Ben's fascia closing was done today and it went well. This is by far the most painful part of the transplant process. Just imagine, having your abdominal muscles cut open and then two days later, being cut back open, and then having the muscles pulled back together and sewn up. It makes me wince just typing it out.
Ben says that the pain is a 9 on a scale of 1-10 but I imagine that without the pain med, it would be a 15. Hopefully the pain will subside a bit in the coming hours and he can get some much needed rest.
Also he's been having some hallucinations as a side effect of all of the new meds they're pumping him full of. We knew it would happen but I'm sure it's still bugging Ben to be going though it. Especially since most of the hallucinations are of people he doesn't know being in his room. We've heard that some patients get really paranoid as a result of the all the meds. Hopefully Ben will get to skip over that side effect.
Other than that though, he's doing pretty well :)
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I know it is horrible for you to see him in pain and crazy from the meds. Hang in there sweetie - we are praying for you both.
ReplyDeleteWow. You were right, Lori. That DOES look like a roasted chicken. ;)
ReplyDeleteAhh... hallucinations... Steve had a couple of those after his knee surgery from all the pain meds. It's soooo tempting to mess with someone who's hallucinating, but I guess it would be morally wrong. ;)
Glad he's pulling through. Hopefully his pain level will drop each day and life will get easier. I worry about the credentials of Ben's doctors though-- haven't ANY of them prescribed daily doses of Cowbell?!?
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