Well, well,
as much as I promised I wouldn't write the kind of scary stories I read prior to MY tonsillectomy...I am not feeling particularily positive at the moment.
Days 1 and 2 went by so fast and pleasently. I know now that was entirely due to the drugs. Now I am taking a pain-killer intra-muscularly every 12 hours. Well, in THEORY every 12 hours anyway. In reality the most I've gone has been nine (then I'd cry and they'd stick me again).
Allright, I'm going to get it over with. Here's what hurts:
-My throat (obviously)
-My ears (the LESS my throat hurts, the MORE my ears hurt. My doctor told me it's because my brain is receiving pain signals but is confused by the painkiller. So it's sending pain signals to my EARS. And I can believe it, because they hurt the most when I swallow.
-My jaw (I don't know why, but I can't open my mouth wide, or stick out my tongue).
-My tongue (I suppose forceps or clamps were used to keep it out of the way during the operation)
-My back (from spending so much time in the same position)
-My butt (is all bruised from the injections I've been given)
Deserving honorable mentions in discomfort are:
-the rash I have all over my stomach, arms, and neck (it's not a GROSS rash, my skin is just red).
-The fact that everything tastes gross, and smells gross
-and the entire inside of my mouth is coated with slime, that won't go away no matter how often I brush my teeth.
Plus, while I am in more pain, I am also a lot more lucid. So time is going by much more slowly.
Tomorrow is (hopefully) my last full day in the hospital. My doctor said I'd be released Monday or Tuesday. I am REALLY hoping for Monday!
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