Came home yesterday! What a difference in recovery from surgery #1 and #2. I don't remember much from recovery from surgery #1 in the first 2-3 days and most of it was bad. I remember little glimpses - major vision problems, difficulty speaking clearly, nausea, vomiting, family coming in and out, nurses and aids helping me stand and walk, getting shots and having blood drawn at all hours....I was out of it. After surgery #2 I was euphoric. I did not experience a big setback like I did with surgery #1. There was some but nothing in comparison. The biggest issue was numbness and tingling on my right leg from calf to toe that appears to be due to positioning during surgery and has improved greatly.

Had a really good day today. We discovered late yesterday that there was a small staple in my head that should have been removed so we put a band-aid on it and in a quick trip to the Dr office this morning they pulled it out with little pain. While I was there they did a quick visual test and my peripheral vision continues to improve as expected. At the moment I'd say I'm probably hypersensitive to things (motion, sound, light, etc , followed closely by having little stamina. The ride home in the car yesterday felt a little like watching an Arnold Shwarzenegger action film to me. Every moving thing was a blur. Still having some similar hypersensitivity today - watching big screen wigs me out after a little while.

Feeling stronger each day. Got to be outside for a few minutes in the sunshine and beautiful 60 deg fall weather and was able to spend more time with Allyson and the girls.