Recovery process

The day of surgery (April 3rd), I mentioned I went back home with a bandage on my head, sleepy. All day and night of Tuesday, I was in pain. Good thing I was still sleepy. Wouldn't have handled the pain otherwise. Wednesday, I had to take Tylenol to relieve pain. Dad came over to cut the bandage off. It was awful because my hair was a mess... They had put my hair in weird places in order to put the bandage on my head. They shaved the area where they were supposed to work on. Now I look like one of the people who shaved that area to look cool - you know that fad?

(I don't take credit for this picture - I'm sure this was a professional model picture)

Thursday, it seemed that I had no pain so I only took medicine for when I went to sleep. Recovery process wasn't too bad - all I did was sit on the couch and watch TV all day and night. I barely did anything - I should have done my homework, but I didn't want to :-) Sunday, which was Easter, my dad took the tape off and the stitches were dissolved already. It's looking good - no problems so far. I just hope I don't get another infection - seems like I am risk because I had two before.

Being at school is a different thing. i had to go back the Monday after Easter. I felt exhausted at the end of the day - class, going to the bank, food shopping. That was more tiring than I expected. Tuesday (yesterday) was even worse. I had to sit at work for an hour and then I had a two hour break until class. There wasn't much for me to do. I was tired already and I hadn't done much. I finally went to two classes and I felt like I was already done for the day. I wanted to go to sleep and be able to sleep all night long. Instead, I went to my boyfriend's apartment so I could study for the midterm. I studied for a bit, but I found myself dozing off so I went to take a nap for about an hour. When I woke up, I still didn't feel refreshed enough, so I sat there, watching TV until I was ready to drive back to my apartment. When I got home, it was straight to bed and I passed out fast.

(Cartoon from google images)

Not so easy sleeping, by the way. I have to stay on the right side of my head, just like this guy in the picture! I'm so stiff from staying on that side. Haha, but I can't wait until I can sleep on the left side of my head. My body will feel so much better after :-)

Today, Wednesday, wasn't too bad. I'm still tired, but it seems like my body is starting to realize that I'm doing the best I can without interfering with the recovery. Right now, the area where the incision was made is still swollen - it will be a while before it gets smaller, but as long as it doesn't get bigger or tender, then I should be okay. All I'm doing is waiting for my appointment for mapping, then I can get more excited about this cochlear implant. It will be a huge change - there will be more sounds. Things will be more clear. Hopefully, talking with people I just met will be easier to do. And the best thing I look forward to is being able to talk to my family on the phone with ease.

That's all for now. I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog so far!