Short And Sweet

Good Saturday, September 22, 2018 @ 20:14:50 MT.

I have been away from my mHBOT and blogging for nearly a week. It’s all about recovery!

Short And Sweet! Today I will give you just that! A brief look at how I am doing and what has kept me away from you.

Five days ago I had hardware removed from my left foot. Eight screws and a plate. I received a general anesthetic and an ankle nerve block. It seemed to go very quickly but then, I was asleep! The doctor ordered me a low dose Norco for pain. I thought I wouldn’t need it. Not so! Over the course of three days I took a total 6 pills. Since yesterday morning I have been managing my healing pain with a combo of Tylenol/ibuprofen AND my most favorite pain reliever ICE! I Love ICE! It has helped me through this week pretty well, thank you dear and kind friend of mine….ICE!

Today is the first day back in the chamber. I am doing an hour dive and everything is going very well. My left ear is handling the dives with no negative effect or pain. I am tolerating the stuffiness inside the chamber with the personal fan blowing at the left side of my neck. I have ice wrapped around my shoulders and back so I’m feeling really good. I am taking nice breaths of the oxygen also. The headaches have not been terrible and my sleep has been fairly good. One night I only got 4 hours sleep but I sure slept those few days on Norco.

Two days prior to my surgery, I had a really bad bout with BPPV.  D and I performed the Epley Maneuver and then I slept with my chin raised and didn’t sleep on my side. The next day I still felt a bit dizzy but it was not nauseating like it had been. We checked me with another Epley and my eyes stayed in place. The room did not spin. The paint on the walls did not melt. We successfully did it! I have been noticing more dizziness this week but I had surgery so I’m not too concerned today.

I really missed my daily dives. It has become a natural part of my daily routine. I am speaking good and positive things to my brain and nerves and blood vessels. I am telling me that God created me to complete certain tasks and I know I have not accomplished everything on His bucketlist for me! So I am going to thrive. I am going to live well!

Short And Sweet! I am preparing for the treatments I will be receiving in mid October. I will be taking specific supplementation 15 days before my appointment and I want to get in a good number of hours inside my chamber before then. I watched a video of a friend having the stem cells and protein rich plasma injected up inside his nostrils. It was a bit uneasy to watch, but I will do anything to assist my brain and nerves and blood vessels to correct the damage the TBI did to me. I have a good feeling about myself and the future.

I am running out of battery on my computer so I am going to end now. Thanks so much for rooting for me. Yes! I will score many touchdowns.

Dear mHBOT, I thank you for the positive experience I have having with you! Hmm…I might have to name this chamber. Giving it a name is good for my soul. I will think on this and get back to you.

Short And Sweet! Hugs always,

Suz