off the needle

I went to see my primary care physician today and she said I was ok to quit getting the IV antibiotics and start taking these humongous oral antibiotics tablets. Two pills a day instead of a fourty five minute session with cold liquid dripping into my veins every six hours. Gee, which would I rather do? It is SO nice to get that nail out of my elbow. And these days, they use a flexible plastic needle, so it was much less difficult than things used to be. I am so grateful to be alive here and now!!

I made it in today for a GED test at the local jail,spaced out and left my cell phone at the office, went to the doc, then came home and fell asleep on the recliner. I woke up under a blanket of three cats, all saying, "Lie still. You're warm and cushy. Your snores sound like purring. You need to rest and get healthy so you can continue to feed us. Lie still. Sleep. Sleeeeep." So I did. I'm still relatively pepless. It's early to bed for me.

So, what can I do with the antibiotics that were mis-prescribed? I know you don't flush them. I can't give them to anyone they're not prescribed for. Could I donate them to a free clinic or something? With the home IV infusion kit, we got dozens of pre-drawn syringes with saline or heparin. Still hermetically sealed in their sterile packages. And surgical tubing. Surely someone can put this stuff to use, and I KNOW I can't just dump it in the trash. Suggestions?

The cat that bit me has continued to hang around the back porch. He's healthy and rational and not even apologetic. As Kyle explained, "The cat was cocked and locked and you hit the trigger. It wasn't anyone's fault." But Pepper hates that cat. She crouches at the window with her ears back and her little stub of a tail clamped down tight, glaring and hating with all her considerable will. Not that it makes any difference. The neighbor cat ignores her.

As for knitting, I am back to baby bonnets. I have clipped and seperated the sock tube and discovered that picking up the stitches is a lot harder than I remembered. I'm going to try tomorrow, using smaller needles and good light. Photos to come.