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So excited to get started again! - I am cleared to get off my TPN and get started on full liquids!  Next week I will get the pic line out and start this journey again. I never thought I would be so excited to...

Update/question to leak survivors - 5 weeks and I got my drain removed.  I get to FINALLY drink clear liquids again! Question..... I am in more pain now after having the drain taken out.  I have been taking my...

There is an end in sight.... - It has been just over 3 weeks on TPN and NPO.  The leak is still there, very small, but still there.  Will check again in a week. Sounds like it could take a few more weeks. ...

Update - Well, I went in wed. for my CT to see if I  truly have a leak that caused the abscess. It is a very small leak so I am going back in a week to have it rechecked.  Was on my way ...

So many emotions..... - I haven't chewed any "real" food since November 26, I was doing great, looking forward to pureed when I went into the hospital with a leak and abscess.  Now I haven't even been ...

LEAK! Just a bump in the road..... - Wow, my surgery on dec.7th went better than I could have expected. Then, just like that, I am in the hospital for 5 days with an abscess from a leak.  101.8 fever, chills, v...

Day 6 of my 10 day pre op liquid diet - Today is day 6 of 10.  I have actually been doing better than I thought I would. Don't get me wrong, there have been a few hard moments, but I know it will all be worth it.  ...

Just got approved! - I am so excited that I was approved today!! I have been reading the blogs for weeks now and have found them so reassuring and helpful! I am looking forward to this journ...