Beth 2.0: Minus the Thymus

Hello all!  

Long time no post, I know.  I apologise.  But really, if you knew the nitty-gritty of my recovery days I think you’d thank me for keeping you in the dark.  Suffice to say time has been marked by milestones such as going potty alone, taking a shower by myself, fastening a bra and even cutting my own food.  Actually, the very first milestone was lifting a fork by myself, but that one was reached quickly – thank heavens.

In all seriousness though, we only had two slight complications working against a speedy recovery.  The first was when my myasthenia meds weren’t adjusted and started to sicken (if you’re dramatic like me, read “poison”) me.  The second was when I started to develop an itch.  Then some hives.  Then some welts.  Turns out I was allergic to my heavy duty pain meds.  Which heavy duty meds?  That would be the one paracetamol (yes, like Panadol) tablet a day.  How did I never know I was allergic to it? Because I’ve never taken paracetamol before!  But a quick trip to my GP sorted that out with some anti-histamines and steroid cream.  Yay for steroids!

Other than that fun,  life could be worse.  Sue is here to be my PA, the bruising and swelling is down, I’m pretty much pain free and the scar itself is healing up nicely. So nicely that the GP didn’t believe me when I told her the surgery date, she was certain I was leaving out a week or two.  Laurence was there to confirm that I was neither stupid nor a liar though, so that was nice.  It’s still too early to have any real idea of how this is all going to help the myasthenia and/or any other autoimmune issues, but for now my eyes are opening a little wider and I certainly don’t have any less strength than normal so I’m pleased with it.  I wasn’t singing that tune back when it was hot and I was itchy, but that was just the one time I lost my mind. No worries, I found it again quickly. 

And with that, I’m off to watch more terrible daytime TV.  Suggestions of books, movies, music, etc. more than welcome at this point!