Emergancy Hospital Visit on Day 4 Post-Op

All of the bands fell off that were guiding the bite and we needed them to reconnect so we drove an hour to the hospital in the city, it was horrible. This is were I got the name "Joker" because when they opened my mouth, blood started to ooze from the sides because of the fresh cuts being reopened.

Day 4 Post-Op

 

Post-Op Appendectomy

 This was the first drink I had in 52 hours...it was heavenly 

The First Week Out

Wow....I am going to be honest and say those were the worst three days of my life. I woke up in recovery  after about seven hour of surgery. The best explanation of how I felt was being hit by a semi-truck then another one slightly smaller then that. I was so numb, I didn't even know if I had a face. I found out I had a very weak stomach and couldn't tolerate the amount of drugs they put in my body. To say the least, the next two days, all I accomplished was two bowls full of puke. I know it's disgusting, but it was very real. There were times that I thought I really couldn't make it through this. I was so frustrated with my body, I had wished I had never done the surgery. But now that I am out of that cloud, I can already see it was totally worth it. The only advice I would give to the next patient having this procedure is to think of the worst it possibly could be, then times it by ten. I would also tell them that it is totally worth it, I am already so happy with the results so far. I would also advise them to contact someone who has gone through this before so they can tell you what to expect and what to do with certain problems that arise.  It was only until Saturday that things started to improve. I started to hold things down and begin to feel better. It takes so much time and dedication to this procedure both with recovery and food, something I was unaware of before the surgery and something I wish I had known when coming out of surgery. I can't wait to begin the pureed diet, I am just about done with the powdered milk and protein shakes.  I hope that by Thursday I can begin the wonderful world of substantial food. Sorry it took me so long to update I will post on Thursday with my next consult with the doctor.

a non-gory explanation

Day 6

This Is It!

The time is tickin' and I have nothing left to say but, this is it. I am as ready as I will ever be. It is surprising though because I am a lot less nervous then I had expected to be. Maybe i'm suppressing the nerves simply because I had to. It took my every focus just to get passed this semester which gave me little time to even entertain the thought of my surgery. Quite frankly, that scares me. It's so typical for anything I thought of to turn out the opposite way. I also think it's because I know this is such a God thing. You know, those moments you begin to see God in every event leading up towards the anticipated moment. When you see him that clearly, it's hard to be nervous about anything, really. It's weird to think that in seven hours, my jaw will be completely transformed. that pretty much sums up the feeling right now, just weird. I was unaware that to post a comment you have to sign up for something. If I had known, I would have done a different blogsite. If you would like to comment, you can e-mail me at brynne.willis@gmail.com. Thanks!