly and Amy for giving me this lovely ride and making it possible to have such a wonderful memory to cling onto, it really was a fabulous day.

I haven't been to see the ponies yet but Amanda is coming at the weekend so she will drive me to see them, I'm so looking forward to seeing them but think it will be 'look but don't touch' as Spud has the endearing habit of pushing you with his nose, not good for broken ribs!!!

[zeldalithgow]

Glad that you are home, now you can really start to recover in the peace and comfort of your own home - just take it easy don't go doing too much

[Debbie]

I'm so glad you've been moved home to continue your healing. People always sleep better and mend fastest at home.

I'll echo Zelda, though, be very careful not to overdo remember that even riding in a car creates a strain on your body. You don't just sit there, but your torso must constantly balance as the car goes round bends, speeds up, slows down, etc. Be sure to keep your first outings brief and get plenty of rest afterwards

[April]

Hope you're feeling better soon, I'm stuck at home with my leg in plaster now too after my ankle operation and it's the most frustrating thing ever! I had to go back into hospital again on Sunday night as I was in absolute agony, turns out the painkillers were making me loads worse and since stopping them I'm feeling tons better. Hopefully going to start doing a bit of work tomorrow to keep myself occupied, just couldn't focus on anything before with all of the pain! You sound much worse though so you have all my sympathy!

[harveydales]

Really pleased to hear you are back home! The first couple of days back are always very draining but then you pick up quickly so hope you are feeling much better by now and will be getting stronger day by day. As Zelda and Debbie say, do take things steadily and don't be disheartened if you seem to be finding it exhausting, your body needs time to heal. The next few weeks will fly by and , before you know it, you will be back on Emerald.

April - I hope you are doing well too and am very glad the pain has eased.

[Fi]

glad to hear you're back at home (there really is no place like home!) - but do take it as easy as you can - when I broke my arm I was really surprised how tired I was so gat as much rest as possible!

[valerie n scout]

Yes, hope your feeling great very soon xxx

[cadeby]

Great news that you are home

Take it easy, listen to you body and don't rush things - says she who painted a gate 6 days post-hysterectomy

Same for you too April. Hope you are up and running again soon xx

[jaycee]

Just want to echo what everyone else has said, get well soon (April too)