A tale of two bodies, two days:
Yesterday was surgery day, and all started smoothly, with no pain, joking to my family as I got wheeled off to surgery, same with the OR, even waking up. That said, unlike the last time I got general anesthesia, I don't even remember counting down, from 10, or even my last words. However, it quickly got worse, between bladder spasms, catheter pain, and very sharp pain from the incision site, screaming and crying into the night, calling the nurse a few times for help, requiring morphine at one point. It was terrible. Even the sleeping pill I took would not let me sleep. Eventually, I figured out how to stop the spams, by arching the area of my legs around (and including) my behind, so that I could finally catch some sleep, as I did.
Dr. Bowers was funny, yet professional both days I saw her. She said to my family the surgery was a 12 out of 10, which has me very eager to see it, as I haven't yet. Looks the area has been mummified, as I've turned into Cleopatra. With how everyone is waiting on me in this state, it wouldn't shock me.
Today...almost no pain at all. The slightest bit of pressure, yes, but nothing I haven't felt before to a similar degree when waking up in an uncomfortable position. Feel much better today, in part because my body is likely used to all of the new matters, plus Percocet, a godsend pill for me right now. It's nice that it makes me drowsy, but holy cow. Eating solid foods again, plus my skin no longer yellow (joked I was a jaundiced baby yesterday), I finally feel complete and cured. Still lots more recovery to go, but this is great news. Hope it only gets better from here, as it reasonably should!
Will be happy to answer any questions, concerns, etc. you might have, assuming I'm not too tired to answer them. Thank God that first night is over, not sure how I made it through that... 🙂
