Long Road to Recovery

I must be hallucinating if things were really hunky dory after the operation.

On Thursday evening, I brought home a very frail Daddy Lim. Everything has to be in slow-motion and every breath was causing him some pain. Coughing, burping, sneezing are worse. Sudden movements sent him into some pain spasm. Pain = increased heart rate = more air required = more gasping for air = more pain and more breathlessness. Each episode not only casuse him to moan in pain but also to gasp for air. It wasn't a pretty sight. The pain and breathlessness only improved when he finally managed to control that his breathing.

We had orginally wanted him to sleep in the kids' room but realised that he wouldn't be able to get into and off the bed properly due to the bed's fall barricade. He wasn't able to lie down but had to sleep in a sitting position, propped up by pillows; the hospital automated bed would be so useful. To prevent accidentally knocking into him,  he had the whole big bed to himself even when he only took the edge of it while we all huddled in the kids' room.

The 1st night, he said that he had 2 episodes of insane pain, all bcos his bum got numb and he needed to change position. When he woke up, another wave hit him bcos he tried to get off the bed too quickly. The pain was so bad that we discussed about going back to the A&E until he popped his arcoxia and realised that it is all about pain management. It was such a blessing that I was again allowed to work from home. Daddy Lim was definitely comforted by my presence.

I am now the official recently converted Maria. From preparing medicine, making coffee, bringing warm water at the sound of every cough to preparing and strategically placing the pillows on the bed. How come I am busier than before Daddy Lim came home? Luckily, it was the weekend and I was able to concentrate on my Maria's duties.

Fortunately, things are definitely looking brighter by the day. The crazy intense pain episodes are reducing and he is starting to breathe with lesser pain and is managing light coughs as well. With lesser pain also means better night rest. Each night when I check on him, he is sleeping soundly like a baby though still very much in a sleeping position. There is also not much need for acroxia or other pain medicine.

The road to recovery will indeed be long. He has a long MC until the end of April. Meanwhile, he is absolutely fully utilising the new PS4 and the Netflix subscriptions.

He didn't look very sick to me. Hohoho. Maybe it is all part of his conspiracy to make me serve him. Lol. What did I gain? I am improving on my driving bcos I had to drive the kids everywhere now. Haha.

Mummy Lim