Greetings from recovery land!
Y'all, I have to tell you that were it not for the prayers of so many I would not be doing so well right now. It is the only explanation I have for how well my recovery has gone. I will not gross you out with the details of my surgery or recovery but I will share that I cried coming out of the anesthesia which I knew I would because I was told I did this when I was 4 and I remember doing this when I was 18 after I had my wisdom teeth removed. I immediately asked for ice chips because my mouth was so dry. I did not care how bad my throat hurt. I told the recovery nurse I was a singer and hated having a dry mouth. :) She smiled and said, "You won't be singing for while!" I agreed. About 20-30 minutes later I was wheeled to another room and my parents joined me. My mom looked at me and said, "Well the doctor said your tonsils were a mess and full of infection." I started crying at that news. I told my parents I was so relieved to know that this had been worth it and to know that I really had been sick all these years. It wasn't "in my head" as some might have believed. I then cried while getting dressed because I was so ready to go home and I cried when I finally sat down in my recliner at the relief of being home and knowing the surgery truly was behind me.
I vividly remember Thursday. Friday and Saturday are a bit of a blur because all I did was sleep. I alternated from the recliner at night to my bed during the day. I have run a fever every night up to 100.8. I think it might have been 101 on Thursday night. Sunday and Monday were movie days with my dad. We watched a ton of random Christmas movies on Netflix and through my Amazon Firestick. On Tuesday, Daddy and I packed up and headed to West TN/North MS to join my Mama who had to return on Sunday due to work. I slept most of that day too. :) Wednesday was another movie day. Thursday was a 1/2 sleep 1/2 movie day. Friday was Christmas. We all slept in and then Mom, Dad and I packed my car up and headed out in a two car caravan towards Parsons, TN. We stopped in Memphis to see my Mimi and to wish her a Merry Christmas. We both commiserated over our current ailments and wished each other a better 92nd and 32nd year! Then the 3 of us headed east and made another stop in Jackson to meet up with my mom's parents. It was a different experience for my grandparents to be the well ones and for me to be the sickly one. No matter what it was still good to see them if only for a few minutes. While this was not how any of us wanted this Christmas to go, thankfully, as my Daddy put it this was a once in a lifetime surgery and I will never have to go through this again. Praise the Lord. Finally, we made it to exit 126 and found the a hopping truck stop that was packed. Probably because it was the only restaurant open on Christmas. We met my wonderful friends, Brent and Jenny, who took over my car and my care for the rest of the way home to Knoxville. This week I get to continue to rest and recover.
So ... here's some fun news ... I've lost 15.4lbs since a week ago last Thursday and I plan to take full advantage of this head start. I have also discovered that Swanson Chicken Broth tastes so much better from the bottle than it does from the box and I have become a chicken broth junkie. I have accepted it. Chick Fil A ice dream is pure heaven on your throat. Clay Ice Packs are the way to go. Make sure you have two on hand so you can keep them in constant rotation. This is amazing for the swelling in your neck. I have drank my fill of Gatorade and am now enjoying flavored water as well as coffee.
During my recovery, I have really been thinking of what my word and verse for 2016 will be. There have been two words repeated to me over and over since I have found out I am having surgery ... everyone has told me how this will give me a "new life" and that is what I have claimed this entire time. The first few days after my surgery when my throat would spasm or a new pain would present itself I had a verse that I kept repeating to myself ... John 10:10 ...
"The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." John 10:10 NKJV
I kept saying that latter part of this verse and when I shared it with my dad on Tuesday he reminded me of the first part. I believe that it is certainly applicable to all that I have been through the last few years with my illnesses. The thief did his best to steal my life, kill my joy and destroy my future by keeping me sick but praise God He sent tonsil stones to pop up and led me to an ENT who still believes in removing tonsils. I know that things are going to be different by how my body is recovering, the fact that I haven't had to take my allergy medicine but twice and in other changes I have noticed. I am so thankful that I had this surgery, for the prayers of others and for the new life that 2016 represents.
To God be the Glory. Thank you everyone for all that you have done. I am eternally grateful.
I love you all.
Blessings ...
- Melody Faith
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