Tuesday, January 18, 2011

I am home

I got home yesterday, around 3 pm, which was a bit earlier than expected but I was ready to go. I passed all of my physical therapy requirements, and then some, and my pain was being managed without the use of morphine. I was tired of needing to call, and wait, for someone to come into my room whenever I had to get up to use the bathroom, or needed anything at all. The food was terrible, rest non-existent, bed uncomfortable, and there was no reason I needed to be there anymore. I do think my doctor was surprised when I asked to go home, but since he couldn't come up with a reason to stay he let me leave.

My pain isn't that bad, I'm very pleasantly surprised and can't figure out if it's because this surgery is just that much easier or if my pain tolerance is just that much higher. My biggest complaint is the feeling of the staples digging into my skin when I hobble around wearing the brace. BIG difference from the first surgery. Using ice helps with the irritation so I made sure to grab two reusable ice bags from the hospital before I left.

The nicest part of being at home will happen in a few hours. The post surgery shower! Aaahhhh, can't wait. I was really surprised when my surgeon told me to go ahead with the shower, but i'm not complaining. My hair is a mess and the tape residue needs to come off.

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