Day 2 - Swollen #2

Again started the day at 06:30 which would have been ok if I hadn't only just fell asleep in the early hours of the morning... this sleeping upright is highly uncomfortable. The nurses told my surgeon consultant that I refused my calorie shakes, making it sound like I was a child, when actually I asked any of them if they would like to try one as
 1. they taste disgusting!
 2. They give me a straw and I can't use one yet as still no way my mouth can close

My surgeons just laughed said I am great and I can go home post my x-rays today as I know what I am doing! The doctor then said she would remove my stitch in my head, to which I was unprepared for however was easy and not painful at all. Talking about pain, it is starting to be very uncomfortable, mainly the constant headache I have had since returning from theatre.

I am managing to eat a lot more then I thought, youghurts for breakfast (2 if I feel greedy) soup for lunch and yes soup for dinner. I did force down 1 ensure drink of which I have vowed to myself never to do again. I have also been told that I need to drink at least 2litres of water a day how I am going to achieve this using a syringe is yet to be worked out.

Point 1: My arm still hurts... told surgeon.... who replied with:

'I may have accidentally lent on it during surgery' 

That explains a lot. I also learnt that my surgery took approx 6 hours to complete wow that is pretty impressive those poor nurses who stood by my side all that time.

Had my x-rays, got my medicines to take home some of which are huge tablets, this could be interesting, syringes, kidney dishes and inco sheets for the numerous supply of drool.

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