Surgery--again!

As some of you know, I will be having abdominal surgery tomorrow AM (have to be at Mayo at 6 AM.) This is for the hole in my midriff from transplant that never healed and the fact that the mesh placed for a prevoius hernia repair has come through the hole. So they have to take that out and place a new one. I'm hoping they can also repair a HUGE hernia in my belly at the same time.

I have a lot to do today to get ready, so I won't be here much today. I am unsure of how long I will be in the hospital. I will also need some recovery time once I get home. So please be willing to help others (thank's, A. Ziffle for jumping in this morning!)and let's keep the forum active, as you did with my transplant absence.

Hugs,
Connie

Connie, you will be in my thoughts. You are a wonderful person and I know that this surgery will be totally successful and you will be feeling better than ever in no time! Thank you again, for all the support you've given me in these last few, horrible days. Will 'talk' to you again soon!

Have a peaceful day.

Connie,
Best to you on this adventure and may you be up and feeling better soon.
Angie1953

Thanks, everyone. Emma, unfortunately I won't be feeling wonderful until my hep C is successfully treated. I could sleep 20/24 hours if I let myself. Hep C robs me of all energy, no matter how much I sleep.

Hugs,
Connie

Connie,

You take care of yourself.

Give us a shout when you are up to it.

And I'd be glad to post for you for a while if you want to give me a shout out!

Carol

Well ..... That just stinks about the hernia and hole . Kinda makes me wonder about the hernia repair they did on me with no mesh at all . Anyhow don't get too worked up about the surgery , Seems like you have a good group of docs treating you . But my best wishes for speedy recovery . feel comfort of all the prayers and thought fom us o you .




A.ziffle

connie -- i wish you the very best and i'm sure you must be very tough to get to where you are today.  i appreciate your help and look forward to your speedy return .

ed

 

Good Luck and have a good recovery and Take Care!

Happy St Patricks Day to y'all,

I started to post about a half hour earlier...that I hadn't heard from Connie...but NOW I HAVE.

She had her surgery on Wednesday and today, Saturday, 3 days later, she is still pretty out of it.

They completely opened her incision, a Mercedes type, on both sides, and redid the closing, stapled everything in place. She described it as a hernia that went competely across her abdomen!  That is all closed now and she is wrapped tight over the staples.

Her liver is functioning just fine.  I guess they didn't have to mess with that.

But her post op experience is not going that well.  She is having some breathing problems and 3 days after surgery is on oxygen 24/7..a mask kind, not the nasal canula.  She is not getting up and around as she expected she would and she is quite congested. Deep juicy coughing.  That can't feel good.  Her kidney labs are not good either. 

She said they told her pre-op she'd likely go home Monday, 5 days post op...but she cannot imagine feeling well enough to be on her own by then!  She is hoping she qualifies for some home care post op.

Her mental status was only okay. She reports that she is getting less of the strong stuff, but you could hear the SOB as she chose her words carefully.  She said she tried to call out yesterday to let people know she was okay, but couldn't make sense of the numbers on her cell phone...ahhhh, the good drugs will do that to a person.

Her friend Bill is not availble to help out and her family is not close.  So she'll be alone at home.

She is a strong one, so I'm sure she will work this new wrinkle out just fine...I certainly hope they send her home with some aftercare plan for a visiting nurse every day...for some hours at least.

She thought she'd need to rest a bit before coming back to HW regularly...so we'll see.

There are several "old timers" who are checking in on the posts and keeping the ball going...so folks should post as usual and we will all pitch in to share our experiences as we have been.

Remember that she started reading the posts as soon as she came home last time, though she didn't start posting...so she will read your get well quickly posts and good wishes!

Who's turn is it to light the candles tonight?

Hugs,

Carol

 

Post Edited (MamaLama) : 3/17/2012 5:05:52 PM (GMT-6)

I'll light candles for her tonight, too.

Angie 1953

Hope all had a peaceful St. Pat's Day !!