3 days post op [carpal tunnel]

I'm still in so much pain. I'm still taking paracetamol and codeine (30/500) and ibuprofen (400mg). Absolute agony. Yesterday I was able to take the outer bandage and sling off. I also got to change the dressing. Since my wound/stitches was exposed I snapped a picture, as you can see in my last post.

Today there's bruising up my arm and in the palm of my hand. I tried to take a picture but you can't really see the bruising so much. 

I'm impressed at how good it looks at just three days post op. When I looked up the surgery online some of the pictures were scary. Lots of bruising and gaping wounds. As I said, impressed. 

I phoned to make an appointment with my GP for two weeks time. I decided to make it with my own GP rather than the one I was seeing. So, I'm seeing her on the 17th. I also made an appointment to see the nurse to have my stitches taken out on Friday 13th. 

I'm also due an appointment with the orthopaedic surgeon on the 23rd. Lots of appointments. 

The carpal tunnel syndrome symptoms in my right hand have pretty much vanished. I'm still having symptoms in my left hand and it's making me realise how bad the carpal tunnel was now that my right hand doesn't have it.