Back on my feet

I'm now one week post-oral surgery and I'm pleased to report that my recovery has gone incredibly smoothly. The first few days following surgery went by in a blur of soft food and NSAIDs, but I diligently followed the oral surgeon's post-operative instructions and really haven't encountered any complications so far. The swelling was minimal and I was fortunate to avoid the dreaded "dry socket."

Ellen has been a wonderful care-giver. There is no way I could have done this without her. She even organized a movie night with our church Community Group on Saturday at our apartment because she knew that I would be feeling lonely after three days on the couch. What an amazing woman; I am so blessed to have her. And the outpouring of encouragement and support from the church body as a whole has been a huge help as well.

I returned to work on Monday unsure of how my body would stand up to a full twenty four hour shift. Fortunately everything went well and I was able to take all my medicine at the appropriate times. Going into the shift, my biggest fear was that my NSAID pain reliever would be inadequate. I was prescribed Percocet to take if necessary, but taking it on Monday would have meant I could not continue working. Fortunately the Toradol did its job and the pain remained manageable throughout the day and night.

At this point I am optimistically declaring myself fully recovered, and while I still have to complete my course of antibiotics, I am otherwise medication-free (and very much looking forward to my first steak!).