| Praise the Lord that you are now home and can REALLY get some decent rest. I know that gas pain is...well...a pain, but it'll dissipate soon and you'll be on your way to full recovery with God's power! Pinging the Prayer Warriors! |
Home sweet home ….
Good morning. Had first good night of sleep since last Thurs. Just up twice briefly to do a potty run. Crush n take Oxycodin. Turn heating pad back on.
Got home about 3 PM hospital arranged ride ended up being a Uber.
Son was asleep on sofa n so got all my things in alone. Didn’t take me long to get under covers and was very quickly in dreamland.
The surgery went well Doc said. Robotic, 2 surgeons. 7 hrs. They begin by inserting gas in thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities so they have room to work. They clipped pulled relocated the digestive tract n attached it to the abdominal walls. 7 incisions. Tightened the diaphragm opening n further tightened it with mesh.
Pain level been pretty high. Gas in body- not gastric. And the normal you’d have from cutting, shuffling around body parts and slips.
No sleep first two days post surgery. The gas being pain problem. After one week w/o pain meds my back was singing quite enthusiastically. It wasn’t a gentle ballad either,
Not much appetite but did try a tad of all food delivered. I had one of two things on my tray - grits or tomato soup. Yummy gourmet in my mind. Boring and tasteless in reality
Lots of little things could add but this is good overview of past week
Thanks for your concern n prayers. And thanks Sweet Jane for the prayer thread❤️ Will post this note both there and on Train.
So glad to hear from you, Dolly! And happy to hear you are home and on the mend. I will continue to keep you in my prayers.
You have many FRiends here who have been praying for you. May God continue to bless you. 😊❤️
nutmeg & zelig
Update from Dolly! See #189
Keep moving to dissipate that nasty leftover gas and to keep your lungs working. May God continue to bless you, Dolly!
I wouldn’t think that yours was in any way some normal everyday surgery. That sounds more like a history lesson in surgical technique that someone is responsible for whose story would be of great interest. How far downstream your surgery is from the one who pioneered it, would also be of interest if that was even discussed as you were pondering the need for surgical intervention.
Glad you are in the recovery phase and doing well all things considered. The couch sleeping son didn’t get the story it might have deserved for we on the outside looking through the tinted window. Welcome home.
Yay! The patient has checked in!
So thankful you are home, and, getting settled in.
Prayers continuing for your complete and speedy recovery, dear Dolly . 🙏🏻
Prayers up. God bless.
FReepers are a golden resource - prayers, support, advice. None better, like a good church!
God bless, Dolly; we 'veterans' are still covering the back door. 😌 ❤
| Praise the Lord that you are now home and can REALLY get some decent rest. I know that gas pain is...well...a pain, but it'll dissipate soon and you'll be on your way to full recovery with God's power! Pinging the Prayer Warriors! |
That surgery sounds so painful! I’m glad you made it home OK. I hope you have food that you can eat, need to get your strength up. Your son or someone to fix for you.
Prayers for your recovery!
Good to hear from yom you Girlfriend,((((Hugs))))
Prayer Warriors...update from Ms DollyCali herself...
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4192448/posts?page=189#189
Prayers continue for your steady recovery.
So thankful you are home we prayed for you at House Group last night. I trust that you will get the necessary pain relief both from surgery and your back. God bless you
So happy you are back home. Take it easy. ((DollyCali))
Rest now. Our prayers will continue, in the Name of Jesus.
We’re so glad to hear you are on the road to recovery.