Leaving hospital today, I hope

I went back to surgery Friday for a wound cleaning and repacking. I've had excellent care, but things started getting tough on me emotionally mid-week and being sick and tethered to two different devices has unfortunately gotten the best of me. I did get good news Friday in that the staph infection is not the more aggressive form of staph and should be easier to keep controlled at home than we earlier expected. I will still have an open would attached to a wound vac device, but I won't need IV and infusion therapy at home, so the central line in my neck can come out. I sent a message to my wls surgeon that I would be getting a huge ice cream sundae in response to the rapid weight loss that I experienced this week while sick. I lost 15 pounds while in the hospital and it was after my doctor's weigh in where I had made a 16 pound loss at 5.5 months period. I know that weight loss while sick comes with the loss of muscle tone and I would love to gain the 15 pounds back in added muscle weight. My percentage of muscle vs. fat is getting much worse instead of better after this illness and I will be very happy when I can reverse that even if it means a small weight gain. I'm still extremely anemic and two transfusions just got be back to the "bad" stage, but that's better than critical. Without the iron, my body is not replenishing red blood cells like it should. I can't absorb iron from vitamins and pills so I will probably need more IV iron and procit in coming months. Even high iron foods won't help me right now, but I do appreciate all the wonderful suggestions that were made. Through this nightmare-ish experience, my new-found family here at OH.com has been an absolute God-send. I can count many answered prayers and the messages of support lifted me and touched my heart. You all are wonderful! Onward, Frances

Sorry that you are still experiencing such bad problems. Hope you get better soon, and get to go home to the family. The hospital cannot compete with boost one gets from being home again.

Frances, You have been on my mind all weekend. I'm sure it will be so much nicer recovering at home with hubby and baby. Take care of yourself. You always have an ear here to bend. Jeanie