Wow Paul - you sure are going through a lot. I know you may feel like getting up and walking, but do as your doctor says, hon...I will not allow a relapse!! I am determined and hell-bent on making it to Italy - it has always been a dream of mine - perhaps late in 2009 we'll be able to do it, and you and your partner, and my husband and I will have to "do the town" together!! Now that is something to look forward to my friend
Hi there Whitney, good Sunday to you. Sorry to misread the dates of your surgeries.
Woke up at 3am with a tummy ache that was strong, tride using the bedpan as they wont let me get up and I am bathroom shy(cant urinate or do the other unless in a closed door bathroom, I tried though and ended up getting a shot to relax my colon, and at 5am a Dr came and prescribed a shot to relax my stomach, it was not good, I called my partner who is almost an hour away panicking with fear unable to calm down, he said he would come early, I felt bad as he is here alot missing many hours from his office. at 7:15am I was advised that I would be going for ecodoplers of my stomache, soon the transport people arrived and into the back of an ambulance away I went to arrive at another building in this large hospital complex, even if it was the building next to the orthopedic ward it would have been the as "this is the Italian way". The dopplers showed my few stones, however they were not the problem, was trapped air I guess, that the best anyone has explained, I am ok now, but I trip to the normal restroom would be appreciated maybe tomorrow thats were I will be allowed to walk. I will demand it. Whitney I actually did a no no today in my panic I also got out of bed and stood up all by myslef and walk 2 or 3 steps mostly using my right leg, but nevertheless I am ready to try walking with the crutches and when I get that down home I will be going. I am so grateful to the higher power for these wonderful gifts to give me life back, actually give me a better life than I have ever known. Have wonderful day, the sun is out here today, really beautiful hearing the bells in the plaza where the leaning tower is, you are absolutely correct about Italia's being romantic, you can see and feel in almost every little village or big city, maybe one day the group will want to take a tour of Italy and France together, alot more expensive than I think our Dec. cruise would cost, but so beautiful and awesomely romantic.
All the best today,
Paul
