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Grover, Grover, so sorry I didn’t say this yesterday but an older mind on Prednisone doesn’t work too swift sometimes! When I had my own stomach Cancer surgery 2 years ago last October I now remember that I mentioned to the Surgeon a very “hard” spot that developed at the top of the scar. He attributed it to either the sutures inside or an inflammed node. I get PETs every 6 months and nothing has ever showed and it is now gone. I know this is not scientific or earth shattering so perhaps yours is just ‘one of those types of things’. Enjoy the splendid recovery you are having. Good work, and I guess CC knows who the Captain is of your ship!
I think I’m ok. ” No news is good news ” as they say. A surgical nurse from the hospital called back and talked with my wife and nobody thought it was an emergency that I needed run to the hospital.
I had my wife take a couple of digital pictures of the problem and emailed to my surgeon, Dr. House, of course he was in surgery but I’m taking it as no calls from them is good news. The surgeon thought the idea of pics were kind of funny, what the heck, we have technology – let’s use it. Hope the authorities don’t come after me for “sexting”
I’m not running any fever, bowels are working fine, feeling fine, just noticed this situation yesterday. It could be compounded by the fact that I have lost 15 pounds since the morning of surgery, maybe it is just more pronounced with the weight loss.
So I’m going to try and relax and not fly off the handle, all is good. I’ve taken the stairs to the second floor twice now, am outside walking in this great weather.
Thanks for the thoughts and continued prayers, and the same back to all of you.
Grover
??? if someone has an answer. I’m doing fine, but just now I got ready to take a shower and my wife noticed a lump on my right side just above the drainage tube. It feels hard under the skin, like the liver is growing towards the side instead of toward the center of my body and under the liver. I have 2 phone calls into the doctor and the call service, and have sent him a couple of photos to look at.
Just waiting on some kind of call back. No pain, just a hard fold of something new under the skin, trying to figure if it serious or just normal.
Thanks for all your support thru this process.
Grover
Grover,
Good to see you back, in the full swing of posting. Please take it easy, don’t overdo it!!
Your story is amazing. I hope your recovery stays well on track.
Best wishes,
EliGrover,
It seems like you are just moving right along. I can’t believe you are almost ready to go home!! You are so amazing. I hope you get stronger and stronger each day. Take care, Cappy!! You are an inspiration.
-Pam
Grover, the full feeling after eating a small amount is completely normal, and will persist for a month or so. I remember the same feeling. Truth is, your stomach is probably smaller now than it used to be. Even now, after almost 3 years, I have to resist eating too fast and/or too much … not a big deal and you will adjust pretty quickly. Glad you’re on your way home so soon. Just don’t overdo in the first few weeks.
Glad everything worked out without issues. Take care, my friend.
Fantastic news across the board! Hope you get the last tube removed as soon as possible and get to go home as well. It’s always more comfortable at home. And, I hated to have to take a shower with tubes hanging everywhere, it was WAY easier without them so if you can get that last tube out before the first shower…. just sayin’…
Sorry I have not given any updates over the weekend! Once we got him back – minus the mind (I was used to that LOL), my weekend became engulfed by my daughter’s 7th birthday!
Dad is right, I saw him Saturday and he thought he had it together, but we could tell his mind was still not focusing. I didn’t make it to visit on Sunday, but did talk to both him and mom between cupcakes and presents. By the time I got back to see him on Monday I could tell that, that was my daddy coming back. We took a walk together and laughed (together and not @ him)! It was a very nice visit! I’m back to work now, so I’ll have to wait to see him until Saturday, but I’m sure I will talk to both my parents a lot between now and then.
Thank you all again for all your support. This is truly an unbelievable group of people
Good Morning, Mr. Miracle!!!! It is wonderful to wake up to your post and I think we should start selling prayer pants! What a real story of HOPE you are! BTW I want to thank your wonderful wife for sharing you with so many women on this Board! Love to your whole family and keep the success coming on!!!
Grover:
What wonderful news!! Not even a resection can keep you down!
As far as eating: it will probably take a while for you to get your appetite back. I know for me it was about a month and I didn’t even have a resection yet. So for you maybe 10 days??
You ARE the superman around here!!Glad to hear that you are really back! I am sure you will feel even better once you get home. Just take it easy!
Cindy
Although I thought I was back, now I’m really back. The tubes are all disconnected from my body, the laptop is running, and I even figured out why the mouse wasn’t working ( battery? give me a break ).. Even the smallest things that you are used to are important.
Taking some magnesium cause it is slightly low. Have a ct test of some sort coming up today, they’re looking to make sure the bile is flowing good thru the liver. Expected release from hospital is tomorrow, 3/7/2012. I’m walking around the halls, using the restroom for full functions, although I haven’t taken a shower yet.
After the test this morning, one more drainage tube will be removed. That leaves one left. The one left will be capped off and left in my body til my first follow up appt with the surgeon, I guess this is for the skin to heal and scab up before removing the final one.
There is not a doubt that I can’t function at home, getting out of bed just fine, walking around the house, not a problem, Will have to watch doing to much too soon. Just like getting back to full meals. Last night I ordered a turkey Manhattan and I had about 5 bites and just felt like it was getting to be too much. So quit. 3 bites of a cupcake and I quit, seemed to be awful rich. I think it is just common sense, I certainly don’t want to be puking my guts out.
More to come, but thanks for all the prayers and support, it’s good to be back.
Grover 😎
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