surgery ( take 2)

Well, I finally had my surgery. I was home for a week with a PICC line that my mother took care of. went back into the hospital and had the surgery. The day of the surgery I went down and the OR seemed so bright, I am so used to dark scary OR's. I saw all the team there Dr Felderman, Dr Garbus and others. They made sure they positioned me OK before putting me under. That was a breeze since I had my PICC line and they didn't have to go hunting for a vein. I woke up in recovery and went back to the room. I seemed pretty awake. Mom stayed with me on a chair in the room 24/7. II was there another week, half the time still on a liquid diet (UGH). Since the surgery I had mucous in my throat that I couldn't cough up because of my stitches. I felt like I was choking and the nurse called in the Respiratory team who tried to put a tube down my nose into my throat; That didn't go over very well, ...I couldn't stop gagging and finally the guy gave up. Eventually I went to sleep and the next day one of the nurses came in and was coaching me on coughing. I went home. I came home and still couldn’t go back to work.I missed the end of the school year and feel really bummed about it. It still doesn’t feel like summer time to me.

another surgery!

Well, Something has happened that hasn't happened since 1997.... I am Hospital bound!!! I went to the doctor on a Wednesday for a nasty Bladder infection ( very common in those with Spina Bifida) and when he catheterized me he  didn't like what he saw so he sent me to see a Colo-Rectal specialist the next day. when I got to the Colo-rectal  Doctor ( who by the way is very cute) he said he was admitting me to the hospital. --RIGHT FROM THE OFFICE!! So last Thursday I found myself in Winthrop, on a liquid diet, Pending surgery a week later. I had to go to Radiology and get a PICC line put in . the procedure wasn't that bad and now i don't need to be poked with needles, everything goes into the port ( Well, ALMOST everything, I still need finger pricks for blood sugars and shots in the tummy for anti clotting meds) well, the morning of the surgery came and next thing I know my doctor came in to say the surgery was postponed...TILL NEXT WEEK!!!  So I am home now till next week, So much for EMERGENCY surgery!!!