On Sunday (day 3) post-op of my second surgery, I signed a form that was implemented by pharmacy on day 4 on the Monday, which meant I could take responsibility for taking some of my own drugs that fell out of the hospital's usual drug times and meant I could take control for getting these medications on time and to relieve the pressure on the staff. This worked very well, and I just let them know I had taken them. I had no idea that this was a possibility.
On day 4 I had a chest x-ray following my need for use of the nebuliser (see previous post). The x-ray was completely normal. Here are my thoughts at day 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gjGjl2zX74
This was how my wound looked at day 5 post op. It was covered up again and I was instructed to take off the white pads on day 7 which I did, taking care to avoid removing the steristrips which were still keeping the wound together. The wound is a bit bigger than it was with side 1 and there was more blood and bruising than for side 1.
Here are my thoughts at day 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-YZSW8svS8 I am still having trouble with breathing. I have been encouraged to do my breathing exercise as per post-op first surgery, using my spirometer with balls. I was also advised to sit up more than I was doing and have the bed more upright. This helped a bit.
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