Four days post-op
May 10th 2005,
Four days post-op and I am even more swollen than I was two days ago! I looked in the mirror for the first time since the surgery andI didn't know what to do laugh or cry LOL!!! I know now why I keep getting the sympathetic looks from the other patients and visitors! I look soooo bad but I also look great despite the swelling and brusing!!
My hair is a different colour than what it was pre-op, it's now a nice shade of RED!!!! I can't wait to wash it but with 184 staples it will be another week before I can wash it. Do they expect me to go out in public looking like this??? My breathing has got worse and i'm still relying on my good friend o2! But I did manage to get out of bed this morning only to the chair that's right next to my bed but I got out of bed!!!! And boy did it hurt! we were going to try and do some walking with a zimmer frame today but getting to the chair was more than enough!
I have had several blood test and x-rays as it seems I may have a blood clot on my lung which is causing the breathing problems. I sure am keeping everyone on their toes! I had my first drink since surgery yesterday and it didn't do down too well. I ended up choking on it and I just couldn't swallow it, the surgeons think that some help from the speech therapist will be needed. I'm still hooked up to the IV lines so i'm getting everything I need through the IV, but the sooner I can drink and eat mush I can go home though I have been told I will probably have to stay for at least another 4 days!!!
My eyes are still playing up so i'm unable to watch TV or play solitaire or read! So I spend my time just laying in bed or doing what I do best these days SLEEPING!! My family ahve started to come and visit but I can barely keep my eyes open so really it's a wasted journery for them as I can't talk either and because of my eyes I can't write anything down either! But they want to come (really they just want to be nosy!!!) to have a look, my mum has said that she will call them and explain to them that i'm not ready for visitors just yet and if they still come then my Dr has said he will have a word as i'm not ready for visitors yet.
Sarah
Four days post-op and I am even more swollen than I was two days ago! I looked in the mirror for the first time since the surgery andI didn't know what to do laugh or cry LOL!!! I know now why I keep getting the sympathetic looks from the other patients and visitors! I look soooo bad but I also look great despite the swelling and brusing!!
My hair is a different colour than what it was pre-op, it's now a nice shade of RED!!!! I can't wait to wash it but with 184 staples it will be another week before I can wash it. Do they expect me to go out in public looking like this??? My breathing has got worse and i'm still relying on my good friend o2! But I did manage to get out of bed this morning only to the chair that's right next to my bed but I got out of bed!!!! And boy did it hurt! we were going to try and do some walking with a zimmer frame today but getting to the chair was more than enough!
I have had several blood test and x-rays as it seems I may have a blood clot on my lung which is causing the breathing problems. I sure am keeping everyone on their toes! I had my first drink since surgery yesterday and it didn't do down too well. I ended up choking on it and I just couldn't swallow it, the surgeons think that some help from the speech therapist will be needed. I'm still hooked up to the IV lines so i'm getting everything I need through the IV, but the sooner I can drink and eat mush I can go home though I have been told I will probably have to stay for at least another 4 days!!!
My eyes are still playing up so i'm unable to watch TV or play solitaire or read! So I spend my time just laying in bed or doing what I do best these days SLEEPING!! My family ahve started to come and visit but I can barely keep my eyes open so really it's a wasted journery for them as I can't talk either and because of my eyes I can't write anything down either! But they want to come (really they just want to be nosy!!!) to have a look, my mum has said that she will call them and explain to them that i'm not ready for visitors just yet and if they still come then my Dr has said he will have a word as i'm not ready for visitors yet.
Sarah
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