Guest guest Posted August 15, 2001 Report Share Posted August 15, 2001 hi joann! glad to hear you are doing so well. i'm not walking much except inside my house. that includes some stairs too. still get tired really quickly. but it's slowly getting better. i am still sleeping in my recliner. too nervous to share the bed with a dh that moves around alot in his sleep, with my drain still in. it is slowing down some now, but not enough to remove it yet. when they took out your drain, did thelittle hole still have stuff draining out? how long would that last? mine is still green from the leftover bile duct from my gallbladder. yuck. i'm afraid for them to take it out until it really stops for good. the trip home was long and tiring. my back and my butt were so sore by the time i got to my house. it took another day to rest from all those miles. i have lost 30 lbs in 3 wks. got weighed at the local doc's office tuesday. i would never have known i had lost much if not for weighing. i just knew i could reach my own tushie again, and that was good news! lol no more needing help in the potty. another step toward independence. write again after your nice little trip. watch out for those sharks! hugs, mary y ps, give john a hug for me! > > hi guys. thought i better let everyone know i'm > > switched and home. > > had some complications and stayed in hospital over 2 > > weeks. still > > not completely out of the woods yet. if drain > > doesn't stop they may > > have to go back in and do something to a pesky bile > > duct left over > > from taking out my gallbladder. i have to follow up > > with a local rny > > doctor who will consult with dr. warden. no pain to > > speak of. just > > feeling tired and weak, which is par for now. trying > > to get in my > > water and protein. not easy tho. will post more > > later. > > keep those prayers coming! > > > > hugs, > > > > mary y st.louis > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > removed] > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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