When the spinal block wore off the pain was rather intense. And I left it a bit too long before asking for pain meds... rookie mistake. I spent Thurday night in hospital and was sent home on Friday. Since then I've spent most of my time with my leg up. The pain is better now. Still can't put any weight on it though and fully reliant on the crutches. Seeing the surgeon again on the 16th.
I'm feeling pretty upset in terms of what this means for the World Transplant Games in Aug next year. I've officially qualified as part of the SA Team now, which was not an easy process. The surgeon said I shouldn't give up hope for the Games yet... but other people are suggesting I should. And that I rather never play squash again. I'm also hating being useless like this. I can't even carry a glass of water. Even when I was on oxygen, I wasn't THIS dependent on others. And of course spending this much time on the couch reminds me of when I couldn't breathe. Yes I know things could be much worse, and I am super thankful that my lungs are doing well, but this has really bummed me out. I'm also worried about the change in anti-rejection meds for this surgery. My kidney function was already a bit worse after 5 days on the high dose of Neoral, and I'm just hoping the lungs are happy with it.
On a different note, I took part in a "scar" photoshoot in April. It was quite fun, and the final product has been revealed. Here is my picture, and please check out the photographer's blog post on it!
Wish me luck on this massive recovery process. And patience.... my WORST virtue.
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