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Posted 4/9/2013 12:32 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Brooklynguy ! We made it ! I just wanted to sleep while I was in recovery. Heal well.
Posted 4/9/2013 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks, you too! Glad to be on this side and on to recovery!
Posted 4/9/2013 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
Brooklyn & Don - Congrats to both of you. Welcome to the other side. Here's to hoping that it just gets better and better from here on out for each of you!
Posted 4/9/2013 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
Happy you are on the other side. Now start walking, walking, and more walking! Hope you get to go home soon.
Posted 4/9/2013 7:13 PM (GMT 0)
Discharged and home now. Still have the abdominal drain, which is quite common they tell me, and no solid food yet. But overall, feel like i am doing pretty well!
Posted 4/9/2013 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
brooklyn - Welcome home! I'm sure you are looking forward to that first gas release :) Lots of good milestones ahead. Just keep drinking liquids and walking!

-Gedman
Posted 4/10/2013 1:35 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, passing gas last night was exciting. Had some pudding last night as a before bed snack, and some oatmeal for breakfast this morning. Managed to sleep fairly well on my back in bed, with some extra pillows for support. Beginning to feel a bit more normal now. Mostly just feels like I did way too many sit-ups.

My partner has been a big help. If a surgery patient lives alone, I would definitely recommend a close friend and/or visiting nurse for the first day.
Posted 4/10/2013 2:13 PM (GMT 0)
Good job dude! You have the right attitude and already are on the road to recovery ! You are a model member so keep it up( no pun) ! It wont be long and you will l be home . Go easy on the food as it will let you know when your ready, Mashed potatoes and gravy went down well ,stay away from cheese and orange juice and get some fart pills! (:

gams
Posted 4/10/2013 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
And shower accomplished. Ahh, the small joys of life take on new meanings. Going out for a walk to enjoy the unusually warm NYC temps that we still have today.
Posted 4/10/2013 11:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hey brook, do you have foley or suprapubic catheter ? Any problem with leakage ?
Posted 4/11/2013 1:17 AM (GMT 0)
He has foley. (We use the same surgeon, only a few days apart from each other.)

-Gedman
Posted 4/11/2013 1:23 AM (GMT 0)

brooklynguy said...
And shower accomplished. Ahh, the small joys of life take on new meanings. Going out for a walk to enjoy the unusually warm NYC temps that we still have today.

Yeah, that first shower felt great once I negotiated how to protect the catheter (wrapped it up in a plastic bag).

Hard to believe, but it's supposed to get cold again tomorrow.
Posted 4/11/2013 2:20 AM (GMT 0)
Great to hear, and my best for a speedy recovery.
Posted 4/11/2013 4:09 AM (GMT 0)
My husband had surgery with Dr. T five months ago and had the suprapubic catheter. I wonder why he has changed to foley.
Posted 4/11/2013 4:46 AM (GMT 0)
Kinda crazy what you can and can't remember. My husband coming out of the recovery room (night before last) was having great conversations and looked great. He wanted his phone n texted n spelled great. Talked n visited with me n the kids. He gave the nurse a hard time when she wouldn't bring him a diet coke n pizza. He swears he did no such thing but I have the kids as witness...kinda funny:)
Posted 4/11/2013 11:38 AM (GMT 0)
Welcome to all you new surgery guys to the other side and so happy you are all doing so well. Get healed and then join your HW brothers at one of our GFMPH gatherings or cruises, I think you are all GFMPH and attending a gathering will change your lives.

Terry

Posted 4/11/2013 1:04 PM (GMT 0)
Bluebird - good point about the different catheters. I didn't ask doctor which one he would use before hand, but the Foley doesn't really bother me too much. The abdominal drain is kind of annoying though.
Posted 4/11/2013 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
brooklyn - glad you are doing well.

My husband had both a suprapubic and a foley, but only the suprapubic was active. They put a clamp on the foley. At a week after surgery when they remove the foley, they then put a clamp on the suprapubic. They removed the foley early in the morning and my husband had to spend the day in Dr. T's waiting room, to see if he could urinate properly. At the end of the day they did an ultrasound to see if his bladder was emptying completely when he urinated. Once they established that, they removed the suprapubic. If he was not able to completely empty his bladder, they would have activated the suprapubic and send him home for a few more days. Fortunately, that was not necessary.

At the time of my husband's surgery his nurse explained to us that Dr. T felt the suprapubic was superior because it enabled him to make the stitches tighter during surgery, which helped men to become continent more quickly, and was a backup catheter for men who could not completely empty their bladders when the foley was removed so that the foley did not need to be reinserted.

I guess Dr. T changed his mind about the advantages of the suprapubic.

Hope your recovery continues to be smooth.
Posted 4/13/2013 5:25 PM (GMT 0)
Big news: after starting to eat soft solid foods on Wednesday morning, finally had a bowel movement. Had been taking the 3x daily stool softeners, but it required some doctor's office recommended prune juice to move things along. The silly things we take for accomplishments during this process! Sorry if this crosses the "too much information" line
Posted 4/13/2013 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
Brooklyn good news for you. It is all part of healing.
Posted 4/13/2013 5:47 PM (GMT 0)
It is so nice to not be full of crap turn smilewinkgrin turn
Posted 4/13/2013 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
brooklyn -
- welcome to the other side - here's to a steady and boring recovery - and a good path report - continence and wood - and that your baseball team wins today -
-and again -> walk -> water >- and patience - you have been through major surgery - take care,
Bronson
Posted 4/13/2013 7:25 PM (GMT 0)
Water Guy - good chuckle!

Bronson and all: thanks again!

My partner and I have Yankees tickets for the Saturday home games, so we were supposed to be there today. But, I sent my partner with another friend....wasn't sure how I would feel sitting on a hard seat outside in the April weather.

Actually, I am surprised at how good I feel...just some stomach itching (fortunately not a rash). So, time for an afternoon walk, then watching some baseball on TV, plus NCAA Frozen Four finals....go Yale hockey team!
Posted 4/13/2013 7:48 PM (GMT 0)
Major milestone!
Congrats
Bill
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