Today I met with both the nurse practioner and the neurosurgeon. They looked at my wound and then the neurosurgeon looked at my phone pictures of my wound. They determined that I do NOT need surgery to close it up. This is a huge relief to me. I was trying to be positive, but the possibility of another surgery was really bumming me out. Now, I can be my normal optimistic self again.
Instead of surgery, I have to clean the wound and pack it twice a day. Now when I say "I," it will actually be Aaron instead of me. It is a little hard for me to do it myself since I would have to look into a mirror and do everything backwards. It shouldn't be too tough for Aaron and throughout this, he hasn't seemed grossed out yet. I suppose this will be the real test. I'm not sure how long this will be, but the wound has to heal up before Aaron is done. It could be one week or more....
The neurosurgeon hasn't seen me since I left the hospital. He asked me how my energy was (good) and specifically if I had been reading or not (no). I told him I was going to force myself to read but I accidently got the book in Spanish. He said I shouldn't force it. I told him that force was a bad word. I would obviously stop if I had a headache or it became too hard, but I wanted to start getting acclimated to reading because I would have to do a lot of it at work. He seemed to understand and was okay with my explanation. Before he left, he commented on how good my facial muscles were doing. I agreed with him. It is nice to know he is happy with the result.
I was dreading this visit today, but it turned out okay. I have more work to do regarding my wound, but it is okay, because I don't need surgery!
1 comment:
So good to catch up on you and your progress, Laura! So thankful to hear how well surgery went! Been thinking a lot about you.
Post a Comment