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LisaBoston · 02-19-2006, 08:19 PM

Oops...this should have been posted earlier..oh well...

Hello just out of the hospital about an hour ago and headed straight to the computer. It has been a HELL week, but I made it throught with all your warm wishes and thoughts.

I can assume that the surgery is very different being open or maybe very different from doctor to doctor.

Went in on Mon am and all went good. I woke up in recovery and did well. I was pretty much out of it the whole day - they had a NG tube down my nose to my tummy, a g tube out of my belly and a drainage tube out of the belly. I had on blow up pants on. I remember very little about monday . 3 times a day a had heprin shots in my belly and a morphine or demoral with gravol every 3 hours by needle in one of my legs. I look like a pin cushion. When they assisted me up to use the washroom, the tube town my throat would adjust and make me dry heave for 2-4 minutes...then I was ok, until I got up again.

The staff were great - took good care of me.

Day2 - uneventful - no liquids - IV only

Day 3 - 2 am, I had difficulty breathing and panicked. They gave me some meds, sat me up in bed and gave me ventilin. all ok..THEN

at 4am I woke up and felt like I was drowning in my own fluids, I couldn't get a breath - I pulled out my nose tube - its probably 2 feet long....but I could breath. after an hour or so of crying, getting cleaned up, I was doing much better.

Nothing on day 3 to drink

Day 4 - went down for leak test. had to drink radio-active stuff. I didn't think it was too bad, most others threw it up. No Leaks.

So I was started on ice chips and liquids. Stupid staff...what do they bring me every 5 hours ----full strength sugar fruit juice!!!

Doing jello and ice chips no problem.

Day 5, nurse talked me into taking some diluted fruit juice - guess what...within 45 seconds up it came and then a trip to the bathroom within about 10 mintues....dumping...or just not toleralte?

Day 5 they took out my other drainage tube...holy cow....that hurt.

Anyway, I am living on Propel, ice, blended cream of mushroom & potato.

Going to try yogurt today. At a hotel and just resting, so will check in again later.

It was a very rough week, but I am glad to be doing well now. Doc wants me on blended for another 2 weeks and then can add in soft foods.

Thanks for all your support.....thought of you all often this week..until later.