Complications

[lb_lee]

 Rogan: surgery had complications, so am now frontstuck to take the pain.

Turns out one of the tumors had grown through a blood vessel, so we lost about 400 mL of blood (and a bunch of it is sloshing around where it shouldn't be.) Combined with the CO2 they pumped our guts with, that is putting pressure on our phrenic nerve, causing intense pain that heavy painkillers barely put a dent in. Now I know for certain what a purely-physical level 9 pain feels like. It sucks.

Without the heavy dose, breathing, talking, reclining, or lying down all hurt. With it, the pain is manageable.

 

Fortunately, it seems that pain is all it is. Everything else is fine. Just gotta wait this out for a few days.

We also apparently have a dermoid ovarian cyst but that is a problem for future LB. (But another golfball sized tumor? Possibly with teeth and hair inside? UGH. So sick of tumors. At least they're all noncancerous?)

Comments

[wispfox]

Ooooooh, yes that would do it. The CO2 is bad enough!

[grahamlore]

That sucks so much! Really hope your body feels somewhat better in a few days.

If there's anything we can do for you during recovery, please let us know.

-J/L+

[the_broken_tower]

Oh, that's awful. :( May you have a speedy recovery.

- Khemu (he/him)

[gingicat]

Well, crap. I'm sorry you're in so much pain. Hoping that everything gets back to functional, preferably without pain, real soon now.

[wolfy_writing]

Oh man, that sucks. I had a medical emergency where physical pain hit a nine once, and i wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

I hope you recover soon.

[talewisefellowship]

wow thats awful :( hope it gets better!

--Hikaru

[starfallhaven]

Oh that sounds very bad! D: I hope the pain goes away as soon as possible. -Cicero (he/him)

[wolffyluna]

Oof, that sucks so bad. I hope your recovery is speedy and the co2 and blood play nicely with you soon.

[packbat]

Good grief - what a stressful situation. I'm glad it seems to be just pain right now, but deep sympathies about that level of pain.

[stealthsystem]

Oh no. We're so sorry x.x

[numinousdread]

Holy shit, that sounds awful. Hope it passes soon. Sending you good wishes!

[sinistmer]

I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. Hope you feel better soon!

[igel]

Yikes. We've dealt with level nine pain from an over-drilled tooth and we wouldn't wish that on our worst enemies.

We're wishing you a speedy recovery. Good luck! Feel better!

--Simon

[lb_lee]

Thanks! The raised painkillers are helping. But man, top surgery is supposed to be harder, but it was way less awful than this! Nerve pain is just horrendous.

[silvercat17]

Oh no. Hope it goes away quickly!

[minoanmiss]

Soup shall be made. I've put in an order for the ingredients. I'm planning chicken, leeks, summer savory (a lot like thyme), broth, celery, and cooked noodles on the side. Let me know if you want anything additional or excluded.

*hugs you healingly*

[lb_lee]

That sounds wonderful. Thank you so much, MM. Also, we finally found the Halloween card you sent us! It fell back behind the mail or something. So that was a fun surprise!

[monsterqueers]

That sounds terrible! Wishing you a speedy recovery!