Re: Update on me-----looooonnnnngggg

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

The sun is shining, the air is soft, the birds are singing (and the Jays are

squawking), the trees are leafing out and the flowers are in bloom -- and I am

getting better!

I still have a substantial amount of pain, which I don't like. I am staying

very proactive in managing it. I am up and about (albeit carrying my little

vac everywhere I go). I will be driving for the first time tomorrow. I do

easy housework, some cooking and prep, personal care...my family is missing my

work! I am a month out from the tt/hr, and I know I am going to live, in fact,

I already know I am going to be happy with this surgery (once the wounds are

closed). I have some perfectly delightful home health care nurses who have

used me as a personal growth Guinea pig -- no one has ever seen a vac used on

such a complicated (not bad, just unusual) closure. The vac dressing changes

take about an hour to perform but the nurses are getting faster.

I am getting " big, beefy tissue " filling in the empty places. LOL When I

remove the vac and the dressings to shower, I bleed which is a great

thing...vascular energy at the site of the healing! I probably could go out and

demonstrate the vac in any situation and come up a winner!

Weight -- hmmm. Preop, 183 pounds. Dr. K removed 12 pounds of tissue,

although with swelling and water, that wasn't easy to see until now. Today's

weight 166 pounds -- ME 166. I am down 144 pounds from November 2002 when I had

the GR-DS.

I am like a ravening wolf when it comes to eating, and still the weight just

keeps going down. I find my body needs calories and I am keeping my protein

intake VERY high.

I talked to Dee yesterday and she said Dr. K is very happy with the reports

he is getting from home health care on the wound healing. (No, I haven't taken

photos -- ewwuuuuuuu!)

Hugs and blessings,

Ann

[Guest guest]

Ann, so happy to hear you are feeling positive again!

marta

[Guest guest]

Dr. K removed 12 pounds of tissue,

> although with swelling and water, that wasn't easy to see until

now. Today's

> weight 166 pounds -- ME 166. I am down 144 pounds from November

2002 when I had

> the GR-DS.

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> Hugs and blessings,

> Ann

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WoW!!!!! Ann sitting on the end of the bed thinking " Did I ever think

I would be 166? " LOL DON'T YA JUST LOVE THIS SURGERY?????

YOU GO GIRL WE ARE ROOTING ALL THE WAY FOR YOU!!!!

God bless,

Pat

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[Guest guest]

Hi Ann! (*wave*)

This is so wonderful to hear! I'm so glad you're feeling better and

are happy with your results! I must say it took me close to a year

to get to the " happy with my results " stage and I had no

complications at all! You are a courageous, good-humored, inspiring

woman! I hope one day I can meet you in person.

Hugs!

Tracey

> Hi All,

>

> The sun is shining, the air is soft, the birds are singing (and

the Jays are

> squawking), the trees are leafing out and the flowers are in

bloom -- and I am

> getting better!

>

>

> Hugs and blessings,

> Ann

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