Settling in

It is so good to be home! I am glad we are reunited with our family and we are continuing to pray that the headaches are done for good!

I am doing pretty well overall. The surgical pain is still pretty strong in my head so I am taking as much pain medication as I can. The nausea is still bothering me as well so I am taking the anti-nausea meds regularly as well. The incision in my stomach isn't so bad unless I get bumped, which happens ocassionally with a 5 & 6 year old giving me hugs. :) The pain is so much more tolerable then the headaches though, and it is so nice that the pain meds actually help take a lot of the edge off. My eyes are clear and I can laugh without hurting badly--awesome! Most people can tell with my voice that I am doing much better.

My kids are quite bothered by my appearance. The staples in the front of my bald head are not impressive, so I am trying to keep it covered as much as I can when anyone is around. The staples come out on Wednesday morning, but right now I think I have enough staples in me to set off a metal detector at the airport. Hopefully my head will start looking better when the staples are out and my hair comes in a little more. I think I am going to shave the rest of my head soon so that it grows evenly. Maybe that will look better, too. :) I'm really not bothered with my appearance but I feel badly that it scares my kids.