A month after surgery
Surgery was four weeks ago. I've taken stock at the beginning of every week. Everything since four Mondays ago is mostly good news. There have been blips - but only blips - and I’ve managed to treat them as only blips. Luck on my Side, Physically: - I managed to avoid major pain and discomfort for a full five days after surgery due to a pain block they injected during the procedure. I am very lucky this worked and very lucky that it was made available to me without any sort of “well, sometimes insurance won’t cover it” negotiations. I am aware that apparently not everyone in my situation gets this and not everyone’s body reacts to it with equal spirit. - Days 6 - 19 involved a daily hives breakout/rash on about 80% of my body which...didn’t feel at all lucky at first but I’m calling it lucky because it went away quickly with the help of Claritin or Allegra or Benadryl (Benadryl aiding in a two-hour zonk out as a bonus). Turns out I am allergic to sulfa drugs, specifically