Sep 24 2007
Update on UPPP
I know you are all just dying to know how the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty worked out for me, aren’t you?
Well… they did what they had to do. They put me under general anesthetic and cut out the extra flesh in the back of my throat. (By the way, call me paranoid, but I’ll never accept an invitation for stir fry dinner at an ENT surgeon’s house.) Although my hospital stay was brief, the result was painful and uncomfortable.
Eating has been difficult to say the least. My diet during the first two weeks after my surgery consisted of liquids, cream of wheat, oatmeal, soup, noodles, ice cream and pudding. I lost almost 15 pounds. The last three of four days I’ve been venturing further and further into food that must be chewed and have been enjoying relative success. It’s still a little hard on the throat, but it’s not unbearable.
I mentioned in my previous post that my snoring would get worse for the first three weeks. Well, it did. Trust me, it did. My family thought Moncton had relocated its airport to the street behind us. For our own sanity, my wife and I had taken turns sleeping on the couch. Last Wednesday and Thursday nights, my wife mentioned that she hadn’t heard me snore, so since Friday we decided to give sleeping in the same room a go. I’m happy to report that for three nights running, I haven’t snored. Now my wife lies awake at night wondering if I’m going to snore, but that’s a whole other issue. Post traumatic stress or something.
So. I’m cured. (I hope!) I’d like to thank those of you who sent me notes, called the house, or otherwise expressed your concern over my progress over the last two weeks or so… It’s nice to know folks are thoughtful enough to check. This coming Thursday will mark three weeks since the operation and, according to the doctor, the end of the worst part of the recovery. It’s all uphill from here… or downhill, depending on which way you consider to be a good thing.
For anyone out there suffering from something similar, I recommend this procedure. It seems extreme and it is quite a difficult thing to endure, but it’s worth it.
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September 24th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Glad to hear it worked, and that you are
feeling better.
September 24th, 2007 at 10:14 pm
It’s nice to be able to sleep together again. It’s been too many years of trying to get to sleep before you lay your head on the pillow… I just hope this is the cure… Heh, now you can even fall asleep on an airplane and not feel self conscious…
Love you…
September 24th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Hey Steve, glad it worked out and you’re feeling better. Now you can work on getting those 15 pounds back!
September 25th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
I was dying for someone to say:
Ehhh…what’s UPPP, doc?
September 25th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Gee Steve, now what is it about you that Donna will have to complain about…NOTHING!…You did it…you are now the ‘ Perfect Man ‘…lol
September 25th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
The Perfect Man just got easier to sleep with!
September 26th, 2007 at 3:09 pm
Steve, Donna always said you were easy!
September 26th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Ahhh, but I ain’t cheap.
(Who am I kidding… yes I am!)
September 27th, 2007 at 10:26 am
Glad to hear that you can’t be heard anymore!
September 27th, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Please don’t tell my wife you had this operation. I’m enjoying her sleeping on the couch!
September 28th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Happy that you are on the mend and that you have had success with your snoring dilemma. Luvs ya bro. xo
September 28th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Thanks Shelly. Oh, for the record, it wasn’t MY snoring dilemma. It was Donna’s! I was sleeping just fine.