It turns out, what I thought was the easiest BMB ever , has been anything but. I don't know what the doctor did, but these last few days have been down right miserable. At least there is no swelling in the area of the procedure, nor is there any pain to the touch, or even evidence of infection, but that doesn't change the fact something isn't right. It's been 3 full days since my BMB, and it's only now that I'm [barely] able to walk, without the aid of drugs. It's not been my policy to take drugs, but on Thursday morning around 1 AM, the pain was so unbearable, I relented, and took a Vicodin. Relief was almost instant, enabling me to get 3 hours of sleep, and even make it to work that morning. I probably shouldn't have gone to work, as I was still hurting a little, but the pain was tolerable, and there was some paper work I needed to finish. Plus it was pay day, so I decided to make the drive. I made it through the entire the day and evening (on that one...
The ramblings of a mantle cell lymphoma and bypass surgery survivor, and then some