Re: Prayers answered!!! Thank you God!!! Surgery successful....WhaHoo!!!

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Subject: Prayers answered!!! Thank you God!!! Surgery

successful....WhaHoo!!!

OH!! I am just so happy:) I can go to bed now with a big ol' smile on my

face:)

Guess I better blow out all these candles I've had burning for Glenn before I

burn the house down though!!!!!!!!!!!HAHAHAHAH

Love to you both,

nancy

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Subject: Prayers answered!!! Thank you God!!! Surgery

successful....WhaHoo!!!

OH!! I am just so happy:) I can go to bed now with a big ol' smile on my

face:)

Guess I better blow out all these candles I've had burning for Glenn before I

burn the house down though!!!!!!!!!!!HAHAHAHAH

Love to you both,

nancy

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Good news Donelle

Grandmommyandme@... wrote:Hi all...it's been a very loooooong day!! (No

breakfast, b/c I was too

nervous) And I was going to come home, eat a bite and go to bed...but I don't

feel

like eating...and I'm too tired and keyed up to sleep!!!

We were at the hospital at 11:30 a.m., as requested, for surgery scheduled

at l:45 p.m. Long story short, they didn't take Glenn to surgery until 2:30

p.m. No problems with Glenn, just typical hospital " stuff " ....they want you

there 2 hrs. early and then you have to wait those 2 hrs. plus another!!!

Grrrr!!! (So I missed lunch, btw..b/c the cafeteria was closed by the time they

took Glenn to surgery!!)

The surgery was scheduled to be 1.5 hrs. approx. , one of my sisters,

arrived at the hosp. just minutes before they took Glenn down, so I had a

brief moment of hugs and crying after Glenn was taken to surgery...got that out

of the way!!! LOL It turned out having there was a Godsend, not

planned btw, b/c the 1.5 hr. surgery turned in to 4.5 hrs.!!! I would have been

totally frantic by then by myself...so thanks, , again!!!

Glenn was stable, according to the dr., during the whole surgery, but they

did have to put him totally out after 2 hrs. of surgery with twilight. Any of

you that know Glenn already know that nothing seems to go easy for him!!!

Anyway, I won't get in to that any further!!! So about 5 p.m. I called the

Recovery Room thinking they forgot to come and get me, but was told that he was

still in surgery, but everything was o.k. " just taking longer than expected

and wouldn't be much longer " . So we proceeded to wait...by the time the Dr.

came to see me, it was 7 p.m. (and he still had another surgery...guess that

person was starved to death by then!!! Poor person!!!) left at that

point knowing that our tough Coastie had made it!!! Well, the dinner time

cafeteria was closed by then!!! So I missed dinner, too!!! At 8 p.m. they

called me to Recovery and Glenn was lying there wide awake...they had been

looking for me and I was right where they left me and told me they would come

back

for me (but of course they changed shifts and the nurse that told me that had

left...grrr!!!)

We got Glenn to his room comfortably, but he was very hungry and didn't mind

telling anyone who would listen...of course, b/c he had anes., he's on full

liquids tonite...and is NOT a happy camper!!! The nurse finally got him some

chicken noodle soup...and said, " Ooops, some noodles fell in " ...she was

funny, but smart b/c she knew Glenn was going to give her grief until he got

something in his tummy.

The Dr. then came in at 9:30 p.m. (had just finished his surgery) and

pressed on Glenns new " pump " and it was really painful. Glenn's eyes opened

wider

than I've seen in a long time...and I knew what words were going through his

mind....LOL

What took so long was, the dr. wanted the tube attached to the right jugular

vein (he told me why, but I've forgotten) Glenn has a Gall Bladder scar on

the right side abdomen and he couldn't put the pump there for fear of scar

tissue problems. So he put the pump on the left side right above the waistline

with a tube down in to the abdomen and then had to " route " the tube going up

just above his nipple/chest area and over across the chest to the right

jugular vein. So he has 2 small incisions in the chest and vein areas and a

larger one where the pump is inserted just beneath the skin.

The pump works on its own...if Glenn lies down it pumps full force, if he

sits in his lazy boy position, it pumps some, if he's standing, it does not

pump. Glenn can tell when his tummy is filling up...he can first feel pressure

on different organs and then as the fluid increases, he feels pain, so he

will know when he needs to lie down or manually pump the pump himself. Isn't

this incredible?? To manually pump the pump, which is what the dr. was doing

when I saw the whites of Glenn's eyes, he presses and squeezes on the pump

itself. It won't always be painful... it's just sore now b/c the area is tender

from the surgery. The dr. knew it would hurt, but wanted to make sure it

was working.

They will monitor him all night long, keeping him at a 45 degree angle but

lying him flat every 2 hrs. for 15 mins. so every time he gets to sleep, they

will wake him!! They will also check vitals and do blood tests several

times during the night to check for infection and also will be checking for

interanl bleeding. Oh, he'll be " fun " tomorrow!!! LOL

The ins. co. will only approve one night in the hosp. (unless he has

complications) so he'll come home tomorrow...oops...later this evening

(Tues.)...

This just amazes me that they send you home so quickly. We will still have to

watch for bleeding and any sign of infection (both of which we already know

Glenn is prone to do!!!) So please keep praying for Glenn's recovery...he

says his tummy already feels better to him...he was drained on Friday (9.7

liters) and the dr. took out 4.5 while he was in there today (3 days later) Of

course, now they are filling him with Saline IV's...to prevent dehydration.

His blood pressure was 100/58 just before I left the hospital...and that's

higher than it's been in a month...so all seems to be going well. And now, I'm

going to bed!!! Thanks again for all your prayers and positive thoughts...but

don't stop yet...LOL

Sorry this is such a " book " , but I needed to vent...thank you!! And thanks

to all who called to check on both of us! I had no signal inside the

hospital area where we were waiting. Thanks again to for " being there "

when I

was too stubborn to let anyone who offered do it...(she never listens to

me...LOL) and thanks to those who offered...mwaaah!!!

Hugs to all of you, Donelle

[Guest guest]

Good news Donelle

Grandmommyandme@... wrote:Hi all...it's been a very loooooong day!! (No

breakfast, b/c I was too

nervous) And I was going to come home, eat a bite and go to bed...but I don't

feel

like eating...and I'm too tired and keyed up to sleep!!!

We were at the hospital at 11:30 a.m., as requested, for surgery scheduled

at l:45 p.m. Long story short, they didn't take Glenn to surgery until 2:30

p.m. No problems with Glenn, just typical hospital " stuff " ....they want you

there 2 hrs. early and then you have to wait those 2 hrs. plus another!!!

Grrrr!!! (So I missed lunch, btw..b/c the cafeteria was closed by the time they

took Glenn to surgery!!)

The surgery was scheduled to be 1.5 hrs. approx. , one of my sisters,

arrived at the hosp. just minutes before they took Glenn down, so I had a

brief moment of hugs and crying after Glenn was taken to surgery...got that out

of the way!!! LOL It turned out having there was a Godsend, not

planned btw, b/c the 1.5 hr. surgery turned in to 4.5 hrs.!!! I would have been

totally frantic by then by myself...so thanks, , again!!!

Glenn was stable, according to the dr., during the whole surgery, but they

did have to put him totally out after 2 hrs. of surgery with twilight. Any of

you that know Glenn already know that nothing seems to go easy for him!!!

Anyway, I won't get in to that any further!!! So about 5 p.m. I called the

Recovery Room thinking they forgot to come and get me, but was told that he was

still in surgery, but everything was o.k. " just taking longer than expected

and wouldn't be much longer " . So we proceeded to wait...by the time the Dr.

came to see me, it was 7 p.m. (and he still had another surgery...guess that

person was starved to death by then!!! Poor person!!!) left at that

point knowing that our tough Coastie had made it!!! Well, the dinner time

cafeteria was closed by then!!! So I missed dinner, too!!! At 8 p.m. they

called me to Recovery and Glenn was lying there wide awake...they had been

looking for me and I was right where they left me and told me they would come

back

for me (but of course they changed shifts and the nurse that told me that had

left...grrr!!!)

We got Glenn to his room comfortably, but he was very hungry and didn't mind

telling anyone who would listen...of course, b/c he had anes., he's on full

liquids tonite...and is NOT a happy camper!!! The nurse finally got him some

chicken noodle soup...and said, " Ooops, some noodles fell in " ...she was

funny, but smart b/c she knew Glenn was going to give her grief until he got

something in his tummy.

The Dr. then came in at 9:30 p.m. (had just finished his surgery) and

pressed on Glenns new " pump " and it was really painful. Glenn's eyes opened

wider

than I've seen in a long time...and I knew what words were going through his

mind....LOL

What took so long was, the dr. wanted the tube attached to the right jugular

vein (he told me why, but I've forgotten) Glenn has a Gall Bladder scar on

the right side abdomen and he couldn't put the pump there for fear of scar

tissue problems. So he put the pump on the left side right above the waistline

with a tube down in to the abdomen and then had to " route " the tube going up

just above his nipple/chest area and over across the chest to the right

jugular vein. So he has 2 small incisions in the chest and vein areas and a

larger one where the pump is inserted just beneath the skin.

The pump works on its own...if Glenn lies down it pumps full force, if he

sits in his lazy boy position, it pumps some, if he's standing, it does not

pump. Glenn can tell when his tummy is filling up...he can first feel pressure

on different organs and then as the fluid increases, he feels pain, so he

will know when he needs to lie down or manually pump the pump himself. Isn't

this incredible?? To manually pump the pump, which is what the dr. was doing

when I saw the whites of Glenn's eyes, he presses and squeezes on the pump

itself. It won't always be painful... it's just sore now b/c the area is tender

from the surgery. The dr. knew it would hurt, but wanted to make sure it

was working.

They will monitor him all night long, keeping him at a 45 degree angle but

lying him flat every 2 hrs. for 15 mins. so every time he gets to sleep, they

will wake him!! They will also check vitals and do blood tests several

times during the night to check for infection and also will be checking for

interanl bleeding. Oh, he'll be " fun " tomorrow!!! LOL

The ins. co. will only approve one night in the hosp. (unless he has

complications) so he'll come home tomorrow...oops...later this evening

(Tues.)...

This just amazes me that they send you home so quickly. We will still have to

watch for bleeding and any sign of infection (both of which we already know

Glenn is prone to do!!!) So please keep praying for Glenn's recovery...he

says his tummy already feels better to him...he was drained on Friday (9.7

liters) and the dr. took out 4.5 while he was in there today (3 days later) Of

course, now they are filling him with Saline IV's...to prevent dehydration.

His blood pressure was 100/58 just before I left the hospital...and that's

higher than it's been in a month...so all seems to be going well. And now, I'm

going to bed!!! Thanks again for all your prayers and positive thoughts...but

don't stop yet...LOL

Sorry this is such a " book " , but I needed to vent...thank you!! And thanks

to all who called to check on both of us! I had no signal inside the

hospital area where we were waiting. Thanks again to for " being there "

when I

was too stubborn to let anyone who offered do it...(she never listens to

me...LOL) and thanks to those who offered...mwaaah!!!

Hugs to all of you, Donelle

[Guest guest]

Good to hear from you Donelle... Glad to hear Glenn made it through

surgery even though it took way longer than planned.

What a relief,was thinking about you all day yesterday, and Peta and Amy

as well.. So am relieved to hear the good news.

Now lets continue the prayers for his recovery. NO complications... God

Bless and Big Big HUGS Jolene

Grandmommyandme@... wrote:

> Hi all...it's been a very loooooong day!! (No breakfast, b/c I was too

> nervous) And I was going to come home, eat a bite and go to bed...but

> I don't feel

> like eating...and I'm too tired and keyed up to sleep!!!

>

> We were at the hospital at 11:30 a.m., as requested, for surgery

> scheduled

> at l:45 p.m. Long story short, they didn't take Glenn to surgery

> until 2:30

> p.m. No problems with Glenn, just typical hospital " stuff " ....they

> want you

> there 2 hrs. early and then you have to wait those 2 hrs. plus

> another!!!

> Grrrr!!! (So I missed lunch, btw..b/c the cafeteria was closed by

> the time they

> took Glenn to surgery!!)

>

> The surgery was scheduled to be 1.5 hrs. approx. , one of my

> sisters,

> arrived at the hosp. just minutes before they took Glenn down, so I

> had a

> brief moment of hugs and crying after Glenn was taken to

> surgery...got that out

> of the way!!! LOL It turned out having there was a Godsend, not

> planned btw, b/c the 1.5 hr. surgery turned in to 4.5 hrs.!!! I

> would have been

> totally frantic by then by myself...so thanks, , again!!!

>

> Glenn was stable, according to the dr., during the whole surgery, but

> they

> did have to put him totally out after 2 hrs. of surgery with

> twilight. Any of

> you that know Glenn already know that nothing seems to go easy for

> him!!!

> Anyway, I won't get in to that any further!!! So about 5 p.m. I

> called the

> Recovery Room thinking they forgot to come and get me, but was told

> that he was

> still in surgery, but everything was o.k. " just taking longer than

> expected

> and wouldn't be much longer " . So we proceeded to wait...by the time

> the Dr.

> came to see me, it was 7 p.m. (and he still had another

> surgery...guess that

> person was starved to death by then!!! Poor person!!!) left

> at that

> point knowing that our tough Coastie had made it!!! Well, the dinner

> time

> cafeteria was closed by then!!! So I missed dinner, too!!! At 8

> p.m. they

> called me to Recovery and Glenn was lying there wide awake...they had

> been

> looking for me and I was right where they left me and told me they

> would come back

> for me (but of course they changed shifts and the nurse that told me

> that had

> left...grrr!!!)

>

> We got Glenn to his room comfortably, but he was very hungry and

> didn't mind

> telling anyone who would listen...of course, b/c he had anes., he's

> on full

> liquids tonite...and is NOT a happy camper!!! The nurse finally got

> him some

> chicken noodle soup...and said, " Ooops, some noodles fell in " ...she was

> funny, but smart b/c she knew Glenn was going to give her grief until

> he got

> something in his tummy.

>

> The Dr. then came in at 9:30 p.m. (had just finished his surgery) and

> pressed on Glenns new " pump " and it was really painful. Glenn's eyes

> opened wider

> than I've seen in a long time...and I knew what words were going

> through his

> mind....LOL

>

> What took so long was, the dr. wanted the tube attached to the right

> jugular

> vein (he told me why, but I've forgotten) Glenn has a Gall Bladder

> scar on

> the right side abdomen and he couldn't put the pump there for fear of

> scar

> tissue problems. So he put the pump on the left side right above the

> waistline

> with a tube down in to the abdomen and then had to " route " the tube

> going up

> just above his nipple/chest area and over across the chest to the right

> jugular vein. So he has 2 small incisions in the chest and vein

> areas and a

> larger one where the pump is inserted just beneath the skin.

>

> The pump works on its own...if Glenn lies down it pumps full force,

> if he

> sits in his lazy boy position, it pumps some, if he's standing, it

> does not

> pump. Glenn can tell when his tummy is filling up...he can first

> feel pressure

> on different organs and then as the fluid increases, he feels pain,

> so he

> will know when he needs to lie down or manually pump the pump

> himself. Isn't

> this incredible?? To manually pump the pump, which is what the dr.

> was doing

> when I saw the whites of Glenn's eyes, he presses and squeezes on the

> pump

> itself. It won't always be painful... it's just sore now b/c the

> area is tender

> from the surgery. The dr. knew it would hurt, but wanted to make

> sure it

> was working.

>

> They will monitor him all night long, keeping him at a 45 degree

> angle but

> lying him flat every 2 hrs. for 15 mins. so every time he gets to

> sleep, they

> will wake him!! They will also check vitals and do blood tests

> several

> times during the night to check for infection and also will be

> checking for

> interanl bleeding. Oh, he'll be " fun " tomorrow!!! LOL

>

> The ins. co. will only approve one night in the hosp. (unless he has

> complications) so he'll come home tomorrow...oops...later this

> evening (Tues.)...

> This just amazes me that they send you home so quickly. We will

> still have to

> watch for bleeding and any sign of infection (both of which we

> already know

> Glenn is prone to do!!!) So please keep praying for Glenn's

> recovery...he

> says his tummy already feels better to him...he was drained on Friday

> (9.7

> liters) and the dr. took out 4.5 while he was in there today (3 days

> later) Of

> course, now they are filling him with Saline IV's...to prevent

> dehydration.

> His blood pressure was 100/58 just before I left the hospital...and

> that's

> higher than it's been in a month...so all seems to be going well.

> And now, I'm

> going to bed!!! Thanks again for all your prayers and positive

> thoughts...but

> don't stop yet...LOL

>

> Sorry this is such a " book " , but I needed to vent...thank you!! And

> thanks

> to all who called to check on both of us! I had no signal inside the

> hospital area where we were waiting. Thanks again to for

> " being there " when I

> was too stubborn to let anyone who offered do it...(she never listens to

> me...LOL) and thanks to those who offered...mwaaah!!!

>

> Hugs to all of you, Donelle

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good to hear from you Donelle... Glad to hear Glenn made it through

surgery even though it took way longer than planned.

What a relief,was thinking about you all day yesterday, and Peta and Amy

as well.. So am relieved to hear the good news.

Now lets continue the prayers for his recovery. NO complications... God

Bless and Big Big HUGS Jolene

Grandmommyandme@... wrote:

> Hi all...it's been a very loooooong day!! (No breakfast, b/c I was too

> nervous) And I was going to come home, eat a bite and go to bed...but

> I don't feel

> like eating...and I'm too tired and keyed up to sleep!!!

>

> We were at the hospital at 11:30 a.m., as requested, for surgery

> scheduled

> at l:45 p.m. Long story short, they didn't take Glenn to surgery

> until 2:30

> p.m. No problems with Glenn, just typical hospital " stuff " ....they

> want you

> there 2 hrs. early and then you have to wait those 2 hrs. plus

> another!!!

> Grrrr!!! (So I missed lunch, btw..b/c the cafeteria was closed by

> the time they

> took Glenn to surgery!!)

>

> The surgery was scheduled to be 1.5 hrs. approx. , one of my

> sisters,

> arrived at the hosp. just minutes before they took Glenn down, so I

> had a

> brief moment of hugs and crying after Glenn was taken to

> surgery...got that out

> of the way!!! LOL It turned out having there was a Godsend, not

> planned btw, b/c the 1.5 hr. surgery turned in to 4.5 hrs.!!! I

> would have been

> totally frantic by then by myself...so thanks, , again!!!

>

> Glenn was stable, according to the dr., during the whole surgery, but

> they

> did have to put him totally out after 2 hrs. of surgery with

> twilight. Any of

> you that know Glenn already know that nothing seems to go easy for

> him!!!

> Anyway, I won't get in to that any further!!! So about 5 p.m. I

> called the

> Recovery Room thinking they forgot to come and get me, but was told

> that he was

> still in surgery, but everything was o.k. " just taking longer than

> expected

> and wouldn't be much longer " . So we proceeded to wait...by the time

> the Dr.

> came to see me, it was 7 p.m. (and he still had another

> surgery...guess that

> person was starved to death by then!!! Poor person!!!) left

> at that

> point knowing that our tough Coastie had made it!!! Well, the dinner

> time

> cafeteria was closed by then!!! So I missed dinner, too!!! At 8

> p.m. they

> called me to Recovery and Glenn was lying there wide awake...they had

> been

> looking for me and I was right where they left me and told me they

> would come back

> for me (but of course they changed shifts and the nurse that told me

> that had

> left...grrr!!!)

>

> We got Glenn to his room comfortably, but he was very hungry and

> didn't mind

> telling anyone who would listen...of course, b/c he had anes., he's

> on full

> liquids tonite...and is NOT a happy camper!!! The nurse finally got

> him some

> chicken noodle soup...and said, " Ooops, some noodles fell in " ...she was

> funny, but smart b/c she knew Glenn was going to give her grief until

> he got

> something in his tummy.

>

> The Dr. then came in at 9:30 p.m. (had just finished his surgery) and

> pressed on Glenns new " pump " and it was really painful. Glenn's eyes

> opened wider

> than I've seen in a long time...and I knew what words were going

> through his

> mind....LOL

>

> What took so long was, the dr. wanted the tube attached to the right

> jugular

> vein (he told me why, but I've forgotten) Glenn has a Gall Bladder

> scar on

> the right side abdomen and he couldn't put the pump there for fear of

> scar

> tissue problems. So he put the pump on the left side right above the

> waistline

> with a tube down in to the abdomen and then had to " route " the tube

> going up

> just above his nipple/chest area and over across the chest to the right

> jugular vein. So he has 2 small incisions in the chest and vein

> areas and a

> larger one where the pump is inserted just beneath the skin.

>

> The pump works on its own...if Glenn lies down it pumps full force,

> if he

> sits in his lazy boy position, it pumps some, if he's standing, it

> does not

> pump. Glenn can tell when his tummy is filling up...he can first

> feel pressure

> on different organs and then as the fluid increases, he feels pain,

> so he

> will know when he needs to lie down or manually pump the pump

> himself. Isn't

> this incredible?? To manually pump the pump, which is what the dr.

> was doing

> when I saw the whites of Glenn's eyes, he presses and squeezes on the

> pump

> itself. It won't always be painful... it's just sore now b/c the

> area is tender

> from the surgery. The dr. knew it would hurt, but wanted to make

> sure it

> was working.

>

> They will monitor him all night long, keeping him at a 45 degree

> angle but

> lying him flat every 2 hrs. for 15 mins. so every time he gets to

> sleep, they

> will wake him!! They will also check vitals and do blood tests

> several

> times during the night to check for infection and also will be

> checking for

> interanl bleeding. Oh, he'll be " fun " tomorrow!!! LOL

>

> The ins. co. will only approve one night in the hosp. (unless he has

> complications) so he'll come home tomorrow...oops...later this

> evening (Tues.)...

> This just amazes me that they send you home so quickly. We will

> still have to

> watch for bleeding and any sign of infection (both of which we

> already know

> Glenn is prone to do!!!) So please keep praying for Glenn's

> recovery...he

> says his tummy already feels better to him...he was drained on Friday

> (9.7

> liters) and the dr. took out 4.5 while he was in there today (3 days

> later) Of

> course, now they are filling him with Saline IV's...to prevent

> dehydration.

> His blood pressure was 100/58 just before I left the hospital...and

> that's

> higher than it's been in a month...so all seems to be going well.

> And now, I'm

> going to bed!!! Thanks again for all your prayers and positive

> thoughts...but

> don't stop yet...LOL

>

> Sorry this is such a " book " , but I needed to vent...thank you!! And

> thanks

> to all who called to check on both of us! I had no signal inside the

> hospital area where we were waiting. Thanks again to for

> " being there " when I

> was too stubborn to let anyone who offered do it...(she never listens to

> me...LOL) and thanks to those who offered...mwaaah!!!

>

> Hugs to all of you, Donelle

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

((((((((DONELLE)))))))))))(((((((((((((GLENN))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))\

))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

oh what WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!

thats absolutely amazing that he was up and HUNGRY right after that !!!

I knew he was tough lol.

Cant believe the insurance will only let him stay for one night ugh stupid

insurances anyhow!

I know for Dani's surgery they allowed for 2 days!!! idiots I swear , she was

there for 6 , of course they paid for it , lol . so no worries but geeeeeeeeeeez

Glad to hear everything turned out ok , and make sure you EAT!!!!!

Deb

Grandmommyandme@... wrote:

Hi all...it's been a very loooooong day!! (No breakfast, b/c I was too

nervous) And I was going to come home, eat a bite and go to bed...but I don't

feel

like eating...and I'm too tired and keyed up to sleep!!!

We were at the hospital at 11:30 a.m., as requested, for surgery scheduled

at l:45 p.m. Long story short, they didn't take Glenn to surgery until 2:30

p.m. No problems with Glenn, just typical hospital " stuff " ....they want you

there 2 hrs. early and then you have to wait those 2 hrs. plus another!!!

Grrrr!!! (So I missed lunch, btw..b/c the cafeteria was closed by the time

they

took Glenn to surgery!!)

The surgery was scheduled to be 1.5 hrs. approx. , one of my sisters,

arrived at the hosp. just minutes before they took Glenn down, so I had a

brief moment of hugs and crying after Glenn was taken to surgery...got that out

of the way!!! LOL It turned out having there was a Godsend, not

planned btw, b/c the 1.5 hr. surgery turned in to 4.5 hrs.!!! I would have

been

totally frantic by then by myself...so thanks, , again!!!

Glenn was stable, according to the dr., during the whole surgery, but they

did have to put him totally out after 2 hrs. of surgery with twilight. Any of

you that know Glenn already know that nothing seems to go easy for him!!!

Anyway, I won't get in to that any further!!! So about 5 p.m. I called the

Recovery Room thinking they forgot to come and get me, but was told that he was

still in surgery, but everything was o.k. " just taking longer than expected

and wouldn't be much longer " . So we proceeded to wait...by the time the Dr.

came to see me, it was 7 p.m. (and he still had another surgery...guess that

person was starved to death by then!!! Poor person!!!) left at that

point knowing that our tough Coastie had made it!!! Well, the dinner time

cafeteria was closed by then!!! So I missed dinner, too!!! At 8 p.m. they

called me to Recovery and Glenn was lying there wide awake...they had been

looking for me and I was right where they left me and told me they would come

back

for me (but of course they changed shifts and the nurse that told me that had

left...grrr!!!)

We got Glenn to his room comfortably, but he was very hungry and didn't mind

telling anyone who would listen...of course, b/c he had anes., he's on full

liquids tonite...and is NOT a happy camper!!! The nurse finally got him some

chicken noodle soup...and said, " Ooops, some noodles fell in " ...she was

funny, but smart b/c she knew Glenn was going to give her grief until he got

something in his tummy.

The Dr. then came in at 9:30 p.m. (had just finished his surgery) and

pressed on Glenns new " pump " and it was really painful. Glenn's eyes opened

wider

than I've seen in a long time...and I knew what words were going through his

mind....LOL

What took so long was, the dr. wanted the tube attached to the right jugular

vein (he told me why, but I've forgotten) Glenn has a Gall Bladder scar on

the right side abdomen and he couldn't put the pump there for fear of scar

tissue problems. So he put the pump on the left side right above the waistline

with a tube down in to the abdomen and then had to " route " the tube going up

just above his nipple/chest area and over across the chest to the right

jugular vein. So he has 2 small incisions in the chest and vein areas and a

larger one where the pump is inserted just beneath the skin.

The pump works on its own...if Glenn lies down it pumps full force, if he

sits in his lazy boy position, it pumps some, if he's standing, it does not

pump. Glenn can tell when his tummy is filling up...he can first feel pressure

on different organs and then as the fluid increases, he feels pain, so he

will know when he needs to lie down or manually pump the pump himself. Isn't

this incredible?? To manually pump the pump, which is what the dr. was doing

when I saw the whites of Glenn's eyes, he presses and squeezes on the pump

itself. It won't always be painful... it's just sore now b/c the area is

tender

from the surgery. The dr. knew it would hurt, but wanted to make sure it

was working.

They will monitor him all night long, keeping him at a 45 degree angle but

lying him flat every 2 hrs. for 15 mins. so every time he gets to sleep, they

will wake him!! They will also check vitals and do blood tests several

times during the night to check for infection and also will be checking for

interanl bleeding. Oh, he'll be " fun " tomorrow!!! LOL

The ins. co. will only approve one night in the hosp. (unless he has

complications) so he'll come home tomorrow...oops...later this evening

(Tues.)...

This just amazes me that they send you home so quickly. We will still have to

watch for bleeding and any sign of infection (both of which we already know

Glenn is prone to do!!!) So please keep praying for Glenn's recovery...he

says his tummy already feels better to him...he was drained on Friday (9.7

liters) and the dr. took out 4.5 while he was in there today (3 days later) Of

course, now they are filling him with Saline IV's...to prevent dehydration.

His blood pressure was 100/58 just before I left the hospital...and that's

higher than it's been in a month...so all seems to be going well. And now, I'm

going to bed!!! Thanks again for all your prayers and positive thoughts...but

don't stop yet...LOL

Sorry this is such a " book " , but I needed to vent...thank you!! And thanks

to all who called to check on both of us! I had no signal inside the

hospital area where we were waiting. Thanks again to for " being there "

when I

was too stubborn to let anyone who offered do it...(she never listens to

me...LOL) and thanks to those who offered...mwaaah!!!

Hugs to all of you, Donelle

[Guest guest]

Hugs and prayers.

Sharon

In colon_cancer_support , Grandmommyandme@a... wrote:

> Hi all...it's been a very loooooong day!! (No breakfast, b/c I

was too

> nervous) And I was going to come home, eat a bite and go to

bed...but I don't feel

> like eating...and I'm too tired and keyed up to sleep!!!

>

> We were at the hospital at 11:30 a.m., as requested, for surgery

scheduled

> at l:45 p.m. Long story short, they didn't take Glenn to surgery

until 2:30

> p.m. No problems with Glenn, just typical

hospital " stuff " ....they want you

> there 2 hrs. early and then you have to wait those 2 hrs. plus

another!!!

> Grrrr!!! (So I missed lunch, btw..b/c the cafeteria was closed

by the time they

> took Glenn to surgery!!)

>

> The surgery was scheduled to be 1.5 hrs. approx. , one of

my sisters,

> arrived at the hosp. just minutes before they took Glenn down, so

I had a

> brief moment of hugs and crying after Glenn was taken to

surgery...got that out

> of the way!!! LOL It turned out having there was a

Godsend, not

> planned btw, b/c the 1.5 hr. surgery turned in to 4.5 hrs.!!! I

would have been

> totally frantic by then by myself...so thanks, , again!!!

>

> Glenn was stable, according to the dr., during the whole surgery,

but they

> did have to put him totally out after 2 hrs. of surgery with

twilight. Any of

> you that know Glenn already know that nothing seems to go easy

for him!!!

> Anyway, I won't get in to that any further!!! So about 5 p.m. I

called the

> Recovery Room thinking they forgot to come and get me, but was

told that he was

> still in surgery, but everything was o.k. " just taking longer

than expected

> and wouldn't be much longer " . So we proceeded to wait...by the

time the Dr.

> came to see me, it was 7 p.m. (and he still had another

surgery...guess that

> person was starved to death by then!!! Poor person!!!)

left at that

> point knowing that our tough Coastie had made it!!! Well, the

dinner time

> cafeteria was closed by then!!! So I missed dinner, too!!! At 8

p.m. they

> called me to Recovery and Glenn was lying there wide awake...they

had been

> looking for me and I was right where they left me and told me

they would come back

> for me (but of course they changed shifts and the nurse that told

me that had

> left...grrr!!!)

>

> We got Glenn to his room comfortably, but he was very hungry and

didn't mind

> telling anyone who would listen...of course, b/c he had anes.,

he's on full

> liquids tonite...and is NOT a happy camper!!! The nurse finally

got him some

> chicken noodle soup...and said, " Ooops, some noodles fell

in " ...she was

> funny, but smart b/c she knew Glenn was going to give her grief

until he got

> something in his tummy.

>

> The Dr. then came in at 9:30 p.m. (had just finished his surgery)

and

> pressed on Glenns new " pump " and it was really painful. Glenn's

eyes opened wider

> than I've seen in a long time...and I knew what words were going

through his

> mind....LOL

>

> What took so long was, the dr. wanted the tube attached to the

right jugular

> vein (he told me why, but I've forgotten) Glenn has a Gall

Bladder scar on

> the right side abdomen and he couldn't put the pump there for

fear of scar

> tissue problems. So he put the pump on the left side right above

the waistline

> with a tube down in to the abdomen and then had to " route " the

tube going up

> just above his nipple/chest area and over across the chest to the

right

> jugular vein. So he has 2 small incisions in the chest and vein

areas and a

> larger one where the pump is inserted just beneath the skin.

>

> The pump works on its own...if Glenn lies down it pumps full

force, if he

> sits in his lazy boy position, it pumps some, if he's standing, it

does not

> pump. Glenn can tell when his tummy is filling up...he can first

feel pressure

> on different organs and then as the fluid increases, he feels

pain, so he

> will know when he needs to lie down or manually pump the pump

himself. Isn't

> this incredible?? To manually pump the pump, which is what the

dr. was doing

> when I saw the whites of Glenn's eyes, he presses and squeezes on

the pump

> itself. It won't always be painful... it's just sore now b/c the

area is tender

> from the surgery. The dr. knew it would hurt, but wanted to make

sure it

> was working.

>

> They will monitor him all night long, keeping him at a 45 degree

angle but

> lying him flat every 2 hrs. for 15 mins. so every time he gets to

sleep, they

> will wake him!! They will also check vitals and do blood tests

several

> times during the night to check for infection and also will be

checking for

> interanl bleeding. Oh, he'll be " fun " tomorrow!!! LOL

>

> The ins. co. will only approve one night in the hosp. (unless he

has

> complications) so he'll come home tomorrow...oops...later this

evening (Tues.)...

> This just amazes me that they send you home so quickly. We will

still have to

> watch for bleeding and any sign of infection (both of which we

already know

> Glenn is prone to do!!!) So please keep praying for Glenn's

recovery...he

> says his tummy already feels better to him...he was drained on

Friday (9.7

> liters) and the dr. took out 4.5 while he was in there today (3

days later) Of

> course, now they are filling him with Saline IV's...to prevent

dehydration.

> His blood pressure was 100/58 just before I left the

hospital...and that's

> higher than it's been in a month...so all seems to be going

well. And now, I'm

> going to bed!!! Thanks again for all your prayers and positive

thoughts...but

> don't stop yet...LOL

>

> Sorry this is such a " book " , but I needed to vent...thank you!!

And thanks

> to all who called to check on both of us! I had no signal inside

the

> hospital area where we were waiting. Thanks again to

for " being there " when I

> was too stubborn to let anyone who offered do it...(she never

listens to

> me...LOL) and thanks to those who offered...mwaaah!!!

>

> Hugs to all of you, Donelle

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hugs and prayers.

Sharon

In colon_cancer_support , Grandmommyandme@a... wrote:

> Hi all...it's been a very loooooong day!! (No breakfast, b/c I

was too

> nervous) And I was going to come home, eat a bite and go to

bed...but I don't feel

> like eating...and I'm too tired and keyed up to sleep!!!

>

> We were at the hospital at 11:30 a.m., as requested, for surgery

scheduled

> at l:45 p.m. Long story short, they didn't take Glenn to surgery

until 2:30

> p.m. No problems with Glenn, just typical

hospital " stuff " ....they want you

> there 2 hrs. early and then you have to wait those 2 hrs. plus

another!!!

> Grrrr!!! (So I missed lunch, btw..b/c the cafeteria was closed

by the time they

> took Glenn to surgery!!)

>

> The surgery was scheduled to be 1.5 hrs. approx. , one of

my sisters,

> arrived at the hosp. just minutes before they took Glenn down, so

I had a

> brief moment of hugs and crying after Glenn was taken to

surgery...got that out

> of the way!!! LOL It turned out having there was a

Godsend, not

> planned btw, b/c the 1.5 hr. surgery turned in to 4.5 hrs.!!! I

would have been

> totally frantic by then by myself...so thanks, , again!!!

>

> Glenn was stable, according to the dr., during the whole surgery,

but they

> did have to put him totally out after 2 hrs. of surgery with

twilight. Any of

> you that know Glenn already know that nothing seems to go easy

for him!!!

> Anyway, I won't get in to that any further!!! So about 5 p.m. I

called the

> Recovery Room thinking they forgot to come and get me, but was

told that he was

> still in surgery, but everything was o.k. " just taking longer

than expected

> and wouldn't be much longer " . So we proceeded to wait...by the

time the Dr.

> came to see me, it was 7 p.m. (and he still had another

surgery...guess that

> person was starved to death by then!!! Poor person!!!)

left at that

> point knowing that our tough Coastie had made it!!! Well, the

dinner time

> cafeteria was closed by then!!! So I missed dinner, too!!! At 8

p.m. they

> called me to Recovery and Glenn was lying there wide awake...they

had been

> looking for me and I was right where they left me and told me

they would come back

> for me (but of course they changed shifts and the nurse that told

me that had

> left...grrr!!!)

>

> We got Glenn to his room comfortably, but he was very hungry and

didn't mind

> telling anyone who would listen...of course, b/c he had anes.,

he's on full

> liquids tonite...and is NOT a happy camper!!! The nurse finally

got him some

> chicken noodle soup...and said, " Ooops, some noodles fell

in " ...she was

> funny, but smart b/c she knew Glenn was going to give her grief

until he got

> something in his tummy.

>

> The Dr. then came in at 9:30 p.m. (had just finished his surgery)

and

> pressed on Glenns new " pump " and it was really painful. Glenn's

eyes opened wider

> than I've seen in a long time...and I knew what words were going

through his

> mind....LOL

>

> What took so long was, the dr. wanted the tube attached to the

right jugular

> vein (he told me why, but I've forgotten) Glenn has a Gall

Bladder scar on

> the right side abdomen and he couldn't put the pump there for

fear of scar

> tissue problems. So he put the pump on the left side right above

the waistline

> with a tube down in to the abdomen and then had to " route " the

tube going up

> just above his nipple/chest area and over across the chest to the

right

> jugular vein. So he has 2 small incisions in the chest and vein

areas and a

> larger one where the pump is inserted just beneath the skin.

>

> The pump works on its own...if Glenn lies down it pumps full

force, if he

> sits in his lazy boy position, it pumps some, if he's standing, it

does not

> pump. Glenn can tell when his tummy is filling up...he can first

feel pressure

> on different organs and then as the fluid increases, he feels

pain, so he

> will know when he needs to lie down or manually pump the pump

himself. Isn't

> this incredible?? To manually pump the pump, which is what the

dr. was doing

> when I saw the whites of Glenn's eyes, he presses and squeezes on

the pump

> itself. It won't always be painful... it's just sore now b/c the

area is tender

> from the surgery. The dr. knew it would hurt, but wanted to make

sure it

> was working.

>

> They will monitor him all night long, keeping him at a 45 degree

angle but

> lying him flat every 2 hrs. for 15 mins. so every time he gets to

sleep, they

> will wake him!! They will also check vitals and do blood tests

several

> times during the night to check for infection and also will be

checking for

> interanl bleeding. Oh, he'll be " fun " tomorrow!!! LOL

>

> The ins. co. will only approve one night in the hosp. (unless he

has

> complications) so he'll come home tomorrow...oops...later this

evening (Tues.)...

> This just amazes me that they send you home so quickly. We will

still have to

> watch for bleeding and any sign of infection (both of which we

already know

> Glenn is prone to do!!!) So please keep praying for Glenn's

recovery...he

> says his tummy already feels better to him...he was drained on

Friday (9.7

> liters) and the dr. took out 4.5 while he was in there today (3

days later) Of

> course, now they are filling him with Saline IV's...to prevent

dehydration.

> His blood pressure was 100/58 just before I left the

hospital...and that's

> higher than it's been in a month...so all seems to be going

well. And now, I'm

> going to bed!!! Thanks again for all your prayers and positive

thoughts...but

> don't stop yet...LOL

>

> Sorry this is such a " book " , but I needed to vent...thank you!!

And thanks

> to all who called to check on both of us! I had no signal inside

the

> hospital area where we were waiting. Thanks again to

for " being there " when I

> was too stubborn to let anyone who offered do it...(she never

listens to

> me...LOL) and thanks to those who offered...mwaaah!!!

>

> Hugs to all of you, Donelle

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Donelle, Oh Yes!!!!!! Yes,Yes, Yes, Our prayers have been

answered!!!! But I will continue with the Prayers since Glenn has a

long ways to go yet with the recouperation. I am so Happy for the

both of you!!!

Donelle, I am hoping that you got some good food into yourself

finally. Please, Please you must take care of yourself too!!! You are

a strong lady to have to endure all this. Stay strong and take care

of yourself too.

Thank You for letting all of us know how it went. I was wondering

and Praying all day for Glenn. I am so Thankful to our Lord, Our

Saviour to let this all go well!!! God be with YOU and Glenn!!! Ingrid

> Hi all...it's been a very loooooong day!! (No breakfast, b/c I was

too

> nervous) And I was going to come home, eat a bite and go to

bed...but I don't feel

> like eating...and I'm too tired and keyed up to sleep!!!

>

> We were at the hospital at 11:30 a.m., as requested, for surgery

scheduled

> at l:45 p.m. Long story short, they didn't take Glenn to surgery

until 2:30

> p.m. No problems with Glenn, just typical

hospital " stuff " ....they want you

> there 2 hrs. early and then you have to wait those 2 hrs. plus

another!!!

> Grrrr!!! (So I missed lunch, btw..b/c the cafeteria was closed by

the time they

> took Glenn to surgery!!)

>

> The surgery was scheduled to be 1.5 hrs. approx. , one of my

sisters,

> arrived at the hosp. just minutes before they took Glenn down, so

I had a

> brief moment of hugs and crying after Glenn was taken to

surgery...got that out

> of the way!!! LOL It turned out having there was a

Godsend, not

> planned btw, b/c the 1.5 hr. surgery turned in to 4.5 hrs.!!! I

would have been

> totally frantic by then by myself...so thanks, , again!!!

>

> Glenn was stable, according to the dr., during the whole surgery,

but they

> did have to put him totally out after 2 hrs. of surgery with

twilight. Any of

> you that know Glenn already know that nothing seems to go easy for

him!!!

> Anyway, I won't get in to that any further!!! So about 5 p.m. I

called the

> Recovery Room thinking they forgot to come and get me, but was

told that he was

> still in surgery, but everything was o.k. " just taking longer than

expected

> and wouldn't be much longer " . So we proceeded to wait...by the

time the Dr.

> came to see me, it was 7 p.m. (and he still had another

surgery...guess that

> person was starved to death by then!!! Poor person!!!)

left at that

> point knowing that our tough Coastie had made it!!! Well, the

dinner time

> cafeteria was closed by then!!! So I missed dinner, too!!! At 8

p.m. they

> called me to Recovery and Glenn was lying there wide awake...they

had been

> looking for me and I was right where they left me and told me they

would come back

> for me (but of course they changed shifts and the nurse that told

me that had

> left...grrr!!!)

>

> We got Glenn to his room comfortably, but he was very hungry and

didn't mind

> telling anyone who would listen...of course, b/c he had anes.,

he's on full

> liquids tonite...and is NOT a happy camper!!! The nurse finally

got him some

> chicken noodle soup...and said, " Ooops, some noodles fell

in " ...she was

> funny, but smart b/c she knew Glenn was going to give her grief

until he got

> something in his tummy.

>

> The Dr. then came in at 9:30 p.m. (had just finished his surgery)

and

> pressed on Glenns new " pump " and it was really painful. Glenn's

eyes opened wider

> than I've seen in a long time...and I knew what words were going

through his

> mind....LOL

>

> What took so long was, the dr. wanted the tube attached to the

right jugular

> vein (he told me why, but I've forgotten) Glenn has a Gall

Bladder scar on

> the right side abdomen and he couldn't put the pump there for fear

of scar

> tissue problems. So he put the pump on the left side right above

the waistline

> with a tube down in to the abdomen and then had to " route " the

tube going up

> just above his nipple/chest area and over across the chest to the

right

> jugular vein. So he has 2 small incisions in the chest and vein

areas and a

> larger one where the pump is inserted just beneath the skin.

>

> The pump works on its own...if Glenn lies down it pumps full

force, if he

> sits in his lazy boy position, it pumps some, if he's standing, it

does not

> pump. Glenn can tell when his tummy is filling up...he can first

feel pressure

> on different organs and then as the fluid increases, he feels pain,

so he

> will know when he needs to lie down or manually pump the pump

himself. Isn't

> this incredible?? To manually pump the pump, which is what the

dr. was doing

> when I saw the whites of Glenn's eyes, he presses and squeezes on

the pump

> itself. It won't always be painful... it's just sore now b/c the

area is tender

> from the surgery. The dr. knew it would hurt, but wanted to make

sure it

> was working.

>

> They will monitor him all night long, keeping him at a 45 degree

angle but

> lying him flat every 2 hrs. for 15 mins. so every time he gets to

sleep, they

> will wake him!! They will also check vitals and do blood tests

several

> times during the night to check for infection and also will be

checking for

> interanl bleeding. Oh, he'll be " fun " tomorrow!!! LOL

>

> The ins. co. will only approve one night in the hosp. (unless he

has

> complications) so he'll come home tomorrow...oops...later this

evening (Tues.)...

> This just amazes me that they send you home so quickly. We will

still have to

> watch for bleeding and any sign of infection (both of which we

already know

> Glenn is prone to do!!!) So please keep praying for Glenn's

recovery...he

> says his tummy already feels better to him...he was drained on

Friday (9.7

> liters) and the dr. took out 4.5 while he was in there today (3

days later) Of

> course, now they are filling him with Saline IV's...to prevent

dehydration.

> His blood pressure was 100/58 just before I left the

hospital...and that's

> higher than it's been in a month...so all seems to be going well.

And now, I'm

> going to bed!!! Thanks again for all your prayers and positive

thoughts...but

> don't stop yet...LOL

>

> Sorry this is such a " book " , but I needed to vent...thank you!!

And thanks

> to all who called to check on both of us! I had no signal inside

the

> hospital area where we were waiting. Thanks again to

for " being there " when I

> was too stubborn to let anyone who offered do it...(she never

listens to

> me...LOL) and thanks to those who offered...mwaaah!!!

>

> Hugs to all of you, Donelle

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank God, I have been drilling down thru 247 messages to find out how Glen was

doing!!

I am so happy and relieved that all went well. We will all keep you both in

our prayers thru recovery. So, so happy for you!!!

hugs and prayers,

donna

Ingrid Lowe lowenco@...> wrote:

Donelle, Oh Yes!!!!!! Yes,Yes, Yes, Our prayers have been

answered!!!! But I will continue with the Prayers since Glenn has a

long ways to go yet with the recouperation. I am so Happy for the

both of you!!!

Donelle, I am hoping that you got some good food into yourself

finally. Please, Please you must take care of yourself too!!! You are

a strong lady to have to endure all this. Stay strong and take care

of yourself too.

Thank You for letting all of us know how it went. I was wondering

and Praying all day for Glenn. I am so Thankful to our Lord, Our

Saviour to let this all go well!!! God be with YOU and Glenn!!! Ingrid

> Hi all...it's been a very loooooong day!! (No breakfast, b/c I was

too

> nervous) And I was going to come home, eat a bite and go to

bed...but I don't feel

> like eating...and I'm too tired and keyed up to sleep!!!

>

> We were at the hospital at 11:30 a.m., as requested, for surgery

scheduled

> at l:45 p.m. Long story short, they didn't take Glenn to surgery

until 2:30

> p.m. No problems with Glenn, just typical

hospital " stuff " ....they want you

> there 2 hrs. early and then you have to wait those 2 hrs. plus

another!!!

> Grrrr!!! (So I missed lunch, btw..b/c the cafeteria was closed by

the time they

> took Glenn to surgery!!)

>

> The surgery was scheduled to be 1.5 hrs. approx. , one of my

sisters,

> arrived at the hosp. just minutes before they took Glenn down, so

I had a

> brief moment of hugs and crying after Glenn was taken to

surgery...got that out

> of the way!!! LOL It turned out having there was a

Godsend, not

> planned btw, b/c the 1.5 hr. surgery turned in to 4.5 hrs.!!! I

would have been

> totally frantic by then by myself...so thanks, , again!!!

>

> Glenn was stable, according to the dr., during the whole surgery,

but they

> did have to put him totally out after 2 hrs. of surgery with

twilight. Any of

> you that know Glenn already know that nothing seems to go easy for

him!!!

> Anyway, I won't get in to that any further!!! So about 5 p.m. I

called the

> Recovery Room thinking they forgot to come and get me, but was

told that he was

> still in surgery, but everything was o.k. " just taking longer than

expected

> and wouldn't be much longer " . So we proceeded to wait...by the

time the Dr.

> came to see me, it was 7 p.m. (and he still had another

surgery...guess that

> person was starved to death by then!!! Poor person!!!)

left at that

> point knowing that our tough Coastie had made it!!! Well, the

dinner time

> cafeteria was closed by then!!! So I missed dinner, too!!! At 8

p.m. they

> called me to Recovery and Glenn was lying there wide awake...they

had been

> looking for me and I was right where they left me and told me they

would come back

> for me (but of course they changed shifts and the nurse that told

me that had

> left...grrr!!!)

>

> We got Glenn to his room comfortably, but he was very hungry and

didn't mind

> telling anyone who would listen...of course, b/c he had anes.,

he's on full

> liquids tonite...and is NOT a happy camper!!! The nurse finally

got him some

> chicken noodle soup...and said, " Ooops, some noodles fell

in " ...she was

> funny, but smart b/c she knew Glenn was going to give her grief

until he got

> something in his tummy.

>

> The Dr. then came in at 9:30 p.m. (had just finished his surgery)

and

> pressed on Glenns new " pump " and it was really painful. Glenn's

eyes opened wider

> than I've seen in a long time...and I knew what words were going

through his

> mind....LOL

>

> What took so long was, the dr. wanted the tube attached to the

right jugular

> vein (he told me why, but I've forgotten) Glenn has a Gall

Bladder scar on

> the right side abdomen and he couldn't put the pump there for fear

of scar

> tissue problems. So he put the pump on the left side right above

the waistline

> with a tube down in to the abdomen and then had to " route " the

tube going up

> just above his nipple/chest area and over across the chest to the

right

> jugular vein. So he has 2 small incisions in the chest and vein

areas and a

> larger one where the pump is inserted just beneath the skin.

>

> The pump works on its own...if Glenn lies down it pumps full

force, if he

> sits in his lazy boy position, it pumps some, if he's standing, it

does not

> pump. Glenn can tell when his tummy is filling up...he can first

feel pressure

> on different organs and then as the fluid increases, he feels pain,

so he

> will know when he needs to lie down or manually pump the pump

himself. Isn't

> this incredible?? To manually pump the pump, which is what the

dr. was doing

> when I saw the whites of Glenn's eyes, he presses and squeezes on

the pump

> itself. It won't always be painful... it's just sore now b/c the

area is tender

> from the surgery. The dr. knew it would hurt, but wanted to make

sure it

> was working.

>

> They will monitor him all night long, keeping him at a 45 degree

angle but

> lying him flat every 2 hrs. for 15 mins. so every time he gets to

sleep, they

> will wake him!! They will also check vitals and do blood tests

several

> times during the night to check for infection and also will be

checking for

> interanl bleeding. Oh, he'll be " fun " tomorrow!!! LOL

>

> The ins. co. will only approve one night in the hosp. (unless he

has

> complications) so he'll come home tomorrow...oops...later this

evening (Tues.)...

> This just amazes me that they send you home so quickly. We will

still have to

> watch for bleeding and any sign of infection (both of which we

already know

> Glenn is prone to do!!!) So please keep praying for Glenn's

recovery...he

> says his tummy already feels better to him...he was drained on

Friday (9.7

> liters) and the dr. took out 4.5 while he was in there today (3

days later) Of

> course, now they are filling him with Saline IV's...to prevent

dehydration.

> His blood pressure was 100/58 just before I left the

hospital...and that's

> higher than it's been in a month...so all seems to be going well.

And now, I'm

> going to bed!!! Thanks again for all your prayers and positive

thoughts...but

> don't stop yet...LOL

>

> Sorry this is such a " book " , but I needed to vent...thank you!!

And thanks

> to all who called to check on both of us! I had no signal inside

the

> hospital area where we were waiting. Thanks again to

for " being there " when I

> was too stubborn to let anyone who offered do it...(she never

listens to

> me...LOL) and thanks to those who offered...mwaaah!!!

>

> Hugs to all of you, Donelle

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank God, I have been drilling down thru 247 messages to find out how Glen was

doing!!

I am so happy and relieved that all went well. We will all keep you both in

our prayers thru recovery. So, so happy for you!!!

hugs and prayers,

donna

Ingrid Lowe lowenco@...> wrote:

Donelle, Oh Yes!!!!!! Yes,Yes, Yes, Our prayers have been

answered!!!! But I will continue with the Prayers since Glenn has a

long ways to go yet with the recouperation. I am so Happy for the

both of you!!!

Donelle, I am hoping that you got some good food into yourself

finally. Please, Please you must take care of yourself too!!! You are

a strong lady to have to endure all this. Stay strong and take care

of yourself too.

Thank You for letting all of us know how it went. I was wondering

and Praying all day for Glenn. I am so Thankful to our Lord, Our

Saviour to let this all go well!!! God be with YOU and Glenn!!! Ingrid

> Hi all...it's been a very loooooong day!! (No breakfast, b/c I was

too

> nervous) And I was going to come home, eat a bite and go to

bed...but I don't feel

> like eating...and I'm too tired and keyed up to sleep!!!

>

> We were at the hospital at 11:30 a.m., as requested, for surgery

scheduled

> at l:45 p.m. Long story short, they didn't take Glenn to surgery

until 2:30

> p.m. No problems with Glenn, just typical

hospital " stuff " ....they want you

> there 2 hrs. early and then you have to wait those 2 hrs. plus

another!!!

> Grrrr!!! (So I missed lunch, btw..b/c the cafeteria was closed by

the time they

> took Glenn to surgery!!)

>

> The surgery was scheduled to be 1.5 hrs. approx. , one of my

sisters,

> arrived at the hosp. just minutes before they took Glenn down, so

I had a

> brief moment of hugs and crying after Glenn was taken to

surgery...got that out

> of the way!!! LOL It turned out having there was a

Godsend, not

> planned btw, b/c the 1.5 hr. surgery turned in to 4.5 hrs.!!! I

would have been

> totally frantic by then by myself...so thanks, , again!!!

>

> Glenn was stable, according to the dr., during the whole surgery,

but they

> did have to put him totally out after 2 hrs. of surgery with

twilight. Any of

> you that know Glenn already know that nothing seems to go easy for

him!!!

> Anyway, I won't get in to that any further!!! So about 5 p.m. I

called the

> Recovery Room thinking they forgot to come and get me, but was

told that he was

> still in surgery, but everything was o.k. " just taking longer than

expected

> and wouldn't be much longer " . So we proceeded to wait...by the

time the Dr.

> came to see me, it was 7 p.m. (and he still had another

surgery...guess that

> person was starved to death by then!!! Poor person!!!)

left at that

> point knowing that our tough Coastie had made it!!! Well, the

dinner time

> cafeteria was closed by then!!! So I missed dinner, too!!! At 8

p.m. they

> called me to Recovery and Glenn was lying there wide awake...they

had been

> looking for me and I was right where they left me and told me they

would come back

> for me (but of course they changed shifts and the nurse that told

me that had

> left...grrr!!!)

>

> We got Glenn to his room comfortably, but he was very hungry and

didn't mind

> telling anyone who would listen...of course, b/c he had anes.,

he's on full

> liquids tonite...and is NOT a happy camper!!! The nurse finally

got him some

> chicken noodle soup...and said, " Ooops, some noodles fell

in " ...she was

> funny, but smart b/c she knew Glenn was going to give her grief

until he got

> something in his tummy.

>

> The Dr. then came in at 9:30 p.m. (had just finished his surgery)

and

> pressed on Glenns new " pump " and it was really painful. Glenn's

eyes opened wider

> than I've seen in a long time...and I knew what words were going

through his

> mind....LOL

>

> What took so long was, the dr. wanted the tube attached to the

right jugular

> vein (he told me why, but I've forgotten) Glenn has a Gall

Bladder scar on

> the right side abdomen and he couldn't put the pump there for fear

of scar

> tissue problems. So he put the pump on the left side right above

the waistline

> with a tube down in to the abdomen and then had to " route " the

tube going up

> just above his nipple/chest area and over across the chest to the

right

> jugular vein. So he has 2 small incisions in the chest and vein

areas and a

> larger one where the pump is inserted just beneath the skin.

>

> The pump works on its own...if Glenn lies down it pumps full

force, if he

> sits in his lazy boy position, it pumps some, if he's standing, it

does not

> pump. Glenn can tell when his tummy is filling up...he can first

feel pressure

> on different organs and then as the fluid increases, he feels pain,

so he

> will know when he needs to lie down or manually pump the pump

himself. Isn't

> this incredible?? To manually pump the pump, which is what the

dr. was doing

> when I saw the whites of Glenn's eyes, he presses and squeezes on

the pump

> itself. It won't always be painful... it's just sore now b/c the

area is tender

> from the surgery. The dr. knew it would hurt, but wanted to make

sure it

> was working.

>

> They will monitor him all night long, keeping him at a 45 degree

angle but

> lying him flat every 2 hrs. for 15 mins. so every time he gets to

sleep, they

> will wake him!! They will also check vitals and do blood tests

several

> times during the night to check for infection and also will be

checking for

> interanl bleeding. Oh, he'll be " fun " tomorrow!!! LOL

>

> The ins. co. will only approve one night in the hosp. (unless he

has

> complications) so he'll come home tomorrow...oops...later this

evening (Tues.)...

> This just amazes me that they send you home so quickly. We will

still have to

> watch for bleeding and any sign of infection (both of which we

already know

> Glenn is prone to do!!!) So please keep praying for Glenn's

recovery...he

> says his tummy already feels better to him...he was drained on

Friday (9.7

> liters) and the dr. took out 4.5 while he was in there today (3

days later) Of

> course, now they are filling him with Saline IV's...to prevent

dehydration.

> His blood pressure was 100/58 just before I left the

hospital...and that's

> higher than it's been in a month...so all seems to be going well.

And now, I'm

> going to bed!!! Thanks again for all your prayers and positive

thoughts...but

> don't stop yet...LOL

>

> Sorry this is such a " book " , but I needed to vent...thank you!!

And thanks

> to all who called to check on both of us! I had no signal inside

the

> hospital area where we were waiting. Thanks again to

for " being there " when I

> was too stubborn to let anyone who offered do it...(she never

listens to

> me...LOL) and thanks to those who offered...mwaaah!!!

>

> Hugs to all of you, Donelle

>

>

>

>

>

>

>