Re: Mom -- another surgery!
Posted: May 27th, 2010, 10:53 am
OK, they couldn't do the surgery as planned, because Mom's blood wasn't clotting right and the surgeon didn't want to risk her bleeding too much. So, instead he made her stoma longer in the same position it was in and cauterized the sore that had developed. Yesterday, the ostomy nurse told me it looked great and she thought we should have no problem with pouching it for a week at a time. Oh, that is my hope for sure.
Only bad thing is good and bad -- well, Mom could be coming home earlier than the surgeon originally stated, because the surgery wasn't so invasive. That is a good thing, of course, except that I reserved a hotel room for two nights in N.O. during the time she was supposed to be in the hospital, but now will likely be home. It was going to give my husband and I a little vacation, while being close enough, in case Mom needed us. Not sure what to do about it, but I will talk to someone at the hospital today to see what their plans are for her.
Thanks to everyone who prayed for her. She is doing well. One strange thing that happened though, was when I saw her after surgery (oh, a very long time in recovery -- 5 hours!) she told me that she had stomach cancer. Now, this is not so. From what I could gather, she overheard someone talking about someone else with stomach cancer and thought they were talking about her. At first I could tell she thought I just didn't want her to know the truth, so I was keeping it from her. I told her that there was no way the doctor would have found that out from the type of surgery he was doing anyway. He didn't go into her body, but worked from the outside. Her grandmother died of stomach cancer and I remember hearing her say that she thought she'd die of cancer -- back over 30 yrs. ago.
I don't know why people say things like that, but it is so negative and there is no way to know this. On the other hand, my dad always thought he'd live into his 90s, because longevity ran in his family, and he died at 67 of pancreatic cancer! My sister died at 60 in a car accident and spent so much time worrying about the retirement she never made it to. I say, live each day with gratitude to God for the day ahead of you. Don't take things for granted, but don't worry about things you can do nothing about. I love and live by the scripture that says, "Do not fret. It only causes harm." (Of course, my husband has to fret quite often, because he builds guitars and that is part of the guitar building process! He frets the necks -- the metal strips down the neck are the frets!)
So, thanks to everyone for praying. I'll let you know when she comes home.
Only bad thing is good and bad -- well, Mom could be coming home earlier than the surgeon originally stated, because the surgery wasn't so invasive. That is a good thing, of course, except that I reserved a hotel room for two nights in N.O. during the time she was supposed to be in the hospital, but now will likely be home. It was going to give my husband and I a little vacation, while being close enough, in case Mom needed us. Not sure what to do about it, but I will talk to someone at the hospital today to see what their plans are for her.
Thanks to everyone who prayed for her. She is doing well. One strange thing that happened though, was when I saw her after surgery (oh, a very long time in recovery -- 5 hours!) she told me that she had stomach cancer. Now, this is not so. From what I could gather, she overheard someone talking about someone else with stomach cancer and thought they were talking about her. At first I could tell she thought I just didn't want her to know the truth, so I was keeping it from her. I told her that there was no way the doctor would have found that out from the type of surgery he was doing anyway. He didn't go into her body, but worked from the outside. Her grandmother died of stomach cancer and I remember hearing her say that she thought she'd die of cancer -- back over 30 yrs. ago.
I don't know why people say things like that, but it is so negative and there is no way to know this. On the other hand, my dad always thought he'd live into his 90s, because longevity ran in his family, and he died at 67 of pancreatic cancer! My sister died at 60 in a car accident and spent so much time worrying about the retirement she never made it to. I say, live each day with gratitude to God for the day ahead of you. Don't take things for granted, but don't worry about things you can do nothing about. I love and live by the scripture that says, "Do not fret. It only causes harm." (Of course, my husband has to fret quite often, because he builds guitars and that is part of the guitar building process! He frets the necks -- the metal strips down the neck are the frets!)
So, thanks to everyone for praying. I'll let you know when she comes home.