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well that post wednesday is a hoot because it took me over two hours to write that as i was really having to retype it because i couldnt type straight.
as a report on the surgury they removed a total of 10 inches of instestines (4 large, 6 small) and the pathology report noted veary active crohns in those areas with large mass of ulcers. tuesday is mostly a blur as they kept me pretty much drugged as sleep and non movement is the best thing. wednesday was like tuesday but i was a little more concious and i was able to get online and check a few things. yesterday was a real good day as i was able to get up and walk around so as to get everything working again. it was also at this time that they took me off the morphine pump and switched to vicodin, which didnt bother me as i really wasnt hurting that much as i have been sleeping most of the time. Today was a real big day in that i finally came off the continous IV fluids since i had been doing well by drinking a good volume of water on my own with out any problems, also since i had been getting up and around well on my own they also give me a solid diet today which as i was startingto wonder what real food tasted like (lol). today also with the good news i got a visit from some med school students who were doing some class work and choose me as i have a lengthy(to put nicely) medical history with crohn's. so for about 2.5 hours we went over my case history and a mini physcial exam (for which i found out that my plus is much strong in my feet then in my neck, which to me was a little odd)and they explained to me about what it was like in medical school which was intresting to me as i probably wouldnt go to medical school as im more artistically inclinded. this whole stay has been a very good experince (very close to my stays at childrens a few years ago) as the staff is very pleasent and the doctors and residents are very caring and that if i need anything they go to great legths to make sure im comfortable as possib;e. going beackto my day time nurse as he is a hoot he is ex army medic (airborne, dont remeber the number but its the all american s) who just keeps me in good spirits and is a wealth of knowledge as we have talked about alot subjects this week the war stories have been real good as he was in the first gulf war. well that all for now hopefully i will be able to go home on sunday so that will be one more step on the road to recovery
kevin- you bet even if i am a litte out of my mind i still have to get my fix (yup sign of a true addict)
kman and nightwish thank you for the encouraging words as they mean a whole lot to me as the community reaches a little farther then one my think at the surface.
parrothead - i will get back to diving probably back in the spring after everything has healed and that time wont come soon enough as there nothing more peaceful and relaxing as hovering in the water just gliding along like a fish
skeet i will make that a plan as im planning on working at pk again this comming summer so on the weekends go hit some spots on the lake.
well you all im gonna log off and get some sleep and i will catch you all later
Tooth
as a report on the surgury they removed a total of 10 inches of instestines (4 large, 6 small) and the pathology report noted veary active crohns in those areas with large mass of ulcers. tuesday is mostly a blur as they kept me pretty much drugged as sleep and non movement is the best thing. wednesday was like tuesday but i was a little more concious and i was able to get online and check a few things. yesterday was a real good day as i was able to get up and walk around so as to get everything working again. it was also at this time that they took me off the morphine pump and switched to vicodin, which didnt bother me as i really wasnt hurting that much as i have been sleeping most of the time. Today was a real big day in that i finally came off the continous IV fluids since i had been doing well by drinking a good volume of water on my own with out any problems, also since i had been getting up and around well on my own they also give me a solid diet today which as i was startingto wonder what real food tasted like (lol). today also with the good news i got a visit from some med school students who were doing some class work and choose me as i have a lengthy(to put nicely) medical history with crohn's. so for about 2.5 hours we went over my case history and a mini physcial exam (for which i found out that my plus is much strong in my feet then in my neck, which to me was a little odd)and they explained to me about what it was like in medical school which was intresting to me as i probably wouldnt go to medical school as im more artistically inclinded. this whole stay has been a very good experince (very close to my stays at childrens a few years ago) as the staff is very pleasent and the doctors and residents are very caring and that if i need anything they go to great legths to make sure im comfortable as possib;e. going beackto my day time nurse as he is a hoot he is ex army medic (airborne, dont remeber the number but its the all american s) who just keeps me in good spirits and is a wealth of knowledge as we have talked about alot subjects this week the war stories have been real good as he was in the first gulf war. well that all for now hopefully i will be able to go home on sunday so that will be one more step on the road to recovery
kevin- you bet even if i am a litte out of my mind i still have to get my fix (yup sign of a true addict)
kman and nightwish thank you for the encouraging words as they mean a whole lot to me as the community reaches a little farther then one my think at the surface.
parrothead - i will get back to diving probably back in the spring after everything has healed and that time wont come soon enough as there nothing more peaceful and relaxing as hovering in the water just gliding along like a fish
skeet i will make that a plan as im planning on working at pk again this comming summer so on the weekends go hit some spots on the lake.
well you all im gonna log off and get some sleep and i will catch you all later
Tooth
