Dara's in the House!

Today is Monday and I can not tell you how good it feels to be home.  I am smiling like you can not believe.  Our prayers of a good surgery and good recovery were answered.  My hearing in the right ear is gone, but I do not think I have felt the residual yet.  My right check, tongue, and chin are numb, but I can move those babies.  The docs spent 8.5hrs and saved my smile and swallow.  The numbness and tingling to the right side can even get better with time.  I feel good!  My first day home Sat I struggled with some nausea and pain to the incisional site.  Art had our bedroom rearranged with a new flat screen and borrowed a recliner from a neighbor.  I am set up to the max.  I am keeping food down, had two showers, ambulating around the house (a little unsteady), sleeping in the recliner and catching up on some good rest.  I have been able to wean myself to pain meds about every eight hours.   I have to keep reminding myself it is ok to take it easy a couple of weeks.  The kids are handling everything very well.  We showed them the scar, so they will be gentle around mommy's boo boo.  My typing is very delayed right now, and I don't think my since of humor is up to par yet.  I am feeling some brain to extremity delay, its kinds bizzare.  I wanted to send my love and let everyone know I am doing so well.  I will check back in a couple of days, unless I come up with something brilliant while hangin in my recliner.  It is hard to believe a couple of weeks I was faced with this challenge, now Willie is gone and I am on my road to recovery.  Thank You to Everyone, for Everything!