Re: surgery over - for Ann

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Ann,

Beautifully written and exactly right! This is how I choose to live my life

now. After all that negativity that plagued me this summer, I choose now to live

by those 3 things you just stated. Thank you for putting it out there

Cara

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> From: Donna <donna9513@...>

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> Subject: surgery over

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> achalasia

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> Date: Sunday, 16 January, 2011, 14:06

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> I had my HM with Dor on Tues. Jan. 11th. So far so good, shoulder was hurting

more than abdomen, but it is getting better.

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> The evening after surgery I was to have nothing by mouth, food service came by

with a liquid diet tray and I told him I was not to have anything, he said that

there wasn't a NPO on my door, I argued again and he said that must have

changed, I wanted it badly anyway so stopped arguing. Nurse came in later and

said did you have that? I told her the story and she said that I should have

called her. I thought well that would have been one idea, but ideally she should

have done her job and put the note on the door. No harm done apparently. Jello

never tasted so good.

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> I was discharged the next day with the soft diet. I was surprised as I thought

I would be on liquids for at least two weeks. However, I am not pushing it and

still eating/drinking very lightly. It is so good to be able to swallow anything

without it coming back up.

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> I pray that I get many years without problems, but I realize once an

Achalasian always an Achalasian. I am going on 62 years old and I look at Jan.

11th being the first day of the rest of my life. One day at a time.

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> Donna Hall

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> HM Jan. 11th, 2011

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> Dr. Brent s

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> -Jewish Hospital

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> St. Louis, Missouri

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