So. There are a few crummy things about Septorhinoplasty. Mostly, in the post-op phase, its the nausea from coming off all the drugs you are loaded with pre-op, but its the difficulty swallowing as well. The nose is firmly packed with… something, and an uncareful swallow feels like the front of the face will cave in.
I have been trying tunafish salad (sans bread), chicken broth, cucumber, flat ginger ale, and water. The chicken broth far and away is the best. I did try a Rolo ice cream treat, but it was too rich and left me queasy.
Walkng into the operating room was a odd experience. There, in the middle of the room, under three large circle-clusters of lights was the platform I would be lying on. It felt distinctly like I was walking up to an electric chair, er bed. There were two swing-out bars to support my arms and a little cup-like thing to cradle the back of my head. I lay down and immediately crossed my legs (why do I do that?), and was surprised when I was not uncrossed by the nurse. The anaesthetist (sp?) introduced himself and he and the nurse started putting electode thingies all over my chest and neck. They were working very hurriedly, fast in fact, and I wondered if they were close to the end of their shift. I truly wished I’d had my camera, it would have been quite interesting to look over the place that I have only a few moments memory of. They, uh, prolly wouldn’t have allowed that.
The anaesthetist placed on of those familiar face cones over my mouth and nose that we all know so well from tv, except this one was black, not clear. I could feel a rush of cool air and i remember him saying its just oxygen. And then that was pretty much it until vomiting in the recovery room.
On the whole, I am feeling kind of yucky, now two days after the event. I get seasick at the slightest of things anyway, and this has been a small boat across the Noth Atlantic. However, I remain hopeful that this was not all in vain (even literally so) and that I will once again be able to breathe normally in general, daily life.
Percocet’s good, though.
Why ‘Bedridden [again]’? This same time 2 years ago I was blown away by a severe earache that took away pretty much everything I had to stay sane. Thank good that’s over. I’m sure I’ll say the same about this year’s little drama.