Hi everyone,
This is the first chance I have actually been on my computer since I left home, so much easier to type here than on my phone. First off thanks for all the positive thoughts and vibes.
Yesterday was my surgery, roughly 24 hours ago, I walked into the operating theatre laid down, then woke up 2 hours later in the recovery room. I was so uncomfortable afterward, sore throat and headache. I also could not get comfortable on the bed, and moving around was hard because of the IV. I managed to make it the 2 hours before they brought in some water and ice cream. It tasted so good. Then 2 hours later after several failed attempts to sleep, they brought me some soup. I slowly ate it, asked to go to the bathroom, and managed to only get through half of the bowl of soup. It tasted good, but about an hour after I ate it I was scurrying down the hall to the restroom to through it back up. I proceeded to through up 2 more times that afternoon, not pleasant btw, but after the last time, my friend said I no longer looked as green. Perhaps a good sign. They gave me a shot to help with the sickness symptoms which was a good sign.
I met with Dr. Kim to see the results and he said it looked very good. when he originally evaluated me on Monday he actually used Jenny's video to explain the quality of my voice, so I take that as a good sign for possible results. The follow up results on Tuesday afternoon showed positive sign for recovery. Now it is on me to not talk for a month, avoid coffee (that will be very difficult for a Seattleite), and to not cough. So far 24 hours later, I have done pretty good.
I still woke up every 2 hours to pee during the night and the headache persisted. I felt like I was coming off a weekend bender fueled by tequila. This morning, I was able to eat scrambled eggs and watermelon, along with some herbal tea. My headache has mostly dissipated, and I have twice the energy as yesterday. I am still not at 100%, but I am getting there.
Last night I had a dream I enrolled in the high school in the small town in Nebraska I lived in as a kid (don't ask me why), but I keep trying to tell every one I couldn't talk because I just had surgery...I love my messed up mind sometimes
Today we are going to wander and do shopping and some sightseeing. Our hotel is right across the street from the Seoul City Wall. So we are probably going to go walk up the trail. Basically we will do as much as I can without getting too fatigued.
I will post some more updates tomorrow if there is anything exciting. I will say that the whole experience has been good so far, maybe not the vomiting, but Yeson has be wonderful.
Thank you all for your care and concern, and Missy thank you for the wonderful messages they totally made my day.
Love & hugs,
Sarah
