Random Recovery Remarks

So far, so good. A rather uneventful recovery from a best-case-scenario of a bad situation. I mean, really, if one has to have appendicitis, this was the way to go. Less than 24 hours from ER to discharge, decent blood sugars (only one post-op spike of 286), uncomplicated surgery... really, I'm stretching for something to whine about!

I don't love the percocet so I'm going without today, in hopes of not needing much more than advil. So far, so good. I've been able to get some work done, though I'm starting to hear the tasks piling up. The big challenge is staying focused and, well, awake. Hopefully today's shower won't require a follow up nap.

Of course, what's better than a nice long shower followed by a nap? Maybe only a shower, nap, and a cup of hot cocoa with mini-marshmallows. Yum.

I wonder if there's anyone who'll deliver mini-marshmallows...

On a diabetes note (did you like that? marshmallows to diabetes? nice, huh?), I was scrolling through my pump history and noticed that during or immediately after surgery, someone gave me insulin. Now, I know that the pump is uber-user-friendly, but I give the hospital staff kudos for using the correction wizard to dial up a dose for my 186 blood sugar. In recognition of the stress of illness, they also upped the correction a smidge.

Looking back, one thing I would have done differently would have been to start a temporary basal rate of 110% sooner (or asked the hospital staff to up the basal instead of upping the correction bolus). That would have helped with that one post-op high. Other than that, it was really quite smooth.