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May 2004  
 
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Wednesday 2nd June 2004 - THE DAY AFTER MY OPERATION.
Anthony, Cheryl and Lynette called to see me in the evening. Mr Bem called to see me am. The pain management team also called; there was some debate about taking me off the PCA machine. I asked for it to be left for anther day but they removed it pm. Feeling very groggy after the anaesthetic spending most of my time sleeping. The painkillers they gave me are not keeping the pain under control; I seem to get them only at certain times and not as often as I need them. I started to get a numb feeling on the left hand side of my face; Mr Bem said I should not be getting that, as they had not touched anything that affected that side of my face. He said it might just be with my nerves settling down after my operation as during my operation I had been laid on that side. They said they would keep an eye on it. The physiotherapist called round to see me pm and gave me some breathing exercises to do to help remove phlegm that was stuck at the bottom of my lung.