My sister is home from the hospital and doing well. She was released the day before Christmas and they (she and her DH) stayed in Raleigh until Christmas night and then drove the 3 hours home.
She's in an enormous amount of pain but trying not to depend too much on the pain meds as she hates the way they make her feel. I tell her to just keep taking them when she needs to and stop worrying about it, get as much sleep/rest as she can to get better.
Butterfly, I had told her what you said about the first few weeks after your surgery and she asked me to thank you for the information. I know it made her feel a lot better to know someone else that I know "personally" has been through much the same thing. My sister is at the stage where she feels every day is an ordeal to be gotten through and it hasn't gotten a lot better for her yet.
The surgeon hasn't really told her just how much of the lung he ended up taking out, she says he just held up his fist and said about this amount. I asked her how big his fist is and she tried to laugh.
Just to keep this a little bit on track, she tells me that she just loves her quilt! She keeps the top folded down so she can feel the nice soft, cozy backing. She says it's given her a lot of comfort. I know she's still pretty sick since she hasn't seen any of the little messages I quilted into the meanderings in the border, just words mostly such as; I love you, quilted for my sister, made with love, love in every stitch and maybe a few more. I did random words and I know when she's feeling better she'll start to find those.
Please keep her in your thoughts for just a little longer,
Judie