Backwoods MamaSurgery

Still Recovering from Surgery

Still Recovering from Surgery

My recovery from surgery continues at a slow but steady pace. For some reason I feel worse in the morning but better as the day unfolds. This morning I was doing my nasal irrigation when suddenly I felt hot, nauseous and light headed. I scrambled to the...

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Recovering from Nasal Septal Reconstruction

Recovering from Nasal Septal Reconstruction

Disclaimer: Every person is unique so it follows that recovering from nasal septal reconstruction will be different for each person. Below is a description of my own experience and things I found helpful as I recovered from the surgery. I am...

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A Successful Surgery

A Successful Surgery

It was an early morning for all of us. We woke up just before 5am and left our in-laws home by 515am. It's a forty-five minute drive from their house to the hospital. Traffic is non-existent that early in the morning so we made it to the hospital just before 6am....

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Sweetpea’s Surgery: Bilateral Trigger Thumb Release

Sweetpea’s Surgery: Bilateral Trigger Thumb Release

On Valentine's Day I was tracing my little ones' hands on paper to make these Valentine's Day cards. When it was Sweetpea's turn I placed her hand on the paper and told her to straighten her fingers. She straightened all her fingers except her...

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