Day Five: Part I

My body's been noticing the sleep deficit. As per usual, time with Nick once he gets home from work always feels too short, so I push myself to stay awake to be near him (even if he's sleeping). 

Thus, I attempted the bed again last night, but must have some "drown in my own nose blood" fear because my sleep quality was terrible until I returned to the couch. It's also possible the hydrocodone is making me paranoid. 

Today is the big day: the splints come out and the nose is cleaned! Why I didn't have the foresight to schedule an earlier appointment, I do not know. I am told the congestion will mostly vacate at this time. I hope what I've heard is correct.

Additionally, Mid-last night I had the strangest sensation: cool air filled my nose. I have never felt anything like this in my life. It's been in the 60s lately, so this isn't weather. Is this what oxygen in my nostrils feels like? I also faintly began to smell some things yesterday: the soap upstairs, and a nibble of Nick's Hershey almond bar. 

For posterity's sake, there needs to be full disclosure: this has zero to do with my nose but everything to do with general state of feeling. Wednesday, my menstrual cycle started. Lucky me, right? Women, if you have this surgery and this befalls you, I'm sorry. I find this tends to be an issue of apples to oranges among us: where one is monstrous and others are no big deal, mine fall somewhere in the middle. It has contributed to my feeling more worn down, I think, but I am thankful to be getting all of this "out of the way" in one go.

I'll be sure to update this afternoon after my appointment.