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[quidditchgrrl]

*yawns*
*stretches*
*winces*

Hey, I'm home. :)

I got home yesterday, after spending a week in hospital. The offending tissue has been removed, and it's benign. My stomach had elongated at the bottom, so that portion was removed, leaving my stomach normal-sized. I have to take an H2 (acid) blocker everyday from now on, since I don't have a pyloric valve to separate my stomach and small intestine.

God, it feels good to type. And to get up and take a shower and put on moisturizer and...well, you get the idea.

The hospital did have basic cable, so I could watch CNN and A&E and every variety of horrible morning television. Had I the energy, I would launch a campaign to have Katie Couric removed from TV. She is atrocious.

A million thanks to all of you who emailed well-wishes. Andy brought them to the hospital for me to read and they lifted my spirits considerably, especially during the lonely nights when the only option was to wander the halls or try to get comfortable in a chair to relieve the pressure (the gas was actually worse than the operation itself, because I couldn't have any meds to help).

hastyent, Andy reminded me you called (I remembered!), so thanks. I fear I wasn't very gracious on the phone due to the combo of pain and meds. Bad shiny, very bad. But I do have the prescription for percoset that I was given *nods to nmalfoy* so the possibility of shiny posts is there. I'm going to try and stay away from the narcotics since they slow the digestive tract.

All is well. I am exceedingly tired and sore, pinched together with surgi-tape (they removed the staples before I left yesterday), but glad I'm on the other side now. Looking forward to rehab - my plan is to give myself little errands each day that require me to walk around and do things for a couple hours each day, working up to normal activity. Right now I'm doing about an hour before I crash out (I'm trying not to fall asleep at this point, seriously). If anyone in the area would like to get together and just walk around or something, I'm game. I'm planning to see some movies (woo King Arthur, Bourne Supremacy, The Manchurian Candidate and The Village) too, since I can't spend my weekends at Cedar Point, Kings Island or the State Fair.

I think I'll take a nap. Yes.

Comments

[poconell.livejournal.com]

Welcome back! Here's hoping for a smooth recovery!

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks Nell! :)

[nsmom.livejournal.com]

Oh I'm glad you are home and that things went well!

*hugs gently*

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks MA! Am working on S&S this weekend, gimme a buzz if you're online and want to chat! :)

[rainpuddle13.livejournal.com]

I'm glad your back and you're feeling better!!!

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks Cindy! :)

[abigail89.livejournal.com]

YAY! You're home. Especially glad to hear the thing was benign. And, yeah, I know all about that doing normal things feeling.

Take care!

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[thalialunacy.livejournal.com]

YAAAAY for being back and getting better! Gentle hugs. :)

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Thalia! :)

[generalmanda.livejournal.com]

Hey good to see you're back! Staples are really freaky arn't they? Glad you're on the mend though. I'm sure you'll be feeling up to normal activity not too long from now :)

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

The staples were *really* annoying, especially the ones at the top (near my breastbone) and the bottom (just above my navel). Made moving around kinda tough! But now I'll probably only have a scar as thick as a strand of dental floss, which is great.

Thanks for the thoughts!

[generalmanda.livejournal.com]

Thick as dental floss huh? That's awesome! Of course you'll have to come up with some other highly amusing story it... like a pirate knife fight... or maybe it can be a curse scar... hmmm... yes...

[fille-joyeuse.livejournal.com]

Am glad you are out of the hospital and ok. :)

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Ashley! :)

[nmalfoy.livejournal.com]

Glad you're back! I know you don't want to take narcotics in case they stop you up, but keep in mind that you'll heal much faster when you aren't in pain, and there are always laxatives. So don't skimp on drugs.

One thing that really helped me was a small pillow that I could press against my belly when laughing or riding in the car so the seat belt didn't rub. Not sure where your incision is--likely much higher than mine--but it still might help.

And when your incision starts healing, it's going to itch like a motherfucker. Only one thing helps: ice packs or a bag of frozen vegetables.

*hugs* Feel free to call me if you want to talk or hear jokes or just whine.

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I got a pillow for driving, and it really helps! I can laugh without much pain now, but coughing really pulls at me though, don't know what I can do about that.

My incision runs from the end of the sternum to my navel. The scar is going to be really small though, thank goodness, about the thickness of a strand of dental floss. No itching yet, but there's still a thin coating of betadine on there. Yech.

*hugs*

[leftsockarchive.livejournal.com]

Hi Donna, I'm glad you're home and that it went well. Take care of yourself. :)

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks, dear! :)

[madlori.livejournal.com]

Yay, Donna! Welcome home and BIG HUGS! We should go to a movie together to celebrate. Or have a DVD marathon!

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Lori! Are you and Rachel up for The Bourne Supremacy? I will call you here soon, if you two are interested. :)

[madlori.livejournal.com]

We've been talking about that, but R needs to see the first one first. I don't know where she's off to today, but if she comes back soon I'll suggest it. Or else we could just go. I'm dying to see it.

[lissannej.livejournal.com]

Welcome back, sweet! So good to see you posting and am pleased to hear the tissue is benign. Make sure you take very good care of yourself *hugshugs*

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Liss! *smooch*

[blue-eye.livejournal.com]

Hey! Welcome back! I was thinking of you! Glad to hear it is benign.

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

Thanks, madam! :)

Re: Benign!

[quidditchgrrl.livejournal.com]

I am relaxing, at least physically (oh, being home most of the day with the internet, the trouble I've been getting into). Wedding is November 6, so I have to get mu tuckus in gear to have everything in place by then.

Thanks, Cam! :)