This was the first time in five years that my wife and I slept till 9am. I can’t tell you how amazing that feels.
I feet better than the first day and I was able to swallow without cringing in pain. This was a huge relief when waking up as swallowing the day of the procedure was a bear.
I laid down most of the day and did some writing, reading, and eating. I had water by me the entire day and kept a steady flow of it going all day long. Like I said in a previous post, you must drink water in order to recover and the more water you drink the faster you will recovery. Sounds to simple right?
Changed pain medication
I had to change my pain medication today and just tried a dose of the new medication. If my writing becomes incoherent, you’ll know whether it’s working more than the first medication.
Diet
My diet has consisted of sorbet, apple sauce, jello, yogurt, lot’s of water, and some vitamin water. All of these foods have gone down with no problem. I have made sure that everything I’ve eaten has been cold as warm or hot foods at this point would be very painful.
Fever
This is the second night that I have developed a low grade fever (i.e. 99.5 to 100.7 degrees). My wife called the doctor and he explained that this is normal and that I need to do the following.
- Every hour I need to take ten deep breaths in order to help keep my resting lungs expanded.
- Every four hours I need to take my pain medication which has acetaminophen as an active ingredient which will help lower the fever.
My fever is getting worse as the night continues and it has reached 102.1. We called the doctor and I explained my situation. He said that having a fever develop like this at night was normal and it was normal for a low grade fever of anything under 101.5. Strange enough because the hospital said to call if there is a fever of anything over 100.4. Even though I had a fever of 102.1 he gave me the option of going to the ER, if I that made me more comfortable (at 11pm that is), or taking the ibuprofen and going to sleep. I had explained to the doctor that my body, in time of fevers, responded really well to ibuprofen. He wasn’t comfortable allowing me to take ibuprofen because of the increased chances of bleeding, but he allowed me to take 600mg this one time. So, I opted for the ibuprofen and not the ER.
Now it’s time for some sleep. I’ll touch base again tomorrow. I hope tonight goes well.