I said I would keep updated on this post as I recovered and now I know why no one has done it. I could not even stay awake for more than 3 hours. The first 4 weeks after surgery and the pain plus pain meds only ads to the list. Once I started to be more coherent I would remember my blog but getting myself to click on the link and actually talk about what I was going through on paper was tough. I never imagined in a million years the pain and hurdles I would have to jump with such an "easy" tumor taken out of my brain. I had a cut from the middle of my head to in front of my ear and a black eye. The first couple of days the pain was unbearable. I often found myself lying in the dark with a black TV screen in front of me. I felt like doing absolutely nothing but sitting in complete silence. Anything noisy or TV was too much for me.
I had this idea I would get things done while I was on sick leave but guess again because all you can really do is sleep no matter how much you fight it. I was told my body would tell me when I needed to rest. I thought to myself "tell me?" really! Well I was surprised to find that your body really does "tell you". Complete with headaches, body pain and wherever you stand is where you will just decided to lay down.
One thing they forgot to tell me when I had surgery was I would not be able to open my mouth. In fact I started physical therapy for this last week and when we started I could only open my mouth 7mm. Average mouth opening of a woman is 45-50mm so I have some work to do! I'm now at about 25mm and continue to work everyday.
It took me 4 weeks to get back to work and here we are on week 6 and I am still recovering and working as much as I can. Finally Monday I felt the best I have felt since before surgery. I was awake with no headache and felt happy instead of depressed. I weaned myself off all the meds and I feel better than ever! Once you go through something like this you realize how much you take advantage of feeling good and being able to do things like go out with friends, enjoy family etc. Although I am in bed no later than 11pm and need at least 9 hours of sleep to feel good I would say I am making strides. I'm back to running again even if it is only .5 miles. I've made goals and I know as long as I strive for them I will be better than ever :)
