I continue to improve daily. Yesterday (Wednesday) I saw Dr. Shultzel (the surgeon) for a follow up. He removed half of the (every other) staples. I inspected the wound site from the stoma and was pleased by the rate of healing. He then washed the sites with a Silver Nitrate solution to prevent infection. Between […]
Better every day
I have been home for a week now and I feel better every day. I met with the Oncologist on Friday and she was pleased with the results of the surgery and our current plan is to have a PET scan at the end of October to assess my situation. The optimistic hope is that […]
There is no place like home
Yesterday they sprung me. Monday night, Dr. Schultzel stopped by between surgeries to check on my progress and indicated that it was likely that I would be heading home on Tuesday. Early Tuesday morning he was back and announced that I would be sprung on that day, and by 11 AM I was in a […]
It’s getting better all the time.
After that harrowing experience with the tube, one would expect that everything else would seem like a walk in the park, and for the most part it is. Since we had that issue that has kept my here in the hospital far beyond the planned time, my doctor is being cautious with how fast we […]
The tube is out
As if in answer to my plea, the tube has been removed.
As my sanity slowly slips away
Sunday 9.24 now. I have had this confounded tube up my nose for nearly a week now and between it and the sheer boredom being in the Hospital, I may soon lose the tenuous grip that I have maintained on my sanity. Progress has been made and I remain hopeful that my torment will soon […]
One Week after surgery
I am now at a week after the surgery and still trying to get the digestive system working right. This is apparently a common problem with open gastric surgery but is nonetheless frustrating to all. We have an NG (Nasal Gastro) installed and have gone through different iterations of having me pumped and having it […]
Post-op Day 4
The surgery went great. A procedure that was expected to take up to 5 hours was completed i 2 followed by a colonoscopy to check the work. The recovery started off progressing well. I was up and walking later the same day (Friday) and the catheter was removed on Saturday allowing me to move about […]
Surgery day
Surgery was a complete success. Illi was reversed and tumor removed. Already walking under assistance.
T-1 Day
So this is it. Surgery is going to happen on Friday at 7:15AM. I had the pre-op tests done today. The surgery will take place at Scripp’s Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, 9888 Genesee Ave. The surgery is expected to take around 5 hours with another 2 hours in the recovery area and about a […]