Here's a little update on how things are going and overall I'd say they are going a lot better than I anticipated. I woke up after the operation on Friday feeling pretty positive; the consultant had found what needed removing pretty quickly and didn't need to open up the left side of my throat to go hunting any further for another parathyroid gland. I was out, operated on and awake again within 90 minutes. The anesthetic was a total Godsend and I didn't realise quite how much pain it was keeping at bay until last night. I'd say that was a bit of a shock to the system and along with incredibly persistent nausea and drowsiness, yesterday and last night were very rough for me. I'm trying to keep optimistic and busy (when I'm not falling asleep into my cups of tea). So far, the relapse symptoms have left me alone! There was a little tingling in my hands after taking some Oramorph (that wasn't as much fun as I had anticipated) but other than that, nothing ...