Everything went as planned, had a stretch of vertebrae done "minimally invasively," and the rest open, all posterior. I was in ICU for one day, on the ward for 3 days, shuffled off to the rehab hospital for 6 days, then home.
I had been doing well in rehab, and wondered why everything hurt so much more at home ... until I realized the simple answer. At the hospital they give you all the heavy artillery -- morphine, oxycodone, oxycontin, robaxin. Then they send you home with prescriptions for vicodin or darvocet and soma. No wonder! But it's a good thing, since I'll spend the next few days trying to give birth to a poo baby. I swear my stomach hurts worse than my back!
Now for the big questions.
Why am I so tired? Oh. Never mind.
Why do the sides of my lower hips feel like they're on fire to touch?
How many pillows does it take before you find a comfortable sleeping or
sitting position? Seven is either too many or not enough, depending.
Why does it feel like I had a c-section but the incision is on the wrong side and they forgot to take out the baby?
I'll have another pop quiz for you later when I can scrape together some energy!
I had been doing well in rehab, and wondered why everything hurt so much more at home ... until I realized the simple answer. At the hospital they give you all the heavy artillery -- morphine, oxycodone, oxycontin, robaxin. Then they send you home with prescriptions for vicodin or darvocet and soma. No wonder! But it's a good thing, since I'll spend the next few days trying to give birth to a poo baby. I swear my stomach hurts worse than my back!
Now for the big questions.
Why am I so tired? Oh. Never mind.
Why do the sides of my lower hips feel like they're on fire to touch?
How many pillows does it take before you find a comfortable sleeping or
sitting position? Seven is either too many or not enough, depending.
Why does it feel like I had a c-section but the incision is on the wrong side and they forgot to take out the baby?
I'll have another pop quiz for you later when I can scrape together some energy!
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