update on my craziness

Hi all!   Well yesterday I took a very quick turn for the worst and my doctor decided emergency surgery.  He got into my gut and found the intestine was actually stuck up in one of my gallbladder incisions which could have happened at any time!  It was corrected quickly and I feel amazing!   I'm on ice chips today and clears tomorrow.   I get full liquids and pureed foods the day after tomorrow!    I'm so excited!  

Unfortunately I have a lot of healing to still do.   It's like hitting a reset button.   So I have the gassy walks still to take and a lot of pain meds.  I'm keeping myself occupied thinking of what to eat in the full phase of things.  Plus this weekend we go pick up the kids in North Carolina.  I'm so excited to see them and I need to squeeze them and love on them a lot.   

This complication certainly threw a wrench in a lot of things.   It made my first 2 weeks fly by of surgery, for sure.   No telling how much I weigh right now.   there is a scale here that I have access to however I get one it says one thing, I get on again and it's 20 pounds in either direction.  So I can't wait to get home and see how that is doing. 

So that's where I'm at.   Thank you to everyone who offered up prayers.   they were well received and very needed. 

I was so sorry to hear of your complications! But it sounds like you are on the upswing. Only good things from here on out! Blesssings

Debbie

I was wondering how you're doing.  Thanks for the update and heal quickly!  xoxo

incredible! Well I'm glad you're on the mend finally.

The only frustrating thing is that I need to go through the most painful part of the healing process twice.   Sip sip sip walk walk walk.  my incisions huey again.   I now have 8 holes instead of the 5 i started with on the 12th.  But that's OK.   I like scars.   

Glad you are doing better.  Now you know why you were in so much pain.  Hopefully you will be out of the hospital soon.

You have to travel from Florida to North Carolina after having major surgery??????

Only if the doctor clears it.   driving, not flying. 

I'm glad you are going to listen to your doctor (sadly many don't). I would think 10 hours in a car would be tough.

I'm glad they figured out the problem and fixed it. Happy healing!!

Yeah I'm not the type to go against orders.   These guys went to medical school for years.   I didn't.   Thankfully if we do go out won't just be a straight 10 trip.   We will be breaking it into 2 days and stopping at a lot of antique malls.   Lot of walking.   And we have a really nice van that I can stretch out in easily.