Waking up

1, 2, and 3...

Ouch....I thought surgery was supposed to make this hurt less..
I felt a cold hard surface on my back. My back still hurts...they took the xrays..at least I think they did.

Ok, no more cold hard surface...but now my left eye hurts like no other!!!

Owwwwwwwww....my eye hurts...how can it hurt when I don't have my contacts in? Maybe if I cry it will get whatever's in there out of there.

How are you, hun? Why are you crying?

My eye hurts (whhaaaaaa)!

Ok hun, we'll get a doctor to look at you.

Ok (sniffle)

what seemed like 30 minutes later...

where is the doctor?!?!?! (WHHHAAAAA!!!)
He's coming dear.

what seemed like hours later, the doctor came, squirted some magic solution in my eye, and it was all better. Ahhh....that is sooo much better...Apparently I had a scratch on my cornea, and I would have to have the nurse put some ointment in my eye 3 times a day. Great. I have a broken back AND a bum eye...

I looked at the clock. It was 11pm. Wow, that was a long surgery. The guy was standing over me.
Amy, do you want to brush your teeth.
Yes, sure.
Ok, here's the special brush
Ok.
Amy, open your eyes...
Ok
I grabbed the brush
I jab my mouth, and then remember that I have to open my mouth. I poke something in and out of my mouth and aim for my teeth. I hand it back to the nurse.
Ok, Amy, now push this button and it will squirt water...
Ok
Amy, open your eyes...
Ok.
I grabbed the contraption, and I brush my teeth, foam and all, without spitting out or swallowing toothpaste. I thought it was awesome. And really weird.

My roommate. She's going to be worried. She works here.
Do you know where she works.
She works somewhere at OHSU. Her name is Kelsey. Can you look her up.
I can try.
I don't remember her email. Can you email her?
I can try.
Her name is Kelsey. Kelsey Oveson. O-V-E-S-O-N.
Ok, I will try.
Ok, she might be worried.
(I am pretty sure my nurse thought I was totally crazy)

It was time for me to get my dressing changed. Did you click your pain button Amy?
I felt my pain clicker with my right hand next to me on the bed. *CLICK*...yup, clicked. He heaved me over, and tah dah, all done. This would be what I would do for the next 24 hours on the hour. Oh joy...