Well here I am, still in the Duke Raleigh Hospital. Hopefully, I’ll be leaving tomorrow.
Dr. McElveen and Margaret came by this morning and saw me. They looked at my wound and said that all is heeling well. They had me sit up and make sure I wasn’t leaking. But Dr. McElveen said I should be going home tomorrow.
I’ve been a little more dizzy this morning, but now that I am sitting up, it isn’t so bad. Whenever I got up and walked down the hall, I got a pretty bad headache but as soon as I rested for a couple of minutes it was fine again.
Good thing I am not in too much pain because they are kind of stingy here with pain medications. Even after surgery all I was able to get was some codene injections and darvaset pills. I guess they don’t want you too drugged up so that you can’t do anything. Sometimes it sure would be nice to escape the pain though.
The right side of my face is temporarily paralised. I can move it a little, but not much. It’s amazing that they were able to save that nerve. I told the doctors all along that my face was numb and it was scaring me. They all just put me off and said it wasn’t the tumor. Well now I have no facial numbness so that tumor was definetely causing it. Just shows that you always need to listen to your body.
I’ll be back to write more when I can. For now I am sitting up and doing well. Pray that all goes well and we get to go home tomorrow. It is supposed to be snowing in Asheville, so if we get to go home, please pray for a safe trip home.
by Paula, on 01.19.09 @ 5:01 pm
Hey there ~ I am so glad you things are going okay and your headin home tomorrow! I Pray for safe driving they call for snow here too!
Margaret is a sweetheart and so much more compasionate than Dr M… but I love them both. After 16 years seeing them all they are like family heehee!
Maybe you will see Dr Fukushima before you leave. He is a super guy & very compassionte as well.
Let your body heal girl and Big Cyber Hugs
by Sarah, on 01.19.09 @ 8:40 pm
I’m still thinking about you and praying for you, Holly. You are an inspiration! I am hoping you get sprung from the hospital tomorrow. I know it’s no fun being stuck in the dreary hospital! Sorry I missed you on msn yesterday. I look forward to talking to you when you get home. Take care and stay strong.
by Yvonne Foong, on 01.20.09 @ 4:30 am
The doctors might have meant that it wasn’t the tumor impeding the nerve. It was the pressure from adjacent structures. If it was the tumor that caused the numbness, it would mean the tumor involved your facianerveNerve either by attaching to it, encase it, or invading it. That might have made it hard to preserve the nerve. Just my take.
by Lynette jOHNSON, on 01.21.09 @ 11:56 am
Hey Holly and Ed!! I read your blog time to time.Just wanted to let you know we are thinking of you. I am keeping kids informed also. I hope now, alot of your pain will go away. Just take it slow and you take care of yourself.
LOVE AUNT LYNETTE