After Surgery
Posted July 3rd, 2013 by Mark Ghiassi
This is Michelle. I am home. This is
my first time on computer. I am laying down.
I will try and nutshell what has
happened for everyone before my headache kicks back in.
We were discharged on Friday. I was
put on cortisol replacement. I just weaned down over the last two days on the
cortisol. We had two follow ups and labs this week. And a follow up on Monday.
BEST PART: The day after surgery they
checked my cortisol levels three times and each time it was lower than 1, ideal
is 3. This is indicative of remission/cure. All of your prayers and support got
me to this point. The doctors say the worse I feel the better because all
of the cortisol has been high in my body for so long. Coming down off cortisol
i like a person withdrawing from drugs. That is the analogy people use. The
last two days I have had the headaches, nights sweats, chills, nausea, achy
muscles, bones and joints.
So all of the withdrawals symptoms
will continue, I will have good and bad days.
I have not had time to process
everything in my mind. I just wanted to get this out there so everyone knows I
am okay. I plan on sharing the whole experience with you on surgery day and
what it felt like to hear the news, etc.
Mark has been with me most of the
time, I can't be left alone. I have had a couple friends visit at house which
has been nice. I am supposed to rest the next two weeks.
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