Please welcome me back from HELL!!!!

Hello All, I don't know if anyone noticed, but I've been MIA for a week now.  It all started last Thursday when I had major pain from that lovely gallstone that I have stuck.  I was in St. Mary's twice on Thursday.  Once in the morning and then went back in the afternoon.  Then was transferred to Thomas Jefferson where I stayed for almost a week. I'm going to skip a lot of details because there is so much that happened.  First off because of the gastric bypass and because of being pregnant, the gallstone is not so easy to get rid of.  Anyway, I wound up having two procedures done, which involved them putting a little hole below my chest bone with a tube leading to my bile duct where the stone was.  Well, the end result was me having a bag hanging off to the side filling up with bile.  Not fun.  In between this procedure and the next I have some sad news....I lost the baby.  They did an ultrasound and could find no heartbeat and no fetal movement.  I'm okay now with it.  And understand that it just wasn't the right time.  Of course I'm sad and I have my moments, but I will be okay. Now with not being pregnant they went back in and internalized the tube that was hanging out of me and attached it to my bowel so that I could have the bile flowing through my body like it's supposed to.  Well, today they took the bag off and put a cap on the end of a tube that's hanging in the middle of my belly.  I had to wait about five hours to see if I would have any pain or fever or chills.  In that time I did fine and did not have to reattach the bag.  But I still have a tiny tube hanging out a little which I can deal with. I have to go back in six weeks to be reevaluated and they will work out a plan to remove the biliary tube and the stone. Needless to say this week has been ABSOLUTE HELL!!!!  I wanted to come home so bad.  I missed my family and my dogs and my house and missed you guys.  And now I'm home and am so grateful that I'm okay.  The doctors couldn't even believe all that I was going through.  But I'll tell you what, I had the best care from all of the nursing staff and every one of the doctors.  They were wonderful.  And thank God for that or my stay would have been even worse. Well, it's good be back and I hope to be back posting tomorrow.  Love you guys.  Talk to you soon!!

Welcome back.  I am so sorry for you loss, I hope that you are back on your feet and feel better really soon. Jeanne

Glad you are home and doing better. I'm sorry to hear about your loss.  Sandy

I am so sorry for your loss and for all of the trauma you have been dealing with. I hope you get better soon

Karen, I am so sorry to hear that you were in the hospital and feeling sick. That is very sad news about your miscarriage, I hope that you are going to be Ok with that. If you need anything don't hestiate to call me I live pretty close to you . Email me you number and I will keep in touch with you. Nancy

Oh my god...how terrible. Well you sound very upbeat and positive now.  I'm glad you are hanging in! Good to have you back, too!

Oh Karen, I am so sorry for the Hell you have been through and for your loss. We were asking about you and I said to Eileen that I hoped you were OK cause we usually see you post or see you at Barix. I'm glad that you had such wonderful care at Jefferson. You sound like you have a great outlook. I wish you a very speedy recovery. Please let me know if you need help. Arlene

I didn't even know you were pregnant but I am in tears now over your lost...words can't even discribe that kind of pain... I am so sorry...

Wow that was really suck about the hospital stay... but at least it sounds like you had great care and they pretty much fixed ya...

hang in there!

You are very brave and courageous.  God Bless you and your baby in heaven.  I hope you have an uneventful and full recovery.   Ev

I am so sorry for your loss.  My prayers will be with you over the coming weeks as you begin to mend and start feeling better.  We are here for you. Kim Z