14 Inches
I’ve measured the length of the latest surgical incision and it’s 14 inches. I didn’t count the number of staples this time. Maybe later.
The last couple of days have been pretty good. I’m getting into a routine and I seem to be improving a little bit each day, as is to be expected when one takes care and does what the doctor says.
I had been fooling around with the pain and nausea medications (basically, not taking them as often as prescribed), but — not surprisingly — I’ve found that to be an unproductive approach. So…
I’ve got oxycodone (the real stuff!) — 5 mg every 4 hours, and odansetron (generic Zofran, an anti-nausea drug) every six hours. I hadn’t thought I was really nauseous, but then it occurred to me that when you’re finding yourself swallowing a lot more often than usual to calm down a weird feeling in your guts — that’s nausea. Not terrible nausea, but nausea nonetheless. The odansetron is interesting. It doesn’t make me feel “drugged”. It just kind of evens everything out. Good stuff.
While I was in the hospital, my IV painkiller was Fentanyl. It’s a weird thing to be reading about these different drugs online and to see that they’re typically prescribed for cancer patients. Weird, because it reminds me: oh yeah… I’m a cancer patient now. Hm.
So, anyway… here’s a picture of me doing the “Danger! Danger! Will Robinson!” thing. I have no idea why. Maybe it’s the drugs.
Danger! Danger!
Posted by RebeccaHartong on July 29, 2011 under Health
Better living through chemistry!
BTW, I had 38 staples. I’m sure you must have at least 50.
Good to read a post from you. I’ve been waiting (patiently). Important to follow doctor’s orders! Glad to hear things are going relatively well. How many pair of glasses do you own, BTW? More importantly, why are they always slightly askew? Is that the drugs too?
Hugs and +++++VIBES+++++VIBES+++++VIBES from Northern MN!
J
Yes, you look blitzed. This is good!
Also very good to see a smile.
B
Jodie, I’ve got about a dozen pairs of glasses — they’re all just cheap reading glasses. When i had fewer pairs, I kept leaving them in inconvenient places so I could read things when I wanted to. Now I’ve got at least one pair in pretty much every room. They’re always slightly askew because my face is crooked. (Really!)
You would LOVE my current “look”. Right this minute I am wearing cheap reading glasses (I too have a pair in every room) OVER my real glasses! I’m sure they are BOTH slightly askew! I refuse to get bifocals because I rarely wear glasses (I’m a contacts gal). Anyway … good to hear from you – askew or not!
J
well, will robinson, the only danger i see you in at the moment is enjoying the drugs too much! good to see a smile, and glad to find you are the one ‘askew’ and it isn’t my vision. keep taking care!
b