Brian was in surgery for 3 hours. There were no complications; however, the surgeon decided Brian should start his recovery in ICU. It took another hour for me to be allowed to see him. A long wait and it was difficult to see him the first time because the anxiety was clearly expressed in his eyes.
I do not believe Brian or I were fully prepared for what recovery would be. I understand now that there are some things you cannot prepare for. Brian's mood was irritated and scared, but his pain level remained at a 3 or 4 through surgery day.
Brian took his second dose of morphine at 5:00 pm, but because it made him feel nauseous, he did not take anything else for the pain until Saturday afternoon. See, at 10:00 pm Friday night, Brian's and my greatest fear was realize - he vomited. Normally, this would not be a big deal; however, his mouth was wired shut. I will spare the gory details, and will just say Brian handled himself wonderfully and we got through it.
At 2:00 am, Brian woke with a bit of energy. There was a cheerfulness to his eyes and he decided he wanted to chat, even joked a little. He said he could feel the difference in the shape of his mouth and he seemed very impressed.
Sleep did not come easy to either of us that first night. The average sleep interval was 10 minutes.
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