Tonsils out

Today, I got my tonsils out. I thought I would take over this blog to record my recovery a bit. I did the wrong thing - I read online prior to my surgery and scared the tar out of myself. I actually did fine.

I had prayed for my fear to be removed - it was. The only thing I was flipping out about was getting an IV in my hand. I hate that. An IV anywhere else, I'm okay with. But I've had many bad experiences with that process and was not looking forward to it.

Needless to say, the doc put me to sleep via gas and then did my IV. Thank you for that. I had an interesting "coming to" but other than severe itching (because gas leaves your body through the skin for the first 24 hours), I was pretty good.

I woke up out of the meds and couldn't go back to sleep. They kept trying to get me to, but I just wanted to see my husband. :) 

The whole process was about three hours. I got to the Medical Center about 9:40 am and we left before 1:00 pm. I was home and on the couch soon after that. I took a nap before Jim went to get the girls. I was fine when they got there. I think Reagan was really happy to see me - I think she was worried about me.

Guzzling water was the best advice I was given. Keep it moist and it will heal faster and feel better overall. Very true. I set an alarm just to make sure I stayed on track with water my first 24 hours. We'll see how I do tomorrow. Tonight, I can't sleep. I'm sure its the anesthesia.