Day 1 recovery
I was in bed for most
of the day today. I wasn’t really able to sit upright in bed so my wife fed me
for the most part. I felt very compos mentis, but in a lot of pain from the
wounds in particular. The oxygen was removed which was becoming irritating and
at around midday the doctor came to visit and checked the wound. He had me sit
and stand up and walk a few steps which I thought was encouraging. He then
explained I would need an xray to check the operation was successful and this
would happen later. I also had a visit from the cardiologist who did some
checks and said everything was ok. At around 4.30 I was taken for an xray and again
had to get out of bed to stand up to do the xray. Dr Ekpatipan then came to
check the results and show me what he had done. He explained that everything
had gone to plan and all titanium inserts were placed perfectly. Relieved, I
was then wheeled up to my room to have dinner. The nurses again took over and
gave me my next supply of drugs. I have been on a variety of medicines, pain
killers, IV antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and vitamins. The nurse brings
them in at regular intervals and I dutifully swallow them down.
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