GCS five days post op.

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u/[deleted]
Sun Oct 31 06:31:05 2021 UTC
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u/[deleted]
Sun Oct 31 07:22:40 2021 UTC
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u/unox22
Sun Oct 31 07:24:34 2021 UTC
(1 child)

Ha! Thank you. Yeah it's a /bit/ swollen for the understatement of the year, but looks nowhere near as bas as I'd imagined it to at this point to be honest (:

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u/BobbeNa
Sun Oct 31 09:27:35 2021 UTC
(1 child)

I hope mother nature smiles on you and your recovery goes good

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u/unox22
Sun Oct 31 10:24:03 2021 UTC
(0 children)

Thank you! That's all we can hope for innit

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u/caelric
Sun Oct 31 16:36:29 2021 UTC
(2 children)

7 months to go for my surgery at the Suporn Clinc (with Dr Bank).

It really, really helps when people such as yourself post their progress pics and talk a bit about how it went/is going for them.

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u/unox22
Sun Oct 31 22:52:00 2021 UTC
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I fully agree. I'm not sure I would've even had the courage to go through with it if I didn't get to see people talking (and showing) results online. (:

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u/PrinceLeWiggles
Sun Oct 31 07:31:36 2021 UTC
(0 children)

Wow! That looks great! The swelling should go down and it looks like it'll heal up really nicely. Congrats!

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u/[deleted]
Sun Oct 31 10:06:42 2021 UTC
(3 children)

Congratulations! That catheter cannot be fun though! You poor thing xx

Out of interest, do you know what the white stuff is?

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u/unox22
Sun Oct 31 10:21:52 2021 UTC
(2 children)

Miraculously the catheter hasn't bothered me yet, but I can't imagine the removal feeling all that great. And the white stuff is an antibacterial cream afaik, I forget the name.

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Sun Oct 31 11:21:48 2021 UTC
(1 child)

Good old Savlon haha (I’m guessing it’s probably a bit stronger than Savlon)

I’m really glad for you!! Hopefully I’ll be in your position next year :)

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u/unox22
Sun Oct 31 12:32:55 2021 UTC
(0 children)

I shan't leave you hanging! It's silverderm cream, initially intended for burnwounds. And let's hope so 💖

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u/Dangerous-Internal66
Sun Oct 31 10:48:59 2021 UTC
(2 children)

Hey looks amazing results! Congrats!! I'm booked with banks start of October 22! Can't get over the results they give! Can I ask is it redressed shortly after surgery so you get to see your results before the swelling kicks in? Or is swelling there straight post op?

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u/unox22
Sun Oct 31 11:25:52 2021 UTC
(0 children)

You are already fully packed when you wake up and don't get to take a look until a few days in. So sadly, you'll have to wait a good while to see your results without swelling. Ans good luck on your surgery and recovery next year 💖

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Thu Nov 4 16:57:48 2021 UTC
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Ooooo im booked in for oct 2022 as well :)

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u/Miss_Emi
Sun Oct 31 13:35:59 2021 UTC
(2 children)

Looks so good already, how has the pain been? I'm so scared of that, but I just have to do it in order to feel good in my body. How is his pain managment? It's different with every suregon.

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u/unox22
Sun Oct 31 22:43:35 2021 UTC
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This is going to be personal for everyone- but so far I haven't suffered from pain for a minute. But then again I haven't started dilation yet. The anesthesiologist (I forget her name, she was lovely,) offered a choice between heavy general anesthetics and lighter general anesthetics + an epidural. According to her the epidural left people generally with less pain and feeling less sick, and for me it worked! I have not needed a morphine pump/Drip at any point. I've just had tablets for pain. ( Though I think they changed those a little at some point as well after they made me sick)

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Mon Nov 1 08:07:47 2021 UTC
(0 children)

Wow amazing, I always hear that epidural is the way to go, happy for you, and wishing you a speedy recovery.

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u/[deleted]
Sun Oct 31 12:32:58 2021 UTC
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Looks good!