Understatement

To say that the last few days have not gone according to plan just might be the understatement of the year. You can read my last post to read about surgery and my lovely reaction to the narcotic pain medicene Dilaudid. That drug is s.t.r.o.n.g! Let's just say I won't ever, ever, ever be taking that stuff again! I'll spare you all of the details, but on Saturday afternoon, my body's reactions to the meds sent me to the ER. One pupil was very dilated and one was very constricted. Two hours in the ER and one CT scan later, I was fine (albeit having crazy looking eyes....I looked like a druggie) and was told I could go home. The ER doctor said he didn't think it was a drug interaction.....I (and everyone else who has seen me the past few days and seen what Dilaudid did to me) think that crap was still running through my system. To add insult to injury, I started to feel bad on Saturday evening....runny nose, sore throat. Yesterday I spent the day at home....crying most of the time....yet another way my body reacts to anesthesia. I was too afraid to take anything for the congestion....I certainly didn't need to add anymore meds into the mix. Today involved a trip to my regular doctor to get something for this sinus stuff and to get his opinion on the weekend craziness. He, too, thinks it was a bad drug reaction. He told me that they don't ever have to worry about me becoming a drug addict. It would be a cheap habit for sure.....but....ugh....I have no idea how people get addicted to narcotics. He gave me an antibiotic and said he would give me some cough syrup....that lasted about 15.2 milliseconds because we both said that I didn't need any more narcotics thrown into the mix. So my kitchen counter now has Vicodin,  Naproxen, Duricef, and Tessalon Perles (a non-narcotic cough suppressant)....I may look like a druggie, but I promise I'm not! My wrist really doesn't hurt too bad....except for when I hit in on a wall earlier today...that felt great. It still feels like I hit my funny bone in my elbow sometimes, but I am hoping that is just the nerve getting settled from being poked, prodded, and jostled around during surgery. Have one m.a.j.o.r. event later this week (more info on that later...maybe) and then off to see Dr. A on Friday to have my splint taken off, have the stitches removed, and see how my wrist has done. There may be more OT in my future....just have to see how my wrist is. Hoping I wake up tomorrow and feel fantastic. Well, that's all for now....