Recent hospital stay and resulting life changes - yet once again

I recently spent 6 days in the hospital due to my RBC being at 5. Apparently, that's not a good place to be on the blood scale. I received a call from my surgeon and he said to go to the Emergency Department and be admitted. Which I did.

After being triaged and taken to a room, an IV was placed and within about hour I was taken to a room in ICU, where I spent my first night. The next day I was transferred to the 3rd Floor (Med/Surg) and spent the next 5 days. 

Along the way I had a couple of procedures done (CT scans, an Endoscopy and a Colonoscopy), two blood transfusions, a PICC line placed in my upper right arm, TPN and no food for a couple of days. Once the colonoscopy was completed I was able to eat breakfast the next morning. I was out from anesthesia all night as the doctor heavily sedated me for the procedure. I slept 8 straight hours through the night finally waking around 5:30 the next morning. I did get woken up a couple of times but always went right back to sleep that night. I was discharged later that afternoon and came home to recoup. 

Now, here I am three weeks later, doing better, eating food, taking vitamins and drinking three protein shakes a day (High Protein Boost in Rich Chocolate flavor). I'm glad to be home and grateful the second blood transfusion took hold. I no longer eat only ice and crackers.