Surgery Went Well

I had my surgery today and it went well, better than expected (by me). I had been pretty apprehensive about getting general anesthetic again, but my anesthesiologist (Dr. Mike Aziz) listened carefully to my needs and as a result I felt better than I usually do when I wake up after surgery. I’m home now and my pain level remains pretty low, about a 2 on a scale of 10.

The week running up to surgery was a very full one. My energy came back and I felt like a reasonable facsimile of my old self. I was able to do several things in one day, run errands, do laundry, that sort of thing. It felt great. I felt like I sprang back to life again during my week in Cottage Grove with Anita. It was very healing for me, being out there in the country, being taken care of by her and her husband Mike. She also got me into doing yoga again. I’ve been doing it every morning, along with deep breathing, and that really helped to revive me.

I’m still a little dizzy, but it’s been only five hours since I was in the OR, so that’s to be expected. However, given how I feel now, I don’t think this will be a month-long ordeal like my previous recoveries from general anesthetic.

I’ve felt so good lately that I have been applying for jobs, although they’ve been part-time jobs. I haven’t got any interviews yet. The only interview that I got was for a Corrections Counselor at the jail, but that’s a full time job. I have no idea how I did at the interview. I may not be corrections material. I don’t have a confrontational style of counseling. It’s a great paying job with wonderful benefits, but if I make it to the second round of interviews, I will have to do an informational interview to find out if it’s the sort of job I want to take. I have been so lucky to have great colleagues and supervisors and work situations in the past that I do not want to break a winning streak. Also 40 hours a week sounds like a lot right now, new found energy or not.