Posted by Racer on April 1, 2006, at 15:10:21
In reply to Re: How did it go?? (nm), posted by fallsfall on April 1, 2006, at 12:51:13
Sorry for taking so long to respond.
It's over, I'm OK. More depressed than I was, but I think that's the anxiety over the surgery masking the growing depression. And it's the depression unmasked that has kept me from reporting in...
The worst of the surgery itself was that the stuff in the IV was painful, and the mask with the gas was so tight it hurt. Then I was out, next I knew I was coming out of it (hearing from the nurses talking what had been done to me), and asking The Ridiculous Post Surgical Question: "You mean it's over?" I'd bet everyone coming out of anesthesia asks some version of that one.
Since then, some minor troubles, but mostly I'm fine. Post op is on Tuesday, so I will learn more then. The two worst things have been a terrible taste in my mouth that didn't want to go away. It's nearly gone now. (Still -- incentive to floss my teeth three or four times a day...) And some other difficulties I'll spare you. But recovery seems faster than expected, there was less bleeding than expected, and less pain. Which is a good thing, because there was a problem with the prescription for pain medication. Which ended up with me not getting ANY pain medication at all. {sigh} I do wish they could get that sort of thing right, you know?
Anyway, thank you all for caring, and for asking. It's nice to know you care about me.
And now back to sofa and cat. Cramping and nausea are actually worse today than they were yesterday...
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