in a room without a window in the corner
I saw the doctor yesterday, and he used that thing from Total Recall to suction about 90 pounds of extremely disgusting stuff out of my head. (Please note that certain aspects of these reports may be exaggerated for various reasons, mostly because I find them amusing.)
He told me that I have to continue Operation Do Nothing At All, I Mean It Nothing At All And I Am Not Even Joking About This for another week, at which time he'll take the splints off my septum and probably clear me for driving and other normal activities, which makes me even happier than my impending return to Guinness consumption.
My sinuses look good, and most of the discomfort that was lingering has gone away, so I'm finally off all the pain meds and things that were making me feel stupid and disoriented and, well, like an idiot on drugs. My strongest painkiller now is extra strength Tylenol.
I still get tired easily, and I'm still easily irritated and irrationally annoyed by random things, so staying off the internets is probably a good idea for the next few days. My doctor says that this is also entirely normal and part of the recovery process, which is quite comforting and makes me feel less looney.
So, since it's unlikely I'll be updating my blog for a bit, I found the perfect picture to leave here for a few days:
Dude, you just goatse'd the world!
Posted by:Jason | February 20, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Yeah, my favorite part of being an ENT nurse is helping my Docs suck all the gross crap out of our patient's noses!
Some of them pass out when it happens.
Hope you didn't react that way!
Posted by:TheJulie | February 20, 2008 at 11:48 AM
But... but... duty calls!
http://www.xkcd.com/386/
Posted by:DJC | February 20, 2008 at 11:50 AM
You know the amusement park executives/designers/operators were laughing when they put up that "Percy, the Proctology Puppy" jumping gym. XD
It's good to hear that you are coasting the fine blade of recovery without a hitch (so far, so good anyway!)
Warm weather greetings from Bob, Mel, & Ben
Posted by:Bob N Mel | February 20, 2008 at 11:52 AM
ROFL!
Posted by:starshine_diva | February 20, 2008 at 11:53 AM
So you won't look like post-op Jennifer Grey will you?
Nothing wrong with her Post-Op looks, just nothing special any more.
Posted by:modhran | February 20, 2008 at 12:25 PM
DJC,
More important on Wil's list of "things to do" is this:
http://skepchick.org/blog/?page_id=995/
Posted by:Jimbeaux | February 20, 2008 at 12:27 PM
How long until you are off the nose crutches?
Posted by:leathej1 | February 20, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Hey, I hope you feel better soon! Good luck!
Posted by:Veloxi | February 20, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Is that supposed to be a rabbit or a dog?
Posted by:Paul Howard | February 20, 2008 at 12:37 PM
Bring out yer dead!
Posted by:Mad Monk | February 20, 2008 at 12:43 PM
So....bounce around in the dogs mouth till he craps you out? That's not right Man! Funny as hell, but not right! LOL! Drops Dark Side of the Moon hat , pixie aliens, suck out some chicken liver goop!
Posted by:Wayne Zachary | February 20, 2008 at 12:45 PM
Paul Howard asked, "Is that supposed to be a rabbit or a dog?"
I'm not sure if you're getting the point of the picture, Paulie.
Posted by:Mad Monk | February 20, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Oh my!
Posted by:ALRO | February 20, 2008 at 01:01 PM
Jimbeaux,
Nice find!
Anne,
Fire up the SLR!
Posted by:DJC | February 20, 2008 at 01:07 PM
I am both humored and disgusted at the same time!
Glad you are recovering well. More healing vibes will be sent your way.
{{{{{{Wil}}}}}}
Posted by:ZiggyNJ | February 20, 2008 at 01:33 PM
Yep. That will do me for a couple of days. That is quite disturbing on so many levels.
Posted by:gbina | February 20, 2008 at 01:39 PM
That picture is so...wrong, yet so freakin hilarious.
Posted by:Greg | February 20, 2008 at 01:47 PM
Hahahahahahahahahaha! So much love for you Wil. That picture made my day.
Patiently waiting while you continue your recovery. Bleeding Wil due to internet stupidity BAD.
Posted by:sorakirei | February 20, 2008 at 01:50 PM
Let us pray that no one pulls any lumps of goop out of THAT!
Posted by:blooflame | February 20, 2008 at 02:04 PM
When I had surgery a couple of years ago, for about 8 weeks after I would cry at nothing, get angry and everyone and was really depressed. The doctor said that is actually a really common reaction to anesthesia and sometimes can last up to a year. It sucks! Thank goodness for families who love us!
Posted by:MJBUtah | February 20, 2008 at 02:17 PM
Very funny! Wil, I'll have the day off tomorrow for a yearly physical. Although I take herbs the doc will probably start me on new BP medication. I have already emailed him about my allergies and poor experiences with other chemicals they have tried in the past. Its a new doc. I chose Kaiser as my health-care provider from my benefits package.
I do hope you feel even better soon. Great post!
Posted by:Enrico Tarantini | February 20, 2008 at 02:29 PM
It looks like an elephant to me. Because really, children would be closer in size to elephant poop than to what comes out of dogs or rabbits!!
Check this out:
http://lifehacker.decenturl.com/trim-drm
Cheers!
Posted by:pistachoo | February 20, 2008 at 02:46 PM
I'm sure you'll be all better in about ... twOoOO WeeeekS!
Posted by:TheLoneIguana | February 20, 2008 at 03:02 PM
What I want to know if there are any excellent post-op pictures of Wil's head we can see. Swollen face, black eyes, anything like that?
Posted by:swordman69 | February 20, 2008 at 04:02 PM