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MACI Procedure Recovery - Day 2

June 23, 2018

Well, I feel like this blog is going to start getting monotonous as my routine is almost identical, lol.

Today, I'm going to try to share more of my insights regarding how I'm feeling rather than just the procedural.

Sleep was also interupted several times last night. I've likely spent 20 hours in bed out of 24 and still am somehow tired. The pain is constant but bearable. Today, I'm going to try to start cutting back on the Oxycodone because I've got this fear of getting addicted.

One thing I can't stress enough is just how thankful I am for my amazing wife. She is my constant companion and cheerfully helps with everything from hooking me up the CPM to the ice machine to helping me sit up and bringing me food/water and of course emptying out my pee jar. I do not even want to imagine what it would be like to go through this process without her at my side. Despite taking care of our two babies and me she always walks into our room with a smile ready to help me. Honestly, it has been two right days but they have seemed relatively easy because of her.

I manage to make it whole day with only four pills but am starting to get concerned that I still haven't gone to the bathroom. I'm starting to get more uncomfortable in my gut and the closing is starting to show. Hopefully, tomorrow is the day but for now I'm exhausted and just want to sleep and see if I feel better tomorrow.

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