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The worst is over?

The operation to remove my basel cell carcinoma went well. I was taken in right on time at 10 AM, and I was out by 10:50 AM. There wasn't any pain, as the doctor numbed things up pretty good, but hearing all the cutting an snipping of whatever he was cutting out, and smelling the singing of the skin, as the doctor cauterized some of the veins, made things a little unnerving.  Still, it's hard to believe that was the easiest part of the entire ordeal.

The most uncomfortable part was the bandaging of the wound. Not only did I look like something out of a horror picture, receiving a few strange looks in the hallway as I exited the hospital, it was extremely uncomfortable. It was supposed to stay on for 24 hours, but that didn't happen. I took the extra [unnecessary IMO] bandaging off shortly after getting home.

Even worse though was the pain afterwards as the lidocaine wore off. The pain, and the headache caused by it, was more than I could endure. I eventually resorted to taking two Tylenol, which helped alleviate enough of the pain, to allowed me to sleep for about 3 hours, and get through the worst part.

Gradually the headache went away, and I was able to have dinner, and watch some things we recorded on the TV, but there is still just enough residual pain left over, which coupled with the 3 hour nap earlier, is making it difficult to get any sleep now when I should be sleeping.

Fortunately I had something else to occupy my time, and now maybe I'll have better luck getting some sleep.
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