Got home today just in time to see the last point of the Sharapova match, and then all 40 minutes of Serena walloping Errani. Can't wait for Djokovic/Nadal tomorrow morning, quite jealous of Jean-Loup who's actually going to Roland Garros to watch in person.
Recovery's going as well as can be expected I think. I've been able to eat today and have had some energy, though not a lot. Not in much pain at all, but can't move my head too much either. Hoping for a good night's sleep. I never actually got assigned to a room at the hospital (they ran out of beds I guess), just spent all night in the recovery room. It wasn't so bad, but it was hard to sleep this morning with all the commotion.
It's super-common for the parathyroids (small glands that attach to the back of the thyroid) to get damaged or even removed during thyroidectomy. I was told they found all four of mine, and re-implanted two of them (I guess the other two stay put, or maybe they just didn't bother reimplanting those?). The parathyroids have something to do with calcium absorption, and almost everyone with thyroid surgery has to take calcium supplements for some time after surgery. Usually it's just temporary, and surgeon seems confident it'll only be temporary for me. With the nausea last night they didn't give me the calcium tablets though, so my fingers and toes got tingly...felt like I'd been sitting on them too long or something. All better today.
The wound is pretty ugly right now, but Rowan & Lucy haven't been too freaked out by it. Rowan was really not happy with the idea of my neck being cut open, so I was especially worried about her, but it turns out she was more upset about our holly trees being cut down than she was with my neck when she got home from school today. (We cut down the hollies out front! Bare feet, here we come!)
It's great to hear of your progress. Thanks for the news.
ReplyDeleteLeave it to you, Jenny, to start a post about tennis after surgery! :) I continue to think of you and lighting a candle for a smooth recovery. I'm glad that Rowan and Lucy are rolling along with how the wound looks. I smiled when I read about the holly trees! Here's to continued rest and recovery, dear friend. :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad your surgery went as expected and you are now home and (hopefully) able to rest. Thanks for the updates--we always appreciate reading them. We'll be in touch soon to see if there is anything we can do to help.
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Good stuff, Jenny and Nate. Love, Chuck
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