As of right now, I just finished my 4th day of bed rest after SCDS surgery, and am starting my 5th and final day. Hurray!
Where am I in the recovery process? Well, my digestive system restarted yesterday, which is good. It was pretty uncomfortable at times, but I’m glad things are moving now. I have pain in my ear comparable to a “normal” ear ache that you might have from a mild ear infection. I’m trying to fight that with Advil.
My autophony is still pretty loud, and a can’t hear much out of my left ear, though I hear some clicking from time to time in there. I don’t have any serious balance problems or vertigo or dizziness, which is good, though it feels a tiny bit worse than it did yesterday. Some reddish/brownish fluid is still coming out of my ear, like bloody seepage. I’m not sure how much longer that’ll continue.
I’m taking most meals in bed, and doing lots of napping between them. But I did eat at the table once yesterday. I’m looking forward to going out somewhere for dinner tomorrow. Today, though, we need to finish off all the groceries Beth bought at the store.
I wasn’t really supposed to do this, since I’m on bed rest, but yesterday we walked outside to the back patio of the hotel to get out of the way of the housekeeper so she could clean our hotel room. And then we spent some time in the big “lodge” room, watching some TV, too. But that was less than an hour. Tomorrow will have more of that, I think.
There isn’t a new photo to share with you. I look pretty much the same as yesterday.
Thank you for sharing, my daughter Mary’s surgery with Dr G is this fri. and we hope it goes as well for her. This was VERY helpful to us.