Things I'm Forgetting

So amazingly it'll be 6 weeks this Thursday since my surgery, and while I'm feeling better every day, I'm still not 100%. Just consider my memory.

• While walking outside or climbing stairs, I'm starting to expect to move as fast as I always did. About halfway up that short hill or near the top of that second staircase my lungs remind me -- not so fast, dude.
• While sleeping, I forget that just a few weeks ago it hurt like anything to lay down except on my back. I'll wake up on my side or stomach, and while I wouldn't call it painful, it's still a bit uncomfortable. And then I'll be like, oh yeah, I had open heart surgery not too long ago!
• On Monday I realized I hadn't taken my daily medication since Friday. Smooth.
• This morning we picked up my recent echocardiogram from my cardiologist's office, and I promptly forgot to bring it to the appointment with my surgeon.
  
• This afternoon I couldn't remember most of my nurses names when Ann Marie stopped to say hello (and thanks) at the hospital. I knew them all by heart when staying at the hospital -- they were awesome!
• Recently I realized I never posted the "OK to call our house and cell phones" message I should have posted weeks ago. Doh! Sorry about that.
  

Fortunately when I started driving again today I remembered all the important bits for that. I think my skills were kept sharp these past few weeks driving the radio controlled Ferrari F430 my colleagues at work bought for me. And heck, I even remembered what side of the road to drive on, despite all the British car magazines I've read -- thanks to my friend Sean for those!

Let's hope I remember the way to work -- I start back up tomorrow :-)