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[Countyfem]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

K ya'll Clay is in surgery, will be 4-6 h, I'll update when its all said and done. Send good vibes her way!

Ok first part is OVER the Histo is done, doc said everything was contained within the uterus and that it looked precancerous...great news there. They sent it off to be sliced and diced to confirm. The second part is now under way....

Dapper, thanks for the thoughts, and you can be sure we'll be hitting you up with any questions!
Right now I'm running off coffee, I'll catch up with myself later!

[Novelafemme]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

Ok first part is OVER the Histo is done, doc said everything was contained within the uterus and that it looked precancerous...great news there. They sent it off to be sliced and diced to confirm. The second part is now under way....

Dapper, thanks for the thoughts, and you can be sure we'll be hitting you up with any questions!
Right now I'm running off coffee, I'll catch up with myself later!

Excellent news, CF! Sometimes the nastiest looking uterus comes back the cleanest. You just never know!! Clay is gonna feel SO much better having all that out.

Thank you for the update and please take good care of yourself!!

[Bard]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

Ok first part is OVER the Histo is done, doc said everything was contained within the uterus and that it looked precancerous...great news there. They sent it off to be sliced and diced to confirm. The second part is now under way....

Dapper, thanks for the thoughts, and you can be sure we'll be hitting you up with any questions!
Right now I'm running off coffee, I'll catch up with myself later!

please give Clay Desd's and my love we will be thinking of her and sending good thoughts. thank you so much for the updates

[Countyfem]

Clay is out of surgery, she did great...the doc's were real pleased with what they didn't find! Both spots were contained, all parts removed cleanly...including the nodule that was found next to the mass. They have sent the leftovers to the lab but both the doc's feel real positive, so keep your fingers crossed.
She has just been moved to an interm room as they want to keep a close eye on her tonight. I got to see her briefly and she has good color, they are doing a great job of pain managment and her stats are great. Once they get her into her spot on the ward I'll be able to go sit with her till 7, then they are gonna kick me out till 8 am Lucky for me they have some comfy couches in the waiting area and they supply pillows and a blanket.

Stay tuned!

[1QuirkyKiwi]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

Clay is out of surgery, she did great...the doc's were real pleased with what they didn't find! Both spots were contained, all parts removed cleanly...including the nodule that was found next to the mass. They have sent the leftovers to the lab but both the doc's feel real positive, so keep your fingers crossed.
She has just been moved to an interm room as they want to keep a close eye on her tonight. I got to see her briefly and she has good color, they are doing a great job of pain managment and her stats are great. Once they get her into her spot on the ward I'll be able to go sit with her till 7, then they are gonna kick me out till 8 am Lucky for me they have some comfy couches in the waiting area and they supply pillows and a blanket.

Stay tuned!

Thank you for letting us know - please tell Clay I'm thinking about her and sending my love and best wishes.

Hope you're doing well, too!

[Cid]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

Clay is out of surgery, she did great...the doc's were real pleased with what they didn't find! Both spots were contained, all parts removed cleanly...including the nodule that was found next to the mass. They have sent the leftovers to the lab but both the doc's feel real positive, so keep your fingers crossed.
She has just been moved to an interm room as they want to keep a close eye on her tonight. I got to see her briefly and she has good color, they are doing a great job of pain managment and her stats are great. Once they get her into her spot on the ward I'll be able to go sit with her till 7, then they are gonna kick me out till 8 am Lucky for me they have some comfy couches in the waiting area and they supply pillows and a blanket.

Stay tuned!

Thanks for the great news! Please tell her I'm still requesting Angels to watch over her

[JustJo]

Hello everyone....just popping in to give an update...

Mom arrived yesterday evening....very underweight, looking exhausted and, of course, refusing her wheelchair and carrying too much stuff through the airport...grrrrrrr.

Got her home and settled in. She's confused how to work this different TPN pump, so a call is in to the nurse to come give her a lesson. In the meantime, she's already eating and drinking better here...because I'm pushy, and I cook. The key issue will be how much of it she can hang on to long enough to do her any good.

So far she's had homemade pumpkin bread, tea with local honey, some scrambled egg with a little cheese, whole wheat toast without crusts and a little fresh orange juice (diluted with water). She took a bite of my steak....but only one. Part of her issue is that everything was tasting bad to her....and this all went reasonably well, so we'll see.

Chemo is extended 6 months, but she's still saying she wants to go home in the spring and is keeping her house. In the next breath, she's telling me where everything is stored and hidden....just in case.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

Clay is out of surgery, she did great...the doc's were real pleased with what they didn't find! Both spots were contained, all parts removed cleanly...including the nodule that was found next to the mass. They have sent the leftovers to the lab but both the doc's feel real positive, so keep your fingers crossed.
She has just been moved to an interm room as they want to keep a close eye on her tonight. I got to see her briefly and she has good color, they are doing a great job of pain managment and her stats are great. Once they get her into her spot on the ward I'll be able to go sit with her till 7, then they are gonna kick me out till 8 am Lucky for me they have some comfy couches in the waiting area and they supply pillows and a blanket.

Stay tuned!

Thanks for the update.

Hope to hear from you again tonight, after seeing Clay.

[mustangjeano]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

Clay is out of surgery, she did great...the doc's were real pleased with what they didn't find! Both spots were contained, all parts removed cleanly...including the nodule that was found next to the mass. They have sent the leftovers to the lab but both the doc's feel real positive, so keep your fingers crossed.
She has just been moved to an interm room as they want to keep a close eye on her tonight. I got to see her briefly and she has good color, they are doing a great job of pain managment and her stats are great. Once they get her into her spot on the ward I'll be able to go sit with her till 7, then they are gonna kick me out till 8 am Lucky for me they have some comfy couches in the waiting area and they supply pillows and a blanket.

Stay tuned!

Such great news. Thank you Countyfem for updating us and most of all for being you. Please give Clay my best when she is up to having greetings.

[Countyfem]

Morning everyone, Clay is still doing well, more alert this morning, bit of a rough night (some spasms as her inside are starting to readjust) but much better now, they are going to get her up into the chair this afternoon and PT is schd to come by either late this afternoon or in the am. Doc's came in this morning and all is par for the course.

Keep all the good vibes flowing!

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

Morning everyone, Clay is still doing well, more alert this morning, bit of a rough night (some spasms as her inside are starting to readjust) but much better now, they are going to get her up into the chair this afternoon and PT is schd to come by either late this afternoon or in the am. Doc's came in this morning and all is par for the course.

Keep all the good vibes flowing!

Hey, Countryfem, thanks for posting. Any word on the tumor in her colon? You said that the mass in her uterus looked precancerous, but what is the word on the tumor found in her colon?

[Countyfem]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Hey, Countryfem, thanks for posting. Any word on the tumor in her colon? You said that the mass in her uterus looked precancerous, but what is the word on the tumor found in her colon?

That one was cancerous, but contained to that area, he took a 1/3 of her bowel out and he seems confident that he got all of it. They will know for sure once the bi-op gets back from the lab.
They are doing a really good job of pain managment, I'm quite impressed. He is not going to let her have any liguids by mouth till Mon , once they get her up and in the chair this afternoon we hope the bloating and pressure will start to ease, that has been the biggest issue so far.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

Morning everyone, Clay is still doing well, more alert this morning, bit of a rough night (some spasms as her inside are starting to readjust) but much better now, they are going to get her up into the chair this afternoon and PT is schd to come by either late this afternoon or in the am. Doc's came in this morning and all is par for the course.

Keep all the good vibes flowing!

I wonder why PT is coming in.

They had me up and walking the day after surgery. It is all about getting the bowels moving. I walked around that unit for 6 days until I finally had a bowel movement and could go home (went home on day 7).

The second surgery took longer. I was in there for 12 days or something like that (the first 3 were spent with me just laying there, waiting to see if somehow the adhesions weren't as bad as they appeared and surgery wouldn't be necessary). I was up and walking every hour I wanted out so bad. The nurses were like, what the hell?

Finally an old school midnight shift nurse came in and said, "I don't care that they say, you are drinking prune juice tonight". Did I go to the bathroom? Damn straight I did. (supposedly one is not supposed to drink prune juice anymore after a colon resection). The other secret? Lay on her left side.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by DapperButch

I wonder why PT is coming in.

They had me up and walking the day after surgery. It is all about getting the bowels moving. I walked around that unit for 6 days until I finally had a bowel movement and could go home (went home on day 7).

The second surgery took longer. I was in there for 12 days or something like that (the first 3 were spent with me just laying there, waiting to see if somehow the adhesions weren't as bad as they appeared and surgery wouldn't be necessary). I was up and walking every hour I wanted out so bad. The nurses were like, what the hell?

Finally an old school midnight shift nurse came in and said, "I don't care that they say, you are drinking prune juice tonight". Did I go to the bathroom? Damn straight I did. (supposedly one is not supposed to drink prune juice anymore after a colon resection). The other secret? Lay on her left side.

Ooops, meant to say the nurse said, "I don't care WHAT they say", not THAT they say. Everyone knows prune juice helps to have a bowel movement, but supposedly for people with colon resections the sediment is bad for you. I knew this, but I am glad that I trusted the nurse and just went with it. You can't get released from the hospital until you have a bowel movement after a resection.

It was the same nurse that told me to lay on my left side. I know that this really does help b/c I found that after being home, until my bowel system got to a semi-regular state, every time I rolled over to my left side in bed, I had to pop up to go to the bathroom. Kind of weird.

Anyway, you will find that in a 1-3 days Clay will become obsessed with having a bowel movement in order to get the hell out of there! Plus, the nurses ask you every other minute if you have had one. They also warn you of this! lol

[Rockinonahigh]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

Morning everyone, Clay is still doing well, more alert this morning, bit of a rough night (some spasms as her inside are starting to readjust) but much better now, they are going to get her up into the chair this afternoon and PT is schd to come by either late this afternoon or in the am. Doc's came in this morning and all is par for the course.

Keep all the good vibes flowing!

Thanks for the up date,give clay my best.

[1QuirkyKiwi]

Originally Posted by Countyfem

Morning everyone, Clay is still doing well, more alert this morning, bit of a rough night (some spasms as her inside are starting to readjust) but much better now, they are going to get her up into the chair this afternoon and PT is schd to come by either late this afternoon or in the am. Doc's came in this morning and all is par for the course.

Keep all the good vibes flowing!

Thank you for letting us know - so, glad Clay is doing well!