Saturday, October 20, 2012

T plus 22 Hours

Well we are out of ICU, which is a little concerning, for one thing it means I will be booted out of here at the end of visiting hours tonight. Now on one hand that is a good thing because it means I will be able to get some restful sleep. On the other hand it means leaving my dear, sweet, notoriously discomfort-under-reporting Lady to her own devices. Not happy.
Although she is still making an Olympic sport out of sleeping, and the staff here is very good, so I'm just going to have to get over it. Lisa is thus far doing extremely well psychologically, her right eye has completely swollen shut now, and I seem to recall now reading about that being a delayed event. Glad I got a video capture off the laptop camera this morning before it really started. I'm still trying to figure out how to post it here, it gave me an error when I tried.

Lisa is currently enjoying scrambled eggs and a strawberry frappe, she is on restricted water based beverage intake due to their role in swelling. The food here is pretty interesting, it is a room service menu, pretty much equivalent to a fair quality city hotel. She can order quite  a variety of stuff, although one of the things we either missed, or was diplomatically not mentioned prior to surgery, was that they would be cutting some of the major jaw muscles on the right side of her face. I have evoked every possible promise I can from her that she will report any and all discomforts. It's certainly not as bad as leaving her go to surgery alone, but neither will it be easy.

All and all folks things are going extremely well, these are really minor things compared to the worries of a few days ago, gotta watch that getting used to a certain level of anxiety and thinking any stressor automatically keys that same level. I'll tell you something folks, we certainly come with some sloppy software.
ETA
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Onward...

11 comments:

  1. they cut her masseter, temporalis, medial and lateral pterygoid.....oh my, Kev you are going to have to learn facial massage!

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  2. So glad surgery and recovery is going well so far. They don't let you stay in ICU for long, so even though it's nerve wracking, it's good news. Thanks for keeping us updated. All her LOSTie friends are thinking about her!

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  3. Thinking about you both. Glad that the recovery is coming along well.

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  4. Hope you can get some rest tonight Kevin. Sounds good that Lisa is eating all of that. If she can keep it down that is pretty good. Hope the night goes well for both of you.
    Carla

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  5. I hope you can get some sleeperz. Keeping us updated it very nice of you. This has been the only reason I've been online today.

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  6. kevin, it all sounds good so far, but....WHERE will you sleep? I'm sure all the people who passed you on the bench enjoyed the chorus of zzzzs. If Lisa can eat eggs I think she's doing pretty well. Will those nerves that are not working, in her mouth area for instance, heal? The weather was gorgeous today. Lisa should have been out raking leaves. We are thinking of her, and you, every minute.

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  7. I'm so relieved that she is doing well! I know just what you mean about anxiety going into the surgery. Thank goodness that part is over! Many hugs are being sent her way!

    Val~

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  8. I'm glad things are looking up! Please give Lisa my love!

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  9. Eating and sleeping, huh? Perfect! She's in good hands, and the worst is behind you guys so I hope you can get some rest, Kevin. Thank you so much for the updates!

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  10. Hey Kevin thank you so much for keeping us updated on Lisa.I'm so happy she is doing so well after brain surgery.Wish I were there to see her.Miss her so much.Tell her her cousin Kim loves her and to keep on the same path of continued recovery.Hey from S.C.

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  11. Hi Kevin -

    Just checking in. Tell Lisa that Shelly called and I filled her in on everything. Chloe and I went to visit your kitty and friends and he was oh-so-happy to see us (and his tuna!). Ha. All is well here - nothing to report.
    Where did you sleep last night? I hope you got some good rest. I am ready for you guys to come home now. :) Kiss Lisa for me.

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