That’s right, I’m ready, eager, willing, and potentially allowed to go home later today. The surgeon’s assistant came to visit me this morning and explain that there are a few benchmarks they want me to reach. So far, I’ve only taken Tylenol a few times for pain, nothing stronger; I ate a good dinner and breakfast with no nausea (some of the bacon was crispy enough to make my head hurt a little, but it wasn’t like SEEG testing where the implanted electrodes made chewing uncomfortable enough that I couldn’t eat the crust on a PB&J). They also want me to start walking around without getting dizzy and use the bathroom (which wasn’t really an option until they removed the catheter this morning)… there may have been one or two other things, but reaching those benchmarks could mean I’ll get to sleep in my own bed tonight. I’ll just want to be sure that I sleep on my right side and keep the left side of my head off the pillow.
