The moment I woke up, I was shaking uncontrollably. It had been explained to me that waking up from a hernia operation or orthopedic surgery was way different from what I was about to face. They used Diprivan to knock me out so I've had that stuff three times now. In addition, I was given Fentanyl. That made me loopy as hell and I was chatty in the OR before I got my Diprivan and was out like a light.
And oh holy hell did I hurt. Swallowing was terror and I was bleeding from my nose as they said I would. I remember having Strep real bad ten years back and that's what the pain where my tonsils used to be feels like. There was no way Lortab would be enough for this. I was relieved when I found out I was given Roxicet (liquid Oxycontin) for this. Even though that stuff did little more than knock me flat when I had my hernia surgery, it's been a blessing this trip.
While I did have my Vasectomy when I was under, there's no pain at all there so far. It's all in my throat.
My tonsils were sneaky. They were a lot bigger than they seemed and the surgeon commented on how full of infection the left one was. I have pictures, but I'll spare my readers the gory details.
I'm now seven hours post-op, I had to go easy on my water intake to prevent so many bathroom trips and the stress that goes with it. I've eaten applesauce and popsicles so far. I think I'll branch out a little bit later to something like mashed potatoes with sea salt.
Extra: It turns out the disc they gave me has videos on it, not just photos. Wow.
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