Owww!!!

Tonsillectomy at 56?? Owwww!! Now that all the post op drugs have worn off, and we are down to just Hydrocodone, his throat is SORE. And RAW. And it makes his voice sound funny. Add to that the nasal splints he has up his nose and he can't smell or taste much. Luckily, those come out Wednesday because he is totally over them. Soooooo over them, in fact, that I may need to hide all the tweezers so he can't take matters into his own hands. I just heard him up, taking pain meds so I better go make my rounds.

Thank you to all who have called to check on him. He's really doing great--or as good as can be expected. He's supposed to stay quiet, inside, and just rest, so that's what were going to do. Since it hurts to talk, he's not real conversational though he tries. He had visitors yesterday and it really threw him under the bus. They stayed and stayed and stayed and even he admitted it was way too much. I was trying to let him be his own guide--that won't happen again. At least not for several more days. Nurse Ratchet is back.