[Magdalen] Prayers

[Marion Thompson]

I hope sleep comes and tomorrow sees improvment.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 8/20/2015 4:10 PM, P. Dan Brittain wrote:
> Many of you know I had an aggressive squamous cell removed Tuesday (2nd
> attempt, this one successful).
>
> Recovery was going well. Moderate to semi-severe pain in the sutured area.
> A couple of my migraine meds let me sleep for an hour or so, followed by an
> equal period of being awake.
>
> Today, about an hour before I was to remove the pressure bandage and start
> the cleanup, started getting shooting pain in the swollen area. Called dr,
> they said to go ahead and remove the bandage and start that process. (part
> of which was the peroxide/water mix for cleaning). The pain, which I had
> described to the dr's office at 7-8 is now at least 9. several bouts of
> profuse tears, not normal for me.
>
> I have been lying down with the newly covered area, with ice packs.
> Swelling is going down but I cannot drop off - even with the assist of
> codeine.
>
> When I described the state to the dr's office, the reply was to check for
> infection, pus, off smell, and the like. None of that present - just a
> heightened pain level.
>
> Don't think anything is really out-of-bounds on this, just can't rest, a
> vital component.
>
> Off to try again, really need to sleep a little.
>
> I was kidding a bit earlier about trying to get the surgeon to make the
> incision look like a Heidelberg dueling fraternity scar. From the length of
> it, he may have succeeded, even without the overt suggestion.
>
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