It’s 4:13 am Monday morning and I haven’t slept at all. I went to be around 11:30 pm and basically watched YouTube for five hours. I would try to sleep between videos to no avail.
My right arm was wrapped up pretty tightly with a compression bandage all afternoon and evening. Around 7:00 pm it appears the bleeding has stopped. There is still a compression bandage on the incision site but not as tight. However, there’s pain in both my arm and my abdominal surgery sites. I did get the prescription for Tylenol + Codeine but I’m still just taking regular Tylenol. In addition, my mom has a prescription for Hydrocodone and my dentist gave me a prescription for Vicodin. I also have some leftover Percoset from my heart bypass surgery. That’s a lot of opioid painkillers I’m trying to avoid taking.
Anyway, the post surgery pain and more intense neuropathy in my feet is making sleep very difficult. I’ve already decided not to return to work today (Monday) since I’m still bleeding from a few surgery sites. I’m not going to cardiac rehab either so I have nothing scheduled other than a phone call with my insurance patient advocate.. Maybe it will be a day of naps..
Life with chronic diseases 