I YR ANNIVERSARY

WELL HELLO EVERYONEMY SURGERY WAS MAY 3RD 04. MY EXPERIENCE HAS NOT BEEN GOOD,BUT THANK GOD I AM STILL HERE AFTER MY SURGERY I HAD RENAL FAILURE,HEMATOMA IN MY LIVER WHICH REQUIRED THEM TO TAKE ME BCK IN SURGERY I WAS ON THE VENT,IN ICU FOR 30 DAYS,I REMEMBER NOTHING OF THAT,STAYED IN HSP FOR 2 MONTHS,SENT TO REHAB FOR 2 WKS THEN HOME W/NURSE FOLLOW UP. NX AFTER A FEW WKS OF RECOVERY,I DEVELOPED A SM BOWEL OBS. & VENTRAL HERNIA. I WAS TAKEN BCK TO SURGERY,HAD 15 HERNIA'S REMOVED AND INTESTINES CLEANED OUT.AFTER A WK IN HSP SENT HOME W/NURSE FOLLOW UP,HAD 2 DRAINS IN,WHEN THEY WERE REMOVED,ONE HAD BECAME INFECTED AND I HAD A ABCESS ON MY STOMACH WALL,OK BCK TO SURGERY AGAIN THIS TIME MY WOUND WAS LEFT OPEN TO HEAL FROM INSIDE OUT,W/D DRESSINGS.IV TPN AT HOME. NOW AS OF TODAY I AM ATTACHED TO A WOUND VAC TO HELP MY WOUND TO CLOSE,SO I AM STILL TRAVELING AROUND W/A TUBE ATTACHED TO MY ABD I AM HOPING THAT AT LEAST BY JULY I WILL HAVE A CLOSED WOUND W/NO MORE COMPLICATIONS. I AM NOW 170 POUNDS FROM 216,IN SIZE 16 FROM SIZE 30.I SHOULD BE SMALLER BUT W/ALL THESE SET BCKS IT 'S NOT GOING TO FAST.ALSO NOW MY APPETITE IS MAKING ME HUNGRY IN EVENINGS and i am so afraid THAT I MAY BE EATING TO MUCH.I SURELY DO NOT WANT THAT AFTER ALL I HAVE BEEN THRUI AM TO AFRAID OF THE PLASTIC SURGERY RIGHT ABOUT NOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE OTHER SURGERIES. I HOPE I HAVE NOT FRIGHTNEND ANYONE BUT EVERYONE IS DIFF W/THIS TYPE OF SURGERY,SO BE SURE,REALLY SURE ABOUT IT. ANY ONE W/ADVICE.PLEASE LET ME KNOW ABOUT THE EATING

Barbara, I am very sorry that you have had to go thru all of that. Hopefully now you can recover and get healthy. Happy 1 yr anniversary, and I wish you all the best. As far as helping you out with the eating, you had not mentioned anything about what you eat, and how much, and your profile is pretty much empty, so there isn't a whole lot I can help you out with. Good luck!! Tricia

thank you for your reply. i went to the dr tues because they stopped the wound vac,my incision has gotten really small.i am now doing wet to dry drsg.my breakfast is 1 slice turkey bacon & 1 scrambled egg. lunch & dinner is what get's me & IN BETWEEN. i cannot always get my 2 protein shakes in plus it gives me such stinky gas. i will eat amixture of food,not a lot but i know it is more then 2oz.at dinner i have tried eating a salad,lettuce,tomatoe,sliced or diced gilled chicken,that is more the 2 oz. then later on about 11 or 12 i am hungry.i will get either a pudge bar=60 cal. or a yougert,or peanut butter & crackers,i love peanut butter. i am now at 175,dr days i can stay there or go to 150,i choose to go to 150 if i can. any suggestion? again thanks for your response.................barb