Today was a much better day as far as pain goes. I have had less pain today than I have had since the beginning. Yay!
Problem: Today I spent a lot of time reading post-tonsillectomy bleed accounts on the internet. I keep searching for preventative measures but there is really no info on that, just account after account of this happening to people. The biggest thing about what I was reading was how common it seems to be to have multiple hemorrhages so I am seriously paranoid about another bleed. It's nearly 11:00 p.m. and I'm terrified to go to sleep tonight. I know worrying does no good whatsoever but I can't help it. I felt one of the lower scabs come off a little while ago and I can literally feel my blood pressure on the right side where I had my hemorrhage. I can feel it pumping with nowhere to go, just stopping below the cauterized area ready to burst out.
I really need to get through this night and this weekend. Come Monday morning I will be past the most critical time for a bleed after but with the hemorrhage I had I technically will need to get through 4 more days after that to be past the most critical period. After that it is still possible for 2-3 more weeks but I'm hoping for some calmness once the most critical period is over.
I will try to get some sleep now and concentrate on the lessened pain, the healing that is happening and the slight bit more energy I have.
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