Brian D. Ropers-Huilman's Surgery Page
07 May

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The Day After and Back Home

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Morning

Here are some images from the day after. I can't honestly say if these were taken on the 6th or 7th, but I don't think anybody really cares. What's important to notice is that I'm eating (drinking, actually).

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Becky said I did a lot of sleeping that day. Whenever I could, I communicated with her by writing on a tablet. I was still fairly groogy, so I wasn't the most verbose or prosaic person.

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No Headband

Eventually, they took off the goofy headband, although, I must admit, it felt better to have it on than off. I felt as though my jaw was literally hanging there without it. I got used to the feeling after a while.

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At Home

Finally, around 17:00, the evening nurse, Chris, came in and said, if we wanted to, I could go home. I hadn't seen Philippe since that morning, but we came up with a list of questions that Chris had answered for us and we decided to head on outa there! I think I was in our house around 18:30 or so. I got to eat my first "homecooked" meal (SlimFast) and sleep in my own bed again (get used to it, there are a lot of these).

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