Home from surgery

[cjsmith]

I'm home and feeling remarkably chipper. No pain at the moment -- local hasn't worn off. Muscles still a tiny bit shaky from IV sedation.

They took a photo of each foot open, and a photo of each lump of ick that was removed. I looked at them on the camera. I think they're probably *not* appropriate for user icons. :-)

I'm lying on the couch with my feet propped up, surrounded by everything I could possibly want: snacks, water, phone, painkillers, ice packs, books, laptop, and a small handful of cats. Life is good.

Comments

[therobbergirl.livejournal.com]

Welcome home!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Woohoo!

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

Welcome home. Any feedback from the doctors as to how successful the surgery went? How long are you off your feet?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

No feedback yet, which is probably good news -- for some patients the doctors went out to talk to the partners (we signed consent forms for that).

[tryslora]

Glad you're home and doing well so far. Take care!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Walking in these shoes when I can't feel my feet at all is weeeeeeeird. :-)

[jtidwell.livejournal.com]

I bet you're glad it's over! Welcome back. :-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yes, I feel like I've waited forever for this. There's also the usual gladness that a possibly-unpleasant medical procedure is over and done with. :-)

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

wow! Congrats and best wishes on your recovery.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[excessor.livejournal.com]

May your recovery be swift and painless!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

From your mouth to God's ears! Thank you.

[daltong.livejournal.com]

Aw, no fair! If you're not going to use the photos as user icons, at least let us have a look, please?

I've been sans LJ for a while, so I didn't know you were getting the surgery. Fantastic! I hope you have very little pain in recovery and that the results improve your life.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh, sure, I'll post 'em behind a cut. I just didn't want to subject EVERYONE to them.

Thanks! I'm hoping for the best. There's other damage besides the nerve tumors, so I probably won't be 100% pain-free after recovery, but at least ONE thing's fixed.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Yay! And recover well and quickly!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Fingers crossed!

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Yay! Glad you're feeling chipper, and you've got everything you could want. :-)

The lumps of ick remind me of when I had a cyst taken out from the inside of my elbow - if they're at all similar, I could see not making a user icon. :-)

Recover well.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I'm happy to post pictures behind a cut (as soon as I get 'em off the camera and figure out how to do the LJ photo thing) but subjecting *everyone* to 'em is probably a bit much. :)

[dawnd.livejournal.com]

good luck in your recovery!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm being a good girl and putting ice on 'em like the doctor says. Very odd not to feel it. :-)

[dieppe.livejournal.com]

New usericons!!! :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Bwaha! Maybe the picture of me in my gown lying in the rolly-bed. The others should probably be behind a cut! :-)

[tsjafo.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you are home and I hope you heal quickly.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I feel very lucky to be in such comfort at this stage.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

May everything continue to go well. I've been watching very closely, though not commenting much. I truly hope this makes things better.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I am positive that it at least won't make things worse. It solves one known problem. That's gotta be a good thing.

[samtosha.livejournal.com]

"They took a photo of each foot open, and a photo of each lump of ick that was removed. I looked at them on the camera. I think they're probably *not* appropriate for user icons. :-)"

Well darn de darn darn darn; no fun. LOL. Yes, I am glutton for punishment but I am also the sicko who wanted pathology pictures of her brain tumor :)
Glad you are home and recovering as well as can be expected, may that process continue free of complications.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Heh, I'll post 'em behind a cut (some folks are curious). I am the same kind of sicko. I was elated to get the video of my abdominal surgery. :-)

Thank you!

[hnybny.livejournal.com]

Yay, it's over. Now the healing begins. I'd actually like to see the pics cause I'm the type who watches operations on TV. You could put them behind a cut of course ;-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Indeed, now... it's healing time! (As opposed to Miller time.) Yeah, I'll put them behind a cut as soon as I figure out the LJ photo thing.

[rampling.livejournal.com]

Great that you're feeling chipper! Hope your recovery continues so well!

I look forward to the gory pix, of course -- I didn't make my gory pix into icons either. ;)

Sounds like you're well-settled-in for a nice relaxing and well-stocked recovery. Yay! *healing-hugs*

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I feel SPOILED to be in such comfort at this stage! Wow!

Yeah, I will look up the LJ photo hosting stuff and see if I can use that to post pix.

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Yay for being home and comfy!

Are the cats trying to figure out what's with your feet, or are they just doing the "something's wrong with Mom!" stuff?

And I'm not big on gory pics, but I'm curious :-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

The cats are noticing that Mom's holding still and is thus a prime target for: (Duchess) whining for scritches, (jackiecat) head-butting on my hands with occasional breaks to go attack a cat toy, and (Little Girl) sitting on my belly and trying to eat my pretzels.

I'll (figure out how &) post the pics under a cut.

[dizzdvl.livejournal.com]

*hug* Glad you are home!

Ok, that is seriously gross in a "oooh my innards" kind of way. But you know I would probably look too ;)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I cannot resist gory pictures even when they make me feel like I'd better go lie down for a while. I love the fact that I have the video of my abdominal surgery from a few years back.

[firecat]

Glad you're home with good stuff nearby!

Maybe you could make an icon of that shoe instead.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Oo, yeah, didn't think of the shoe. I'm still holding out for getting a good picture of one of the MRI images...

[deedeebythebay.livejournal.com]

*gentle hugs* I do hope you stay well and not in too much pain!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I feel almost spoiled, being so comfy at the moment (since the local hasn't worn off)!

Yay!

[wooddragon.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you're home, and I hope you continue to feel okay. The operation's over!

Re: Yay!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

YEE HA! The nervous-making icky medical stuff with NEEEEEEEEEEEEDLES is all done! Now it's just gonna hurt, and though I may whine, hurt I can cope with.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Yay! You're through it!

*hugs you*

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Yeah, I get nervous and fidgety about medical procedures, especially those involvind *shudder* neeeeeeeeedles. That part's done! The painful part is yet to come, but all I gotta do is go easy on myself.

[jb98.livejournal.com]

Good to hear you're home and on the mend. May your recovery be swift and complete!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm being very good & doing what the doctor says, which is soooo not my usual style ;-), so hopefully I'll heal up well!

[erisian-fields.livejournal.com]

I hope you're on your feet and dancing soon!

Take care of yourself and be patient with yourself while you heal.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Ah, you bolded the difficult part... do you know me or what?

I'm being good, really, honest I am. I'm doing what the doctor said. :-)