NOTE: Graphic photo attached!
This morning I got a shower and dressed while Kelly had breakfast and got snacks for waiting. She had a long day too! I am SO THANKFUL she was there, all day, sitting in those uncomfortable chairs and memorizing the TV monitors in the waiting room. My patient number was 6695 and she could tell exactly where I was the whole time. Almost like tracking an airline flight!
I’ll just recap surgery – that will be today’s post.
I’m obviously feeling good enough to sit at my computer desk and type! It was a long day but successful. The worst part was waiting in the morning. My mind was all over the place! I was a little fuzzy when I woke up, and when they drove my bed back down to recovery I felt like I was on a roller coaster ride!
The procedure was called a parotidectomy – surgical removal of the left parotid gland, or salivary gland. There is one on each side of your face, right under the ear. I was glad I didn’t look it up BEFORE the surgery – I would have really freaked out! Not for the faint of stomach….
Dr. Bosley wrote her initials on my left hand – top – and her initials are the same as Nate’s. So that was fun. I felt branded. Joe (part of the anesthesiologist team) was very fun, knowledgeable, thorough, informative, and helpful. I was glad he was part of the team. Krista was my short-stay unit nurse, and she couldn’t have been kinder. Molly – Dr. Bosley’s P.A. – was also very thorough, and I was so glad to have these people in my court. Dr. Bosley was friendly, helpful, and encouraging. You really have to have confidence in your surgical team, and I did, 100% all the way.
And especially because of my prayer warriors, those who cared beyond reason, including my precious family and closest of friends! And the team was headed by my Dad – God himself! Once again I felt his peace and comfort and cannot say enough great things about that.
The reason it is so tricky is that the nerve runs through it. My surgery was a little over 3 hours in itself. We got to the hospital at 7:38am and left at 4pm. When I get nervous I have to use the bathroom – I drove the nurses crazy for almost two hours, every 15 minutes!! Even once in the operating room! So embarrassing…
But everything went well, no bumps or issues. I have a drainage tube that hopefully will come out tomorrow.
There is no dressing or bandage and it’s very weird! My hair and face by my ear are sticky and yucky. And I’m restricted on showers until cleared by Dr. Bosley. Again, hopefully more info tomorrow.
No pain, no issues, just tired and have a VERY dry mouth from the surgery and the patch they put on for nausea. I ate a small bit of soup but everything tastes like straw. So I ate a Klondike bar!
November 3 – What qualities first attracted you to him? “He liked to have fun & enjoy life. He was very kind and loving to his mother.”
Calendar inspiration – Beautiful moments can be found every day – look for serenity and you’ll find it.
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Tomorrow – is a great day! God bless…
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