This morning when I woke up, I felt the best I have felt in 3 days. Matthew and my mom have been wonderful angels, helping me with everything. I'm very grateful for the both of them.
The surgery was a success, no complications and no unexpected surprises. For me, the worst was waking up from the anethesia. I got really sick and was in a lot of pain so they put me back under for two more hours. Finally I was able to be moved to recovery, much to the relief of my anxiety-ridden spouse and mom! Since they intubated me during the surgery, I woke up with dry, sore throat, which is still bothering me 3 days later.
I've spent the last 72 hours in my big, oversized recliner. Dr. Niparko was not kidding when he said I might feel dizzy or have vertigo...I've been unable to get around the apartment independently. So I've been watching a lot of "parts" of movies since I usually doze on and off all day. My pain medicine is wonderful but it definitely puts me in lala land. Today I'm going to try to wean myself off of it and see how it goes.
I have two other really weird side effects: (1) The right side of my tongue is numb and (2) I hear poprocks in my ear, just the candy. Tiny little poppys go off when I shift around my body weight too much, or turn when I stand up. Very strange!
Well, thats my update! I'm glad the surgery is over and now I get to work on growing my hair back! Thanks again, everyone for your wonderful emails and text messages! Love to you all!
Becky
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Hi Becky,
I'm glad that everything went well with your surgery, and I hope you're getting lots of pampering during your recovery period. (I'm sure you are :o) Make sure you don't pour any carbonated beverages in your ear until the pop rocks are gone.
-Laura
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