Well, I had my surgery done Wednesday. It was very stressful as the anesthesiologist came to the bedside pre-op and was very nasty to the nurse and went storming off in anger. I told the nurse that I was a bit uncomfortable with my life in this guys hands. So this starts a bunch of BS of the nurse manager coming over and asking me if I would like to take him "off my case." Seems they were trying to get rid of this guy even though he was the attending. I was so stressed out I burst into tears and told them to just do the F-ing surgery, I want to get this over with. The surgeon and CCC are great, I believe it was this one fart. Thank goodness the surgery is done.
I went to my room after recovery and frankly, I was in so much pain. I have bladder issues and felt like I had to pee but nothing would come out. I was just a bumbling heep. Thank goodness my friend Bonnie was with me. And my nurse that nurse was amazing. She was such a young woman but she was so compassionate and supportive. Thank Goodness for her. By the next day, I felt much better. I was yacking away, speech is very mushy but can be understood. I think the morphine helped with my mood. They let me go home that night. And I was glad to go. They took a bit more than 1/4 of right side of tongue and a piece from the floor of the mouth. Also a right neck dissection. They said they did not see anything obvious in the nodes in surgery. They are testing the nodes and the margins they took off in the mouth. I am so scared that I will have to go for radiation. I woke up this morning in alot of pain and my tongue felt it was huge. Once I sat upright, it seemed to improve. I took my Zofran, waited a bit then took my Oxycodone. I don't think it works as well as the Morphine, though supposedly it is stronger. Feeling somewhat better now. But forget eating soft foods. I can't manipulate my tongue well enough, it makes me feel like I am gonna choke. I am sticking with protein smoothies for now.
So, that's the story. Super nervous for results to come back on nodes. Denise