Trumpets Day 2

I'm doing much better today thank goodness!!! I can have conversations, eat, watch TV, text, read, talk without falling into deep comma like sleep!!  The spools, or trumpets, that they placed in my nose are definitely helping me breathe through my nose, but there's a lot of bloody goo coming out that's really gross! I'll spare you the graphics, you can thank me later!! I have gauze under my nose to catch it all but that needs to be changed every two hours or so.

The headaches are much better today, though I'm staying on top of my pain med schedule to make sure I don't miss a dose, which means I only sleep in 4 hour blocks of time at night. But I definitely think it's better to manage the pain.

The Lumbar Drain is still draining 6cc an hour, and although it's pretty uncomfortable, I'm hoping it's doing the trick. I still have that weird metallic salty taste in my mouth that makes everything taste like cardboard..... still. But somethings are tasting better, like some fruit. Maybe a new diet plan.... remove a brain tumor, lose all tastes, don't eat, lose weight....... probably not very marketable...

Oh! I've been having super vivid dreams!!! I'm sure it's the meds causing all my visions! I've been in a lucid state while dreaming that sometimes gives me the ability to question the dream. I keep looking for a meaning but I think they are so random that there is no making sense of them. Sometimes they tie back to the barn in the HGTV show, most times just random bits and pieces.. since I so rarely dream, I'm totally fascinated!!

You can tell I'm pretty awake today.. blog post is longer.....

Yesterday totally sucked. Totally. Today, I'm feeling much more like myself!