Yesterday I went in for carpal tunnel release surgery on the right side.  It all went smoothly, as expected. I had sedation and local anesthesia and the whole process was about two hours, with the surgery itself less than 10 minutes.  They run an efficient process at the outpatient surgery center!

Heading home. Don't worry, Alan is driving!

Mema and Grandpa Tom stayed with the kids.  When I got home everyone worked together to make sure I followed doctor’s orders: Rest, ice, and elevate!

Ice and elevate

Bedtime was tricky. 😄  I’m not a back sleeper and it’s hard to get comfortable like this.

Ice and elevate, all night long!

I managed though and had a great night’s sleep!  I woke with a full bladder and an achy hand, but at reasonable hour!  And not burning pain!

I have this bulky wrap for 48hrs, then I can remove it and just put a bandaid over the incision site.   They told me to expect some bruising and soreness on my hand, and the best way to minimize that is, you guessed it, rest, ice, and elevate!

The kids have vacation this week and the weather forecast today is awful, so we have big plans for games all morning then a movie in the afternoon when I’m all gamed out!  Everyone has been super sweet and helpful. 

Next month we repeat the whole process on the left side!