Successful Surgery

Had supper at 6:30 p.m.,, had two walks tonight, catheter removed at 11 pm. and get this, I “may” be dismissed to go home…TOMORROW…..Still have to be instructed about Levequin for blood thinning to ward off clots, and must use the bathroom, but the surgery team wrote on my room board that the discharge date anticipated is tomorrow (Tuesday, Dec . Now, that could change…my nurse thought maybe Wednesday might be the real date….but Still….that is 48 hours post surgery. Wow!!! I have no pain in the incisions except for one. A miscle in the area may have gotten pushed around more there. Still, I’ve had other surgeries in my life and this one has bveen the leas painful of all. Right now, my worst discomfort lying here in bed….is super dryness in my throat that is only relievced by drinking sips of water every several minutes, which explains me still being up at 2 a.m.. The dryness is a side effect o he anesthesia and the soreness from intubation during surgery. It will go away….but sin’t making me very comfortable to sleep. But, I NEED to get some sleep because the surgeon will be making rounds in the morning about 8 a.m.. Just wanted everything one to know I appreciae your comments and good wishes and prayers. They worked….and I’m doing well,,,..physically and emotionally, though I did have quite a few tears in the hour or two before surgery. My worst fear was the surgeon finding somerthing more than the one tumor…..but that was it….nothing more appeared on the intraabdominal ultrasound or his “look around once he was inside”. Night all.

Julie T.