User blog:Zaffie/The Road To Recovery

Yo, peeps. Long time no blog from your favourite Zaffie! Anyway, I just thought since it will be six weeks tomorrow since my surgery I'd give you all an update on how things have been going. With pictures! Who's excited?

WARNING: The following images may disturb some viewers. If you ARE disturbed by them, please be polite and DON'T say so. These are pictures of my head you're looking at, after all, and I DO get offended when people make rude comments about my head. (It's happened several times IRL already and I get pretty mad at people who are squeamish when they see these pictures. After all, it wasn't actually THEIR head.)















And on the lines of that last caption, I hate nurses forever now. Along with the one who made the stupid mistake on my leg, there was one down in ICU who has given me a permanent reminder of her - she managed to scar the side of my neck. I had a tube in there giving me the drugs (it's not common for it to go in the neck, but my veins are so thin that it was the only option). When the nurse took out the tubes in my elbow and wrist, I asked if the one in my neck would come out too. Because it is so unusual to put one there, she didn't believe that I had one and started pulling on the tube and telling me it was 'just a sticker'. Suddenly she realised that it was, in fact, a tube like I had been telling her and she quickly left it alone. But by then she had already shifted it out of the correct position and caused me incredible pain which lasted for the next hour while I waited in agony for someone to remove the tube. It's left a small round scar on the side of my neck, almost like a freckle. That's the only reminder of the hospital that I can still SEE, now that the bruises on my legs have gone. But there's a big reminder round the back of my head too... xD

Luckily for me my muscles are feeling much much better, I'm doing physio twice a week (ugh, boring) and having acupuncture too. I should be able to start swimming by now but because the stitches have delayed my healing I'll have to wait another month or so for that. On the plus side, now that my neck doesn't hurt as much I am back on the computer long term! Hurrah! So, y'know, be happy that I'm here. xD

Bye bye, peeps, and feel free to ask any questions about surgery or scar in the comments. I can't garantee that I'll answer all of them, because I've got a bit of mild PTSD from the hospital (post-traumatic stress disorder) and some things trigger flashbacks and emotions. But ask away, if you're curious! Oh, and BIRCHY!!!! I KNOW YOU ARE AN AUNT NOW BUT THAT DOES NOT GIVE YOU AN EXCUSE TO STOP WRITING WITD. GET YOUR SOGGY RIDICULOUSLY LONG HAIR OVER THERE NOW (plus your hands for typing) AND FINISH YOUR CHAPTER!!!