December 15, 2004

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    still hangin' in...



    It feels much better to be able to breathe more clearly already, the sinuses are giving me very little trouble during the healing process. Nowhere near what it was like the last time. But now the tricky part begins...the bleeding and running has slowed down considerably, and what happens now is that it can get dry and crusty, which is not a good thing. I am using a saline nasal spray, but I haven't begun using my sinus irrigation machine yet, because when I tried to do it the other day it hurt, so I decided it was still a bit too tender in there for that. I think I will try it again tomorrow. It really helped my recovery last time to use it three times a day. I have also ordered nasal and throat rinsing tips for the water-pik, and between all of this stuff, I hope to not only make the recovery from this surgery go smoother, but also to keep the passages clearer and free of allergens and irritants in the future. Then maybe I won't end up with chronic infection again.


    I have had a little pressure yesterday and today, a really mild sinus headache, but nothing compared to what I was having before. But I still haven't got my sense of smell back. I guess that will come as the inflammation and swelling goes down inside.


    The throat, well, it still feels like I am swallowing razor blades. I still can't eat normally, and am living on a lot of buttered white bread with honey, chicken soup, tea with honey, scrambled eggs, honey on a spoon... well, you get the picture


    Ice cream doesn't help. It actually makes it hurt more.



    Dammit.



    Anyway, I am getting lots of rest, am off the painkillers, and have a few things planned for the next few days, which ought to take my mind off the razor blades in my throat. I am going to a concert tomorrow night, and another one on saturday, and on friday I am going down to the shore where my cousin lives, and she is treating her mom, herself and me to some beauty treatments in a day spa -- I am getting a hot paraffin vitamin c spa pedicure -- doesn't that sound lovely?? I think that diversions may be just what the doctor ordered.


    I will be seeing the doctor again on friday, before I go for my pedicure, so I will know more then about how the recovery looks from "the inside".



    And then, before I know it, it will be Christmas.


    I guess from Sunday on, the last preparations for the holiday will be my focus. I want to get some decorations up in the house (Bernie has to bring them down from the attic for me Sunday) and I have gifts to wrap. I may even do some baking if I feel up to it. It is a really good feeling knowing that I got all the housecleaning and most of my shopping done before I went for surgery. It seems I did the right thing there, at least.




     

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