Jane (and Cammie) Re: Hey, Irish!!

[Guest guest]

Yes Jane, you can indeed do it and will. Hard to get out of it now,

huh? But seriously, you will. Cammie is right ... I did have a

tough time. Physically from the meds ... the Cleocin gave me

terrible diaharrea which is what you don't want when you are having

a hard time consuming anything. And I had an allergic reaction to

Compazine ... the anti-nausea med they sent me home with. Got

pretty dehydrated. That reaction took me right back into the

hospital. But the good news is that the worst part of this surgery

really is short-lived. When you are going through it, yes ... the

days seem like years, but for both surgeries, my worst days were the

first 13. Many ... I'd venture to say most ... folks who were on

the site when I was going through it only had really tough days for

about 4 days, then saw things get better. So even if you are

having a tougher time than others, it will get better soon.

Cammie asks me if it was worth it. Yes! I've written that I still

have numbness and I cannot lie and say that isn't disappointing.

However, my bite was such where I would never smile for photos, I

would shy away from cameras/videos, I felt controlled by it. To be

able to do those things now is so freeing. When I was in the early

stages of recovery I couldn't have said it was worth it. That

decision will come for you in time. You're way early in this

process. Hang in there!

Irish!

> >

> > Wondering where you were, what you're up to... Another little

Irish!?

> > (You did say you're working on that, didn't you?)

> >

> > Jane, what Irish! isn't telling you here is that she had a

really

> tough

> > time. Had to have repeat surgery. Had bad reactions to some of

the

> post-

> > op meds. But she toughed it out, got through it, and I think is

glad

> > for the results --- No?

> >

> > If she can, we can...

> >

> > C.