48 Hours Later

Who knew 24 hours after the surgery would be the worst part of the ordeal?  Tuesday night (two days before surgery), I think due to nerves, Munchkin had slept really poorly – therefore, mom had slept really poorly.  Wednesday was not a great night either.  Throw in massive amounts of stress (the fact that it was totally irrational just didn’t matter) and you have a great formula for getting sick.  Adrenaline got me through the surgery, but once home, I came down from the high and felt terrible.  My legs felt like I had run a million miles, my back felt like I had gotten kicked by a horse, and I was freezing!  Of course, I had a fever.  I made it through getting Munchkin to bed and then crashed on the couch.

Meanwhile, Sunita has done pretty well so far, except for the almost constant whining.  During the first night she woke up at midnight for her pain meds and then slept until 6:00 for her next dose.  So all in all it was a really good night.  The next day she definitely did not want to eat or drink like she should.  She also didn’t want to take her pain meds because they taste bad.  So, Husband and I have been forcing her to do things for two days, which isn’t fun – but very necessary.  Thankfully she seems to be doing pretty well.  She has been up and around a little and is sleeping quite a bit.  She even went on a short bike ride today.  Still, the recovery is a bear.  And her breath does smell like roadkill.  All things considered,  we are glad we decided to do it.  Her breathing is already significantly better.

Oh, and not to state the obvious or anything, but developing a phlegmy cough around the time you have your tonsils out does wonders for increasing the pain level…

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