Chrissy,
I'm so glad to see you're off to a great start on your recovery...I've heard of a lot of people having leaks..and as far as the lymph involvement...Don't let it hamper your recovery...either way...you will get through it...we will all pray with and for you...
Angie
On 4/17/2008
ChrissyN wrote:
Hi folks,
Just the quickest and smallest of notes to let you know that I am home at last. Thanks for the love and wishes that were sent my way and told about daily by my beautiful Jeff, who had the added burden of having to travel a 2 1/2 hour round trip every day to visit me.
I had a setback at 7 days when I developed a leak while still in ICU. As you may be able to guess, I am still a long way from recovery, but I should have a week or so to gain some strength before chemo stars. I am home with my J- tube just in case I cannot control my weight loss and my pic line which has been left in for the chemo infusions. The pain that I am experiencing at present is from the nerve damage from the chest drains that were in-situ for 4 weeks. My poor belly is still recovering form 4+weeks of twice daily heparin shots. I have lost a total weight of around 6.5 kilos and have the "pleasure" of still being on soft foods for the next 2 weeks at least and having it over 6-8 small meals/day. I cannot praise my surgical team any higher and as for the staff at the hospital, they were fantastic, from the cleaners ... who all took and interest in me ... right through to the nurses in ICU.
I still don't have the official staging, but sadly, the CTs before surgery didn't pick up that there was lymph node involvement ... 15 of the 30 removed ... but I'll just have to deal with it.
Anyhow, once again thanks for all your blessings and prayers and as I get stronger, I'll keep in touch more.
Hugs
Chrissy
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