Guest guest Posted March 20, 2005 Report Share Posted March 20, 2005 Glad I could help a little Jane, and I'm glad you talked to your OS about your sore throat. Keep us all posted on how you're feeling, a little bit of rest can do wonders - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was so happy with my news yesterday and the excitement > of > > > > > > moving. > > > > > > > Today as I stepped in the school building (a beautiful > > > historic > > > > > > > spanish archetecture style school) and I realized it was > a > > > > > > different > > > > > > > story. My wonderful coworkers that have done so much for > > me > > > > > > through > > > > > > > all this surgery came one by one....The match ceremony is > a > > > big > > > > > > deal > > > > > > > here and was on the news and in the paper. As I told > them > > > the > > > > > > news > > > > > > > and my principal of course it began to be a weepy day. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then I leave at 10:00 to go to my 3 week check up (did't > > have > > > > > time > > > > > > > for 1 boost yet) and as my resident dr. is checking > > incisions > > > > it > > > > > > is > > > > > > > burning around the area of the stitches around my upper > > lip. > > > I > > > > > > was > > > > > > > brave. He says everything looks good (but is paying > > > particular > > > > > > close > > > > > > > attention to my lower left side). Then the OS comes in > and > > > > > checks > > > > > > > everything again...ouch rubbing that left side. When he > > > pulls > > > > > the > > > > > > > long q tip out it's all bloody. He tells me that the > right > > > > side > > > > > > is > > > > > > > all healed up but on the left side part of the bone is > > > exposed > > > > > > around > > > > > > > the incision....Then he says to the resident maybe you > > should > > > > > clip > > > > > > > some of those stitches (at the top which were't > dissolving > > > too > > > > > > > well)....Uh oh.....I'm not feeling so well. I'll be > brave, > > > > I'll > > > > > > be > > > > > > > brave...I won't cry like I did last time. So....he lifts > > my > > > > > > upperlip > > > > > > > (the most tender part) and starts clipping > > > > > > away...aghhhhhhhhhhhhhh > > > > > > > When he was done I didn't hear what he was saying > something > > > > about > > > > > > > irrigating the left side yatta yatta yatta get me out > > > > > > here!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know my face was stark white because even my arms were > as > > > > white > > > > > > as > > > > > > > a ghost. My stomach was churning and the room was > > spinning. > > > I > > > > > > > finally got out of there and before I was leaving a woman > > > down > > > > > the > > > > > > > hall was screaming and crying in pain. It didn't help me > > at > > > > > all. > > > > > > I > > > > > > > was like a bad dream! I didn't know if I could drive > home > > so > > > I > > > > > > went > > > > > > > to a bathroom and against my usual judgement plopped down > > > right > > > > > on > > > > > > a > > > > > > > public toilette seat. I felt faint! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I made it home although I have to go back to work (but I > > need > > > > to > > > > > > > settle down and get some boost in me). What a > nightmare! > > I > > > > > can't > > > > > > > imagine getting the wires off which by the was is > > scheduled > > > > > April > > > > > > > 1st!!! Wouldn't you know it would be on April fools > day! > > > > > Knowing > > > > > > my > > > > > > > luck the OS will say April fools 5 more weeks! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The thing is childbirth was a breeze for me all 15 hours > of > > > it > > > > > > even > > > > > > > the first 10 hours before the epidural. Well, to make > > > matters > > > > > > worse > > > > > > > I gave my OS my short list of questions and he poopooed > > them > > > by > > > > > > > saying we'll talk about all this next time. The resident > > > > seemed > > > > > > to > > > > > > > notice that he poo pooed them and picked up my list and > > > > answered > > > > > > > everyone after my OS left. Unfortunately, he answered > them > > > > last > > > > > > so I > > > > > > > was in that sickly state where I couldn't really hear or > > > > > > comprehend > > > > > > > anything....the bones exposed! This is why my husband is > > the > > > > > > doctor > > > > > > > and I am the elementary teacher. I can't take it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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