The Nose knows

Last week I had nasal surgery and I have to tell you my Doctor did not really tell me a lot about how much pain and discomfort I would experience. Basically, anything they could possibly do up your nose they did to me.

On the fourth day after surgery I was told to remove the drain tubes in my nostrils. I was so looking forward to this I looked like a pig and they were very uncomfortable. So I ran into the bathroom and started to pull what I though would be a two inch long tube. Holy %#@!, it was four and a half inches long. I started to feel light-headed. I yelled for my husband "Craig I don't feel good I think I am going to be sick!" After they were out I did feel better and I knew in three days I would feel even better because the packing would be out.

Today, I went to my Doctor to have the packing removed. I made a comment about how he did not really tell me much about the post ops experiences. He just said "you're right, sometimes it is best not to know everything," and handed me a vomit basin and said hold this. He said "open your eyes and mouth as wide as you can and breath through your mouth. He reached up with forceps into my nose and pulled out what I swear was two super plus tampons that were shoved up into my nostrils. OMG that hurt! Tears came to my eyes and it felt like Floyd Mayweather just showed me why he is a world class boxer! My Doctor looked at me and said " you did really well with that I want to see you Thursday to take out the splint. What, there is more stuff up there?

I can tell you I am sooooo looking forward to Thursday. In one way I really am because I want to see what more they could possible have up my nose. With what they have removed so far I am convinced I could pack a small overnight trip in the space in my nostrils!.

I just keep going back to what the Doctor said "sometimes it is best not to know everything." I think if I lived my life like this taking it like it comes, one day at a time life would be so less complicated. So many times I need to know the whole plan and if I don't have it I will go over every possible scenario. Usually nothing ever happens like I imagine. Life is lot less eventful than my mind makes it out to be. So here is to not knowing everything!