It's from Bellingham - and here I am on the other side - Yay!

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Am here at the wonderful BW in Delano recuperating and getting a bit

stronger each day. When I got here they almost didn't let me get the

surgery due to low potassium! Dee called me the night before surgery after

they got a look at my labs & said I might have to be admitted and wait until

they could get my potassium up. BUT, she had me take a bucketload of

potassium supplements that I had with me and so by 4:45 next morning I

passed muster! Surgery went well with one complication, which Dr. K thanked

me for! He said I turned it into an " exciting case " when he found a hiatal

hernia " big enough to put his fist through " after he got inside. That added

some time to the surgery, but I'll probably have a LOT less trouble with

reflux now! LOL I feel like I'm slow in getting my " oomph " back, but keep

reminding myself that I'm almost 65 years old and just had a major procedure

done. I haven't needed any pain meds since they took me off the morphine

drip at DRMC. I'm walking as far as the Perko Cafe and back plus walking

the BW's hallways each day. Eating is OK, although I just have no interest

in it. (Ha! Did I say that??) Oh boy, the very best is being waited on by

the hubby! And having him give me a shower almost makes the whole operation

worth it! It's been a while since we had so much fun in the shower!

OK, here's a funny story for you. Vic has been so good and just doing

everything for me, including taking care of emptying my drains and changing

dressings. He was a little nervous the first time, but he got the job done

and pinned the drain bulbs to the very bottom of the binder. The next

morning when I got up I lifted up my nightie and said, " Honey, it's not that

I don't appreciate the effort, but is there any way you could make these

into something OTHER than testicles for me? " LOL He had pinned them so low

and close to center that all night when I'd get up or move about, they would

bang around between my legs like a couple of rubbery cojones - definitely

NOT a feeling I enjoyed! We both got a laugh out of that one. And guys, I

don't know how you put up with the darned things!!

Jolene, thank you again so very much for your wonderful visit! You just

made it all so real for me and gave me so much to look forward to! Pat,

thank you, too, for your wonderful upbeat card; it came at a perfect time

and meant so much to me! I probably won't be back online until we get home

to Bellingham on the 24th, but I thought I'd log on here at the motel to let

you know I made it through to the other side and it's good! No regrets, no

problems - just a brand new wonderful life to look forward to! Dr. K is an

angel on earth! I am definitely in love with the man! (Yeah, I know it's

called " transference " in psychology and all that blather, but I'm just in

love with the guy right now!) I'm not sure I'd have gotten here without the

help and support of Marla and all of you on the message board who have been

so patient, so understanding and so willing to share your knowledge over the

past few months. Each of you is one of my " DS Angels " and will remain a

part of my life forever!

Love to all,

Bellingham, WA

[Guest guest]

,

Thank you for posting and I'm glad everything is going well! It sounds

like you're in great hands! As for your 'cojones' at least they'll be

removable in a few weeks, but yeah, I have no idea how guys do it

either!

*hugs*

Anita in San

>

> Hi all,

> Am here at the wonderful BW in Delano recuperating and getting a bit

> stronger each day. When I got here they almost didn't let me get the

> surgery due to low potassium! Dee called me the night before

surgery after

> they got a look at my labs & said I might have to be admitted and

wait until

> they could get my potassium up. BUT, she had me take a bucketload of

> potassium supplements that I had with me and so by 4:45 next morning I

> passed muster! Surgery went well with one complication, which Dr. K

thanked

> me for! He said I turned it into an " exciting case " when he found a

hiatal

> hernia " big enough to put his fist through " after he got inside.

That added

> some time to the surgery, but I'll probably have a LOT less trouble

with

> reflux now! LOL I feel like I'm slow in getting my " oomph " back,

but keep

> reminding myself that I'm almost 65 years old and just had a major

procedure

> done. I haven't needed any pain meds since they took me off the

morphine

> drip at DRMC. I'm walking as far as the Perko Cafe and back plus

walking

> the BW's hallways each day. Eating is OK, although I just have no

interest

> in it. (Ha! Did I say that??) Oh boy, the very best is being

waited on by

> the hubby! And having him give me a shower almost makes the whole

operation

> worth it! It's been a while since we had so much fun in the shower!

>

> OK, here's a funny story for you. Vic has been so good and just doing

> everything for me, including taking care of emptying my drains and

changing

> dressings. He was a little nervous the first time, but he got the

job done

> and pinned the drain bulbs to the very bottom of the binder. The next

> morning when I got up I lifted up my nightie and said, " Honey, it's

not that

> I don't appreciate the effort, but is there any way you could make

these

> into something OTHER than testicles for me? " LOL He had pinned

them so low

> and close to center that all night when I'd get up or move about,

they would

> bang around between my legs like a couple of rubbery cojones -

definitely

> NOT a feeling I enjoyed! We both got a laugh out of that one. And

guys, I

> don't know how you put up with the darned things!!

>

> Jolene, thank you again so very much for your wonderful visit! You

just

> made it all so real for me and gave me so much to look forward to!

Pat,

> thank you, too, for your wonderful upbeat card; it came at a perfect

time

> and meant so much to me! I probably won't be back online until we

get home

> to Bellingham on the 24th, but I thought I'd log on here at the

motel to let

> you know I made it through to the other side and it's good! No

regrets, no

> problems - just a brand new wonderful life to look forward to! Dr.

K is an

> angel on earth! I am definitely in love with the man! (Yeah, I

know it's

> called " transference " in psychology and all that blather, but I'm

just in

> love with the guy right now!) I'm not sure I'd have gotten here

without the

> help and support of Marla and all of you on the message board who

have been

> so patient, so understanding and so willing to share your knowledge

over the

> past few months. Each of you is one of my " DS Angels " and will

remain a

> part of my life forever!

> Love to all,

>

> Bellingham, WA

>