It’s been a while since I have posted anything and that is simply because I don’t feel well at all. I had surgery almost exactly a week ago. I had surgery on both my throat and nose. The worst procedures on each being a toncillectomy and somnoplasty. The purpose behind the surgery was to widen my airway, making it easier to breath. This is, by far, the most painful surgery I’ve ever had. This is the fourth time I have had to have surgery.
What is so miserable about it? Well I have never thought that there was anything worse than a sore throat. Man do I have a sore throat. I am constantly eating cold/frozen food items in order to try and numb my throat. I’ve also been taking pain killers on a regular basis. Last night though, on my way to the Bay Area, my throat started hurting before it should have. This has occured again this morning. My throat is killing me at the moment and I shouldn’t need to take pain killers again for another 2 hours.
Here are the top reasons for my discomfort: 1) Very painful sore throat. 2) Inability to sleep for more than 30 minutes at a time (often 10 minutes is a long time for me right now). 3) Experiencing nausea. 4) Difficulting breathing due to what I presume to be swelling
Today, when I see the doctor, he will be removing some plastic splints that are in my nose from the somnoplasty. Hopefully that will make it possible for me to breath through my nose again and then it will reduce the stress on my throat and other parts of my body. Otherwise, at this rate, I won’t be ready to go back to work next week.
I hope that you’ll be feeling better soon and that today’s doctor visit relieves some the misery.