So I'm back from my partial thyroidectomy.  Still have a leetle too much happy juice to be typing well.

Everything went fine.  Looks like Dracula got ticked off and went after all portions of my neck... otherwise I'm good. 

Funny thing is - I woke up in recovery and the nurse asked if I was in pain.  Not being exactly coherent I said yes.

Problem is, the pain was a migraine!  So she gave me a dose of narcotic something or other.  This stuff does NOTHING for my migraines.   I'm still in pain, but I don't care - loopiness to an even greater degree than normal sets in. 

When I realized what she did, I told her it wasn't going to work.  Bless her heart (wonderful nurse) asked what I usually take for migraines.  I said ibuprofen.  She called the doc who ordered an IV dose of the stuff - which is called something else in IV form, but will stick with the name everyone knows for blog purposes (especially as I can NOT think of what it is called right this minute). 

Let's stop here and bow our heads with reverence to the pharmaceutical companies who make these meds.  They are wonderful!

After she gave me a dose of that, all I could think was..."I WANT THIS AT MY HOUSE!!!"  It is outstanding stuff!!!  15 minutes later - headache gone.  I'm feeling good good good. I don't care about narcotics one bit - give me some IV ibuprofen any day of the week. 

My throat is a bit scratchy, my mouth is dry as dust,  but I can move my head around without any pain.  I get to go see the doc tomorrow for my post op visit. 

So far excellent.  Far better than I would have thought. 

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1 Here's to you getting totally better soon! And I remember when I was last in hospital and begging for someone to come to my house and install "the button" for me. I loved that perfect painkiller. 

Posted by: LeeAnn at July 06, 2009 07:23 PM (ayhdB)

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It's nice that you're back & functioning, however imperfectly.  The happy juice is a good thing, eh?  I once had to have morphine for four days; there was enough pain that the four-hour dose only lasted for 3 1/2 hours. Can't say I remember much other than I wanted the next dose before they'd give it to me.

Get better soon!

Posted by: Rev. Paul at July 06, 2009 07:33 PM (AYDzo)

3 Thanks so much for the entry letting us know you're doing well. Speedy recovery.

Wish I had your excuse for all my typos, though (aren't backspace keys and delete keys wonderful things. And here's to Preview!).

Posted by: MGA at July 06, 2009 09:06 PM (/yMld)

4 Some of those drugs are really amazing. When I went to have a colonoscopy, my doctor knew I was super nervous. He said, "Don't worry, this is a procedure you'll actually *want* to have again,"

I kid you not....he was right! The happy drugs they give you for that are amazing. After the procedure, I hadn't felt that good in years!

(I know, too much info!)

Glad your procedure went well. Take care and rest.

Posted by: DogsDontPurr at July 06, 2009 10:05 PM (1KC4A)

5 Glad it went well; especially afterward.  Those drugs are amazing, aren't they?  Not that I want another colonoscopy again so soon... LOL!

Hope you're feeling better today!

Posted by: Pam at July 07, 2009 06:38 AM (l6NIn)

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Very glad to hear things went well. I can only imagine the migraine - have only had two and the misery was incredible, so you have my sympathies.

And Pam? I think I will wait as long as I can to learn the joys of the colonoscopy and accompanying happy juice...

Posted by: jck at July 07, 2009 08:09 AM (fRt6P)

7 LOL - thank you all.  I have to say that I didn't have that euphoria thing going after my colonoscopy.  The thing I remember about it most was waking up slightly during the procedure with someone pushing on my stomach... I said "hey that hurts"... think I scared 'em.  *grin* they immediately added to the meds and I went back to sleep. 
 
Very luckily I did NOT wake up during this one that would have sucked big time.

Posted by: Teresa at July 07, 2009 09:50 AM (ZtdpJ)

8 The nurse of the Dr that did my colonoscopy has been know to use a magic marker to put happy faces on the butts of her victims.

Posted by: B....... at July 07, 2009 10:58 AM (KBnAV)

9 I'm glad it went well! 

Good Lord, I think I have written posts saying the men who invented Ibuprofen should be canonized.  Tylenol is a placebo.  Ibuprofen rocks.  In liquid form?  I can't even imagine...  It is the only drug that makes my migraines go away. 

Posted by: Bou at July 07, 2009 11:08 AM (Obubm)

10 Very glad you are okay. This blogging world is strange. I find myself praying for people I have never seen and not even thinking of the folks I wave at at the mailboxes.
 I shall take a small amount of credit for your successful surgery. After all, the creaking and popping of these old knees just HAS to get His attention when I assume the prayer position.

Posted by: Peter at July 07, 2009 04:29 PM (HkxRf)

11 A speedy recovery, my dear!  And without any significant discomfort, thankyewverymuch.

Posted by: Elisson at July 07, 2009 06:27 PM (VxBNz)

12 B...- I would have to smack her for that. LOL.

Bou - yes they are saints in my book!

Peter - blogging will do that to ya.  Watch out for those knees though

Elisson - thank you!

Posted by: Teresa at July 07, 2009 07:07 PM (ZtdpJ)

13 Glad it all went well for you!  Modern pharmacology is a wonderful thing.

Posted by: Mrs. Who at July 08, 2009 07:01 PM (3mj6F)

14 Good to hear that it went well.  I can be equally incoherent without the help of drugs.

Posted by: Cappy at July 08, 2009 07:09 PM (/lyn/)

15 Mrs. Who - yes they don't get near enough credit for all the good drugs out there that are so wonderful.

Cappy - LOL - I can too... the drugs just up the level.

Posted by: Teresa at July 08, 2009 08:39 PM (ZtdpJ)

16 I'm glad this is over and done. I do hope this brings you great relief from so many of the symptoms you've had.   As for the med, was it Toradol? If so, you can get it in oral form.   Let me know how you're doing. I'm saying a prayer.

Posted by: Da Goddess at July 09, 2009 12:46 AM (PRILh)

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