Sensations of pain.

Theres this sensation of pain that washes through the nerves on the side of my neck, from my ear on down.


 My doctor, told me it would be normal, considering what I went through with the neck dissection.


 Sheila thinks it might be the nerve endings 'coming to' from the trauma they endured. 


 I dunno..I was hoping to ween myself from the pain control, (haven't needed any since 2am yesterday) but I have to go back down the rabbit hole. 


 I am 8 days out from surgery, and need to remain patient and focused. The pain in my throat from the tonsilectomy has really cut back a lot. Swallowing still remains to be a challenge, but each day gets better. 


 I couldn't be more thrilled!  


My voice is coming around too. :)  Talking for extensive periods of time wears me out still, Im ok with it though. Being at home alone, gives me ample time to rest it and work on my tongue-sweep exercises.


During parts of the day my voice will sound really good. Then at other times, the saliva and or mucus gets kicked into overdrive and the quality of it begins to fail. I sound like I am part deaf at this point, with a lot of saliva moving around. 


Things turn into a rinse and spit marathon at this point for me. However, I am able to keep hydrated which is vital to recovering and obviously health. Yes, I do drink enough water/fluids throughout the day. I know the signs of dehydration (dizziness, headache..) 


I remember a football coach telling us in High School to not drink too much water during practice. His mantra was, "Your mouths are the only thing thirsty, not your stomachs! If you swish and spit, you'll be fine!!  Yes, do drink some water, but not enough that you fill up on it and begin to cramp!"


He couldn't have been more right.  


Thanks Coach, I am glad I held onto that advice. It's really helping me tremendously. 


Hope you all have a nice weekend, more soon.