Day 7 - Y-V endo brow lift, bilateral upper eyelid reconstruction, left upper eyelash ptosis repair and right upper eyelid ptosis repair
Waking is probably one of the hardest parts of the day as I've had a hard night's restless sleep tossing and turning and going to the bathroom, and then the alarm goes off at 7.30am and it's rush to get breakfast on in time to make the 8am medication call where I have to take my antibiotics, stomach liners, steroid eye drops and normal eye drops amongst any sickness tablets if I feel the need, and also feed the kitties. It's a job in itself and along with that my eyes are half asleep from sleeping not closed and I have to boil the kettle, mix a jug full of water and organic sea salt (or you can use saline solution) and use sterile gauze pads to wash my eyes (once it's warmed, though usually I pour cold water if it hasn't cooled down enough yet). I do this twice a day for the first week and then once a day for the second. Instructions are at http://www.oculoplastics.co.uk/postop_all_instructions.php for eye after care.
My eyes hurt on waking, again that feeling of being cut. The pain meds had obviously worn off and the first thing I took today was my pain meds before I slumbered downstairs to the kitchen to start breakfast of scrambled eggs and baked beans, while half asleep and with blurry vision.
Bleh, am still constipated - need to increase my intake of dried prunes!! The instructions with the medicine I'm taking is to not take any digestive enzymes (which I usually do and which helps my bowels as well). Am increasing my dosage now as my stomach feels as hard as a rock!! Update: Ok, all is well now and the dosage I took yesterday is working (smiles). yeah!
I was contemplating last nite dates for my next surgery with Jane Olver for my lower eyelid reconstruction to repair the work that the other surgeon did, and the dates I came up for the moment is Monday 10th July 2006. I think 6 months is ample time for the brow lift and upper eyelids to heal and ample time for me to clear my current debts paying off for this endo brow lift and upper eyelid reconstruction which last night I realised is the price of a new car! Wow! It's worth it though (smiles).
BUPA reconfirmed via email and stood by their decision, ie out of £1,750 for the lower bleph surgery and £1,200 for the coleman fat transfer, they were only prepared to pay approx £1,073 for the lower bleph and if combined with the coleman transfer, a total of £1,275, which means (without using a calculator and checking for exact figures), my excess for surgeon's fees, if the ops at done at the same time, will be £1,700 (ouch). Though if BUPA are paying all hospital and anaesthethist fees, then it really helps a lot, as that is half the cost of the whole surgery!
Thread started on the Make Me Heal Forum re dealing with life after surgery with friends, family and co-workers: http://www.makemeheal.com/messageboards/viewtopic.php?p=2089#2089
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