out of surgery

so, i'm out, and i'm flat (on the left). there was apparently quite a mess in there. the goo was the consistency of snot. pretty, right? and there was a lot of it. so dr. h cleaned it all out really well with some sort of pressure washer thingy and sewed me back up.

they're going to keep me here for another day or so to watch the infection and make sure that it continues to respond to the iv antibiotics. i have one drain in, and will have it for a few days- a couple of weeks... depends on how much it drains out each day. just like before, when it gets to less than 20ml/day consistently i can get it out.

the good news is that i'm not in any pain right now. i'm on oral pain meds as needed, but at least i'm comfortable :) and i've stopped crying and feeling sorry for myself for the most part. now i'm trying to figure out how i can still do the walk on sunday. anyone have a wheelchair i can borrow?

my phone is charged, and i've got a good computer connection, so feel free to call/email to keep me company :) not sure how long i'll be here for visits, but at least till tomorrow some time... then i'll be laying low at home for a few days. remember how i had my surgery in summer, so i wouldn't have to miss any work? yeah. me too. blurg. oh! sorry- not feeling sorry for myself anymore... how's this... i get a week off of work to sit in my house and catch up on tv and movies :) hooray!! blurgggggggggg... i'm working on it.