Hi, guys.Dr. Tew told my family that my surgery went well. He did not have to remove my C1 vert. he cauterized my tonsils out of the way to make room and didn't need to remove it he thinned it a bit. My surgery took about 3 hours. My incision was smaller than everyone anticipated. I reminded everyone as they were prepping me in OR that I ordered the hair sparing shave job and I got it. My girls say when my hair is hanging down and not brushed out of the way you cant even see it.
I will just say that Dr. Tew doesn't prefer strong pain meds BUT my kids and the nurses there rocked. I got what I needed. The biggest obstacle was that iv pain meds dont last long and i couldnt keep anything oral down i threw it up even with anti nauseas. The first night and second day were pretty bad. They encouraged me to eat a little which I didn't really feel like doing but ate small and light I think I ordered the breakfast fruit and yogurt plate for every meal i was there it was really good and it helped with keeping pills down which meant better pain meds. My daughters took turns staying in the room with me and kinda kept track of when my pain meds and other stuff was coming up. Don't know what I would've done without them.
I bought and took arnica pellets, its supposed to be good for swelling and bruising and pain after surgery. My daughter asked the nurse who asked the reisdent I assume if I could use it. I wanted to try right away. He said no it might cause bleeding, the nurse said I dont think it would but he said no. When Dr. Tew came the next day I asked him and he said oh sure you can use it. he also told me i could get some to rub on and use it on my neck too. (already have it) So all the next day my kids gave me my arnica pellets every couple of hours.
I came home Monday instead of Sunday, Dr. Tew thought I needed an extra day.
Well, i feel like i've written a novel. There's more stuff to talk about but that's about all I can do for now.