For those of you unaware, I had shoulder surgery last week. I recall finding it incredibly amusing watching @ninjalikescheez tweeting immediately following surgery, so I decided to follow suit and risk public embarrassment and shame by doing likewise. Some would call posting your inner thoughts on a public timeline whilst drugged out of your mind crazy and stupid. I don’t disagree … but I did it anyway because I figured it would be amusing 🙂 I’ve posted highlights below for your amusement and so that I can reflect back on them in future without having to rifle through thousands of other tweets to find them.
Oh, and if you aren’t following me on Twitter already, please do so 🙂
I’ll be posting updates on my shoulder surgery here over the next few days. At pre-admission at moment.
14 Nov
Anaesthetist says i’m scheduled to go under the knife at 9:30 Am.
14 Nov
Such a loving family …
My brothers reply to my telling him I’m going in for surgery tomorrow morning … http://t.co/LZQdGDrD
14 Nov
At hospital waiting room. Sleepy time in 70 mins!
15 Nov
This was posted around 75 mins after leaving the operating room. I think I’d been awake for around 50 mins at this point.
Out of surgery. In one piece 🙂
15 Nov
In ward now surgery weny fine. brain malfunctioning due ti drugs
15 Nov
I distinctly remember checking this for errors multiple times, deciding everything was spelled correctly, then hitting “Send” …
When woke up was not aware just had surdgury
15 Nov
Whoa, powerful drugs me at mo
15 Nov
@jmuenster dunno. tnii hhllllfdruhrf :- drugged up
15 Nov
@kiwihabsfan I’m very tired
15 Nov
View out my hospital window …. http://t.co/Q6tGEcbD
15 Nov
@jmuenster half chicken, half egg.
15 Nov
@jmuenster I’m not that hungry right now.
15 Nov
For anyone trying to find me, I’m in room4, McCauley ward (1st floor) at Mercy Hospital, 72 Newington Ave, Dunedin … maps.google.com/maps/place?cid…
15 Nov
@jmuenster My brain is starting to come back 🙂
15 Nov
I’m gonna get fixed up with oxycontin later, so will probably be sending nonsensical tweets then 🙂
15 Nov
Nice greenery outside my window in my hospital room … http://t.co/AMTWlKJK
15 Nov
@NinjaLikesCheez Yeah, it’s pretty nice here 🙂
15 Nov
@NinjaLikesCheez I had a glass of that just now.
15 Nov
@NinjaLikesCheez They’re about to deliver me ginger beer 🙂
15 Nov
Wanna see the internals of my shoulder? ryanhellyer.pressabl.com/2011/11/15/sho…
15 Nov
@NinjaLikesCheez I’ll blame that one the drugs!
15 Nov
My shoulder innards attempt #2 … http://t.co/yDS1m3dp
15 Nov
I just took a butt-ton of narcotics on board. If I start acting weird, that’s why 🙂
15 Nov
@pgibbs it’s not that. Just some blood anf meaty stuff.
15 Nov
Brain not working well. Struggling to communicate in sensible fashion.
15 Nov
@NinjaLikesCheez can’t feel it. Totally numb.
15 Nov
When I sent the following, I actually assumed my tweets were error free until that point …
@dempsas I’m taking a long to do tweets :p lots of proof reading required.
15 Nov
@randywsandberg thanks 🙂 the drugs apparently do likme
15 Nov
Typing is really on touch screen when yiou are constantly goimg cross eyed amd losing focus
15 Nov
Does anyone know how long out takes to het tropophol out of your system?
15 Nov
Stupid double vision is getting annoying
15 Nov
@anthonycole I hope it’s closer to 2hrs for me lol
15 Nov
Nearly fainted attempting to get back.from toilet
15 Nov
I am crazy unstable on my feet right noW
15 Nov
@kimparsell yeah I keep sleeping but them just wake uo again
15 Nov
My evening meal in hospital .. http://t.co/XWmA0lAP
15 Nov
Lesson: don’t concentrate so hard on not bumping you shoulder that you bash your cannulated line in hand instead!
16 Nov
Darn it. Feeling pain in shoulder now 🙁 Nurse gave me some tramadol but I’m not sure that’ll be enough shortly.
16 Nov
@andrea_r Copious amounts of drugs are most likely helping my judgement.
16 Nov
Mid-afternoon I looked like I’d buffed up big time on my left shoulder 🙂 Swelling’s gone down now though.
16 Nov
@angiemeeker Did I say something I shouldn’t have? Looked pretty tame to me. But then I’m the one drugged, so perhaps not the best judge!
16 Nov
Yay! Almost all numbness has gone from my arm now 🙂 Admittedly replaced by shoulder pain, but at least I can feel my arm now.
16 Nov
Throwing caution to the wind and posting photos despite my drug induced idiocy …
16 Nov
I appear to have forgotten the link …. http://t.co/cbZNhTO3
16 Nov
My anesthetist is very friendly. Just had an excellent chat about Apple, Jobs and the future of simple computers and Chrome OS.
16 Nov
Discharged and on way to stay with my brother for the night 🙂
16 Nov
The pleasant view from my hospital ward (which I’ve now left) … http://t.co/nOQ30Xrj
16 Nov
@gcaat Shave it 🙂
16 Nov
Ouch. Pain relief is wearing off 🙁 Just took a dose of oxycontine and paracetamol. Hopefully they kick in soon.
16 Nov
@five15design Good old Schrödinger’s cat eh. That maths hurts my brain!
16 Nov
Woke up feeling like someone rearranged my shoulder, ohhh wait … they did!
17 Nov
Oxycontin and codeine should kick in soon hopefully.
17 Nov
Wow. Was in a lot of pain only 30 mins ago. Downed combo of codeine and Oxy-contin … now much happier.
17 Nov
My chest makes a weird squealching sound when I poke it. It’s like air or liquid is squirting between bits of meat.
17 Nov
I think I should probably stop poking my chest.
17 Nov
@jmuenster I feel slow. Drugs slow me down. Everything is slow.
17 Nov
Home sweet home. Don’t feel good though 🙁
17 Nov
Waiting for my dinosaur to come look after me for the night 🙂
17 Nov
Awww man. Stupid pains kicking in. My mind is just starting to come back too 🙁
17 Nov
@jmuenster turned out she stood me up anyway 🙁 not happy. Found replacement though.
17 Nov
@jmuenster nah, new one is a cooking teacher 🙂
17 Nov
Urgh, woke up feeling sck. Hope nausea passes soon so can get back to important sleeping.
18 Nov
I haven’t taken any pain in relief in four hours and it doesn’t hurt yet 🙂 Freakin’ sweet!!!
19 Nov
@five15design I like that I have a public record of my thoughts during the week. I most likely would have forgotten otherwise.
20 Nov