The kittens are coming!

Sitting amongst a whole lot of other women in natty white gowns and booties. Cant speak proper because I'm so thirsty. Hoping it won't be too long!

you're having group surgery?

that's very australian, I would guess.

is there a volume discount involved?

or is this a rabbit thing?

I'm sure you look positively ravishing!

Me, too!

She's not back yet?

Not that I can see, Roberta.
But maybe she's resting?

I'm back.

Still an hour or sobto go before I can get picked up, but recovering nicely. Wobbly when in walk.

They did it with me lying on my front this time. And the bandage is in a different place.

Getting some oxycontin for the burned nerve pain which lasts a few days apparently.

Yay, deb's okay!! I hope better than just okay when all the healing's done. We were getting a bit worried.

Very glad to hear it's all over, Deb.
I hope the pain is not too intense.
Now to rest & recuperate!

I'm back.

Still an hour or sobto go before I can get picked up, but recovering nicely. Wobbly when in walk.

They did it with me lying on my front this time. And the bandage is in a different place.

Getting some oxycontin for the burned nerve pain which lasts a few days apparently.

Must keep it away from cats! It's a serious drug!

Apparently I'm back twice.

NOBODY looked ravishing.

All the same people are trickling back slowly.....it's odd. Rational and predictable, but odd.

Twice as nice!

Pain more immediately evident this time....but I was in quite a lot of pain when I came in.

Beautiful day outside. Woollies, especially Viola, nuts this am. Viola kept chirping at me and jumping up to caress my face or kis me. Very cute, but wearing!

Aw, sorry to hear it, Deb.
I hope the medication does the trick & quickly.
It sounds like you need to sleep.
I hope Viola's welcome home is not too enthusiastic!

She's back! Hoping the pain is short-lived and gone for good.

Enjoy the woolly attention.

Heaving a sigh of relief.

No pain so far!!!! Intense nausea has stopped too....was able to enjoy wonderful Asian food my babysitter and I ordered in last night.

Neck relatively pain free. Haven't had to use new and exciting drugs I was given yet. They pop an anaesthetic in whan they do the burning, so i am unsure if this just a temp thing....but i am enjoying the hell out of it while it lasts. Havent had to use any pain kilers this morning. Am apparently very pale......but feel fairly normal.

Anaesthetist told me he was in trouble because he put me right out by mistake.....they're supposed to be able to check with me all the time that they're not paralyzing me. They managed not to.

I was appalled......asked if I snored? No. My tummy was very upset so I asked if I farted? No. Then he said I told lots of dirty jokes. What about, I said as a test. Bears He said. You're teasing I said...I don't know any dirty jokes about bears....I'd have been worried if you'd said flamingoes, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio or little old ladies.

I was very wobbly....but have ceased to wobble. Can't drive or use public transport.

Am currently locked in my bedroom while cleaner is here. Hope she leaves me alone....she tends to pop in constantly and ask ridiculous questions if I am home really sick....last time I had to say that I was sorry, I was home because I was really sick and had no functioning brain and had to be allowed to sleep....she would just need to work things out herself.

Babysitter and I had fun.....there was actually good tv and she's as cat mad as I am and enjoyed the monkey house atmosphere a great deal. She agreed these is no normal cats.

Being able to eat was super cool.....though I have liked the weight loss.
As you may notice I am slightly manic. Not sure if it's relief, the absence of pain, or the remnants of the anaesthetic.

It will be a lot of adjusting if this really lessens the neck pain. I am generally utterly exhausted after work when I have pain....which is about 80 percent of the time, at least. What if I have to get used to having a post work life?

Imagine!

This sounds encouraging! Really hope that this puts an end to your pain.

Meanwhile, we understand how damn stoic you've been, if the understanding has been woefully retroactive. I knew about the pain but not the nausea and problems eating! You poor thing.

<gentle bunny pats>

Oh...the nausea wasn't constant. I had a really bad bug last week, and a lot of the nausea was that.....but I think my neck nausea prolonged it. It'd be good if I DID have more problems eating!

Just starting to get a weird pain which may what I was told about.....they said it wouldn't feel like normal neck pain...it was hard to explain but I'd know it when it came.

I'll sit it out, but if I feel it worsening I'll take one of the tablets for it.

Fascinating process.

Ooooh, sorry about the new pain... but good you have the tablets on hand.