Please remember that every AN is different, and every recovery is speciail. My non AN friends and visitors are surprised at the amount of moving about that I can manage. They tell me I look great!ÂÂ
This helps me keep reasonable expectations.
It is hard to believe I am 9 days past surgery. My appetite returned slowly and I was not a very good eater in the hospital. But once I came home, my family made many small tasty meals to get going. What a treat each meal has been!ÂÂ
I was finished with the Decadron by discharge time. For the first two days home I slept four hours, ate and took meds, and then slept four more. I came home with a perscription for Vicodin and that worked well every four, or five hours until day 8, then I wanted off the Vicodin. Then took (1) Tylendol II every five or six hours. I feel much more myself today after being on the Tylenol. I was greatful for the Vicodin when I needed it. I expect that Tylenol once or twice a day will be all I'll need. I noticed from the beginning that pain means - rest is due.
My first few walks outdoors looked rather like Gilda Radner in ballet poses, all splay footed and jerky. I never fell nor bumped into anything though. My daily walking outdoors has improved a lot these past two days. The horizonol head and eye moves are relativly easy and dizziness free. I can wag my head fairly well,too. In the hospital the facial muscles worked consistently well. I have some laziness on my rt. upper lip, tongue, and eyebrow (this developed slowly after I came home). But I am sure this is transitory.ÂÂ
I've enjoyed my birthday party with two five year old twins. What fun they had! Tomorrow morning I will get a JPEG of my 11 day Translab scar. So if you need a picture, send me a personal and I'll shoot one back at you.
No complaints, life is so wonderful. And Christmas weather is great down here in South Texas.ÂÂ
