owwwwww

[minoanmiss]

back from surgery.

typing this without my eyes. plz excuse typos.

TL very kindly got me up and there. As I was doing surgical check in guess who walked by me and made a point of saying hi to me? E, aka the SIC, the bane of my existence back when I worked there. (!) I ran into a couple of other people I knew from when I worked there, too, all of whom were quite kind to me.

Anyway, step 1 was having th dermatofibrosarcoma removed. Dr Nguyen did that, cutting out a puck of me, but unfortunately it had spread its subcutaneous tendrils further the that, so she had to come back for a second carving session. That was... not precisely painful, they had numbed me pretty well, but still unpleasant.

One good discover-- if I apace the wound with a pillow to take the pressure I can lie on my back, though of course not yet on that side.

Then they sent me to the OR, where I met Dr. C/hatterjee who was efficient but not cold, an aa pile of others, including h anesthesiologists. And Mr. RedTed showed up though I had only asked him to come get me at the end! I found his presence e extremely comforting.

At the OR one moment I was breathing oxygen and the next I was coughing myself awake in post-surgical. So hey, I didn't experience the operation at all, which is exactly how it should go! But OW INTUBATION FUCKING HURTS. In addition to my sore throat I have a raw place behind my right bottom teeth where they regulator pushed at them. I am sore and unhappy.

Also I have a fucking wound back to drag after me for a fucking week. A WOU?NND VAC. aughhggh.

Anyway, Mr RedTed got my sorry ass home and Mr. roommates have been very kind and fed me a bit and humored my crankiness. I am going to drag Mr. Wound Vac into the powder room and the sleep some more.

I hope this is legible I wore one lens (as I have a spare right lens but no spare left) today but didn't put it back in after surgery because it's now dirty. am going to leave them out until I feel up to being up for a bit.

ow.

ETA: THAT'S A SPARE LEFT LENS.

Comments

[bikergeek]

Ow. :( I hope your recovery is swift, uncomplicated, and uneventful.

Unfortunately my ability to do things to help is kind of limited through this weekend because I'm on call for work, but, if I can do anything within that restriction, please let me know.

[baranduin]

You sound great! Cranky is exactly how I’d be! Sleep well.

[julian]

Jedi hugs. I'm glad it went as well as it could, and I hope the pain is less painful soon.

[musesfool]

Wishing you a speedy recovery! *hugs*

[kayre]

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

[kore]

UGH UGH UGH but I am glad they got it done and you are okay! //gentle careful hugs

[chanter1944]

*winces* Glad you're post-surgery and healing up. Ow!

[princessofgeeks]

So glad you came through ok. Thank you so much for the update.

Please don't rush your recovery and rush back to work. Take the time you really need. You deserve it. Because SURGERY. CANCER. General anesthetic!!!

Love you.

HUGS HUGS HUGS

[sabotabby]

Wishing you a swift and easy recovery. Intubation and wound vacs suck.

[readera]

Glad to hear your doing well. Best wishes for your recovery! 💖💖💖

[used_songs]

*hugs* I'm glad you're OK.

[claudia603]

*sending you healing loves*

[annonynous.livejournal.com]

Pretty much repeating all of the above, and hoping you can afford to stay home from work until you are really ready to go back.

Ann O.

[annonynous.livejournal.com]

At the OR one moment I was breathing oxygen and the next I was coughing myself awake in post-surgical.

My spouse did something like that during a surgery that involved intubation. Went under anaesthesia singing and was singing when the anaesthesia wore off. I think it was the same song at both ends of the procedure. This was much to the doctor's amusement. Worried about vocal chord damage affecting singing ability much? Hee hee.

Ann O.

[minoanmiss]

That is so beautifully her. :)

[hitchhiker]

*hug*

hope your recovery is swift and gentle

[lemonsharks]

Wait wait what????

On the one hand I'm really glad they got you in and out of surgery sooner rather than later and on the other hand surprise!surgery is the WORST kind of surgery

[lavendertook]

I am so glad it is done. I hope you get lots and lots of sleep and don't give a fuck how long you sleep because you get to sleep all the hours you want after this. Rest well and I hope the pain passes quickly and th pain meds are effective till then. Heal well, bb!!!

[potofsoup]

Glad to hear that the operation was successful! Sad to hear that you're in pain! Sending lots of warm calming vibes!!!!!!

[acelightning]

Gentle, warm, healing, loving, utterly contagion-free virtual *HUGS* to you! No matter how miserable you feel now, it's guaranteed that you're going to be less miserable tomorrow.

[cmcmck]

Heal quickly.

Hugs

[ilthit]

D: I'm so sorry, sweetie. I'm glad they got it out but what a terrible thing to happen. I hope it heals fast!

[amaebi]

Thanks for giving the news. I'm holding my thumbs that your recovery is implausibly swift and painless.

[cjsmith]

Wishing you swift healing and beautifully effective pain relief. May the intubation soreness pass quickly (it always does for me) and may Mr Wound Vac do all the right things.

[clevermanka]

Welcome home and take care.

[cellio]

Ow. I wish you a speedy recovery!

[med_cat]

Glad you were able to have it done, and hope you feel better soon!

Wound vac is a bit of a nuisance, but a week is not long, at least, and wound vacs do work amazingly well in helping wounds heal

Take care

[minoanmiss]

I feel bad towards the wound vac for resenting it. It's becoming a bit of a companion cube, just put-put-putting away besides me. OTOH I keep getting tangled in the tubing. Whee. :)

[med_cat]

I understand ;)

At least, looking on the bright side, as you said, you'd need it for a week or so...you do realize, some people have to lug this thing around with them for _months_? ;)

Be careful re: tubing, don't break it and don't trip.

*Hugs*

[minoanmiss]

I cannot even IMAGINE being attached to this, and unable to shower, for months. auuuuuuuughghghgg. As soon as I get this off I'm going home and submerging myself in water!

(Thank you for advising me, seriously. :)

[med_cat]

Yeah...and, well, a lot of the folks who need a wound vac for months are not able to shower anyhow.

Sounds like a good plan re: submerging, and anytime! You are always welcome to PM/email/etc.