As some of you know, I had a lump removed from my upper right forehead (along the hairline). It was a simple cosmetic procedure that turned out a little more complicated. I just wanted to share some details for those of you with questions or whom I haven't given good answers to.
The lump has been there I had believed only a couple of years but as I looked at pictures it has been there since Vivian was a baby (as you can see from the last entry is 5 years). What the doctor had told me is that he believed it was a bone spur caused from a major fall or hitting my head and the bump was actually a fatty tissue protecting that bone spur. The surgery was an outpatient surgery to remove the lump and smooth out the bone spur. They would have to put me under but nothing too major and quick recovery was expected.
Everything "major" that could go wrong did not. The surgery ran smoothly. The doctor saw what he expected but there were a few hiccups. During the surgery, all I was told, was "You got wild." I'm not really sure what that means, but my guess is I was coming out of anesthetia so they had to give me a second round and a trachial tube. The tube made my throat sore but the second round of anesthetia made it very hard for me to wake up. Nick and the nurse had to try 3 times to get me awake enough to get dressed. After I got home, I pretty much slept all day. The next day I woke up a little tender but not feeling too bad. That day was Vivi's actual birthday so we had a few things planned. I did okay (not driving as I was on heavy pain killers). All was fine, until dinner. Vivian asked for pizza no problem. We took the fam to Pizza Hut down our street but I got sick and asked my mom to take me home and bring me a pot. I got pretty sick that evening. Friday morning I woke up and requested help again. I pretty much stayed in bed all day. Saturday morning was Vivi's party. Again, I felt better PRAISE GOD! You saw the pictures in the previous post but what you don't see was my inability to do much beyond stand and hold short conversation. I felt pretty lousy. This is the day the dizziness really started. For a solid week following the surgery I felt like I was going to fall over or run into something. The feeling would not go away even if I laid down. It was so severe I felt like I was spinning all the time. I was afraid to drive or stand for long periods of time. With a 5 and 2 year old this is just not realistic. I ended up seeing the doc a week following the surgery to have my stitches removed and talked with them about it. That was a cake walk, but they were perplexed by my response and kept just saying "That's not normal." This is when the mind games got started. Oh my goodness, did they mess up in the surgery? Did they cut something they weren't supposed to or permanently damage my equilibrium? I was frightened! Finally, late on Thursday I got word to try a decongestant as they thought I had extra fluid in my head. I got the medicine Thursday night and Friday morning felt back to normal.
Now, you cannot see my scar and "Charlie" is all gone. I have occasional little pain but nothing like the dizziness. I'm off all medicine and doing great! It was a wild week but I thank all of you for prayers and help or encouragement offered to me.
