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I Think I'll Have to Let a Day Pass to Know
I Think I'll Have to Let a Day Pass to Know
There is an account I received the day after surgery.
Not a reflection tidied up over time, but a raw record from the moment recovery had just begun. I read accounts like this as all the more precious. Being writing from a point with no room to polish into nice words, they are the most honest.
Today, borrowing that candid record, I would like to say a few words to those worried about pain as they face surgery.
Having no information is the greatest fear
What this patient worried about most before surgery was pain. He had no one nearby to ask, and no information to consult, he said.
Gynecomastia is a concern that many experience but few speak of. So most people come having grown their worries with no information at all. This is precisely why we spend time on consultation. Once you know the surgical process and recovery schedule concretely, you come to see that much of the worry had no substance.
The candid sentence the day after surgery
His feeling right after surgery, this patient wrote thus:
"It didn't hurt as much as I'd worried it would."
And right away he added the caveat that he thought he'd have to let a day pass to know. I liked this carefulness. Recovery is a process confirmed as each day passes, and the degree of pain, too, differs from person to person. This sentence, written without exaggeration and only as much as he felt at that moment, is, I believe, more trustworthy than any dazzling account.
Searching alone won't bring a conclusion
When I asked what he wanted to say to those with the same concern, this patient answered, in effect, that rather than spending time on worry and searching, having it done sooner is better.
I do not mean you should rush into surgery. But that within a search bar, you can look for years and no answer about your own body will come — that much is clear. Whether you are in a state that requires surgery is a matter to judge after confirming your own condition through an examination. You may find a clear, satisfying answer more anticlimactically than you'd expect.
Even a request for improvement, I received with gratitude
Finally, this patient left one wish. "I hope you'll pay attention to aftercare going forward."
It is a word I receive as heavier than praise. That surgery is not the point where the surgeon's work ends but the point where the patient's recovery begins — this single line reminds me anew. I will answer it by watching over him until the day recovery ends.