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stop that truck!!! 11/22/06
Wow! what a ride THAT was anyone get the plate # of that truck? it's 4am wed... must still be on my hospital schedule of only sleeping for 3-4 hours at a time, then up for 2-3.... try to get it straightened out by the end of the week. so... clocks back to last sunday evening: I made my final post and went into phosphosoda hell. monday 11/13 Dad came and picked me up and we drove down to my brother's house in Westchester... from there, dad and I get a short cab ride to the train station in Peekskill (this will be Dad's new home base for the next week)... got the train down to NYC to start the adventure. Went up to Lenox Hill for my required preadmin testing and a quick talk with the doctor. Walked across town to the Comfort Inn on West 71st st.... nice walk through Central Park... grabbed some chinese (only soup for me) then back to the room for a shower and rest. Tues 11/14 - DS day woke up super early as you usually do for things you're excited for. not too much later, Dad was up, so we decided to head out so he can get himself some breakfast that I can drool over. since we had plenty of time, we again walked through the park to the east side... and went into the hospital.... 2nd floor to the cafeteria.... then up to 10th floor surgery check-in. another quick chat with my surgeon and next thing I know I'm waking up in recovery. I didn't know (or realize) it, but I was a little delayed getting into surgery... so they didn't start until almost 11-11:30 (originally scheduled for 10) Apparently, my liver had gotten a bit worse in both size and condition, but he says it's still in a reversible stage. I knew I had a fatty liver, confirmed by ultrasound in May, and a biopsy in Aug. but apparently it had gotten bigger than the ultrasound showed, and it was no longer "just fatty", it had become nodular. The weight loss and basic fat malabsorption with the DS should at least halt the progress, if not allow full reversal. Damage isn't irreversible until it reaches advanced fibrosis, so I've got THAT going for me. What the larger-than-expected liver DID, was make things tougher for him to work around.... he had to slightly modify where he divides the duodenum. he says it's not that big of a deal, only enough to mention that he did it, and that it's a little out of the ordinary. he removed my gall bladder and appendix while he was in there. Because of the modified division, I was left with a duodenostomy tube, which now sticks about 4" out of my belly and will have removed in a couple weeks. I had a bit of a fever late tues and all of Wed.... because of this, they sent me down for a CAT-scan to rule out any plumbing issues. I actually didn't mind drinking that contrast stuff since it was wet and cold and I was so thirsty. While I was down in radiology, they also did an ultrasound on my legs to make sure there were no clots forming, since I had only been able to get up and walk once so far.... no problems shown on either procedure. fever went back up and down for another day or two, then finally stabilized slightly below 100... but by now it was sat night and I was thinking I would've been on the way home by now, so I started becoming upset and overly sensitive to many things I probably shouldn't have. skip ahead and Monday 11/20 I'm feeling 10000% better, yet I'm still in the hospital, and have only been started on clear liquids on Sunday... Finally, with my breakfast chicken broth, is included a menu for lunch and dinner YAYY!!!!! Doctor comes in and says he wants to see how I'm handling the purees before he lets me go... ok, what's another day at this point? so Tues morning comes, and I get the walking papers I've been waiting for..> WOOHOO!! Dad and my Brother drive down to get me, we drop my brother off at his house in Peekskill, and we head the rest of the way home. set up my place on the couch, and all is well... figured I'd at least make use of this awake time and let you all know about it. Thank you all so much for your info and support getting me up to this point. and I'm extra thankful to Melissa Mermaid for taking the time to come see me and bring me that great care package..... and also Marge (?... I think it's Marge), who lurks more than she should. My Dad was blown away by you too, both that you came to visit, but also the results of the surgery I've chosen... he even choked up a little when talking about it. Finally, you're probably wondering... I know I was... so the first thing I did after greeting my family and pets was to grab the scale. Monday 11/13 as dad and I are about to hit the road.... 323.6 Tuesday 11/21 (1 week post-op) ...... 299.4  2 Comment(s)
Comment by msbetsyrexy on Nov 22, 2006 at 07:55am
Well Sean, it does sound like you had quite a ride!!! Hope all goes well with you. Good Luck!! Betsy
Comment by LeaAnn on Nov 22, 2006 at 09:21am
Hey, Sean! I didn't get the plate # of the truck, but I think it was being driven by the director of your INSURANCE COMPANY! lol! Welcome home, Bro!
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