Yay Jodi!!! Re: Hi everyone

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Jodi,

how wonderful you sound.

May it continue to be a quick and easy recovery!!

sending you wishes for moments of joy, delight and peace, and laughter,

Ruth

> Hi

>

> Feeling much better today..

> Sitting and I walked and they removed the urinary catheter. I still

> have the

> catheter in my back the Epidural and it has been working really

> well for pain

> management. Tomorrow I will probably eat the first time. I had

> water today and

> it went over well.

>

> I am feeling remarkably good. A bit groggy but the pain is so much

> less. The

> pain that does bother me is when I breathe or I had to push my IV

> pole today and

> I strained myself a bit. Learning my limitations.

>

> I have a fantastic team of docs and the surgery went really well.

> About 3 hours

> in total. The begining was a bit stressful as it took 4

> anesthesiologists to

> get a viable IV. Then I was given IV sedation and I was pretty out

> of it.

>

> I was in anesthesia recovery for quite a while due to low blood

> pressure but by

> 830pm I was in my own room. My blood pressure is still low due to

> the Epidural

> so I am just being monitored. I am normally 90/60 and now I am

> 80/50 even went

> to 70/38 at a certain point.

>

> My healing is happening very quickly and I already heard belly

> gurgling today!!

> How exciting is that! My intestines are indeed waking up!

>

> My brother, mom and husband have been wonderful..

> Thank you all for so many wonderful well wishes and prayers.

> It's a bit hard being online as my IV's are cranky (I actually have

> 2 they kept

> in)

>

> This diet has completely transformed my life and I hope and pray

> this surgery is

> key to get me to that next step. Maybe I will be one of those

> people to reach

> remission with-in 2 years after all!

>

> We should here from pathology next week.

>

> Big hugs to everyone and I am in very good spirits.

>

> Jodi