Surgery 3-20-13

Surgery day!  I went in at my scheduled time and they got me registered and sent me back to get antibiotics to be safe, did a spinal, and a nerve block so I wouldn't wake up in so much pain. Before I knew it I woke back up about 2 hours later, didn't feel bad at all, got something to eat and waited out the spinal, got crutches, pain medicine, and went home. I noticed a slight headache when I got to lay down and take medicine and didn't think nothing of it. The next day I started puking and still had a headache. 2 days after surgery I woke up and could not raise up without my head throbbing and then getting sick.  The doctor got called and I had to go back in for a blood patch in my spine that relieved and later on that night stopped my headache, it is the worst headache imaginable. If you get a spinal and notice the slightest headache go ahead and call the doctor because it will get worse. The doctor said a spinal headache is where there is a small hole in your spine leaking spinal fluid and making your brain rest upon the nerves in the brain and making it feel like your brain is sitting on your eyes. They take blood from your arm and inject it into your spine like getting an epidural. But you feel awesome after its done.  But after those two days of a headache I couldn't complain about my foot,  I thought it would hurt a lot more  the only thing that's really bothered me is the feeling of just wanting to get up and walk! But I feel really good.  Here's a picture a few days after surgery. The pin looks gross but doesn't bother me.