Hi to all,
Thank you all so much for your well-wishes and support! Nancy is doing well this morning, but a bit tired out and uncomfortable. She asked for some percocet for a headache she rates at about 3. She feels congested, probably from the breathing tube during the operation, and has needed to cough a little. The nurses didn't really have any remedy for it, and said it was not unusual after the operation. Of course, Nancy's worried about coughing, since she knows that's bad for you! Any advice would be welcome. She also asks if others have experienced this: what little chewing she has done has felt like it wants to make her eardrum pop out (we know there isn't any eardrum, but that's the feeling). Doesn't really hurt, but feels weird, so she's concerned about it enough to want to avoid chewing. Anyone else recognize this?
As to facial stuff - I couldn't tell if she had any problems at all. She still has the same beautiful smile as before! She does have a slightly swollen, bruised looking spot on her lip where she thinks she may have bitten it, but we don't think it has anything to do with the operation. I took a picture last night right after I got allowed in the ICU, but it seems I either left the camera on, or bumped the on switch putting it away, so it wouldn't come on this morning to send you all the picture. I thought she looked great for someone just out of brain surgery!
She seems to have no double vision at all, and could see fine to read things. She did think she had a little depth perception difficulty when she reached for her water cup.
We're still in the ICU, not so much because she needs to be there, but rather because they are waiting for space. This place is really like an overcrowded airport.
The view out her window is great. A park with two baseball diamonds below, then the Charles river with tour boats going under the Salt-and-Pepper bridge. A perfect sunny day!
Dave
