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So much to deal with Laurie! 🥺. At least the drain is out now and you can slowly work the scar to loosen it up a bit. I know that oncologists are being more cautious about aggressive chemo.
Sometimes the cure is worse than the problem! I’ve seen studies that show a wait and watch method is much more positive for the patient. Much like the approach for men with prostate cancers. Less can be more in the long run.
The hell is the worry and hoping to have it all go away and get back to “before”. Time eventually sorts everything out….1 -
It will.
The worst part is that there is no screening to know whether or not the cancer has "returned" - if it does HER2 positive tends to metastasize to the bones or the brain and you can only tell once you start having symptoms 😳 that's enough to encourage you to feel more inclined towards chemo?2 -
I'm sure that I will stop worrying about it in a couple of years once I get past this stage 🙂🤞🏻1
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It’s a tough place to be Laurie. Hopefully there will be frequent monitoring.0
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I'm looking forward to finding a calm spot to get back to weight loss! That is coming soon (fingers crossed).1
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Don’t rush it Laurie! All in good time.1
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The wise one is wise!
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I have booked an appointment with a dietician/nutrionist in December. Hopefully by then I'll be ready
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Okay, so today was the big day. I had to be at the hospital at 7am. Surgery was supposed to be at 9am. Dr was late showing up, so it was more like 10am. I rolled to recovery about 11:15,discharge area around 12:15. Immediately was able to drink 2 oz of water (slowly in little sips) and walk and pee. I discharged at 1pm.
I'm doing good. Have been doing my walking every hour, except when I took a fat nap (as my kids would say), from about 2-4 lol. I'm at 5500 steps, I'm tolerating fluids well (25oz in tiny sips), very little pain except for gas pangs from the laproscopy. The incisions are tender to the touch (I have 5),but otherwise do not hurt. Contemplating jello
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Wow everything is out patient surgery now! I remember my mother-in-law telling me how she spent two full weeks in the hospital after each of her 4 sons were born. I’ve had several surgeries- and like you- all were out patient. Even when I had my hand tendons resectioned. Of course, spending the night in the hospital can’t be as restful as your own bed.
Glad you’re doing well Nic ❤️🩹1 -
Hopefully everything continues as smoothly!1
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So good to read your update, Nic! Hope you get a good night sleep and wake up feeling that much closer to becoming thin!!! 💕1
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Well it's day 2. No more gas pains, got some low grade muscular pain all through the abdomen, but also my right shoulder, both hips and the top of both thighs, etc. The biggest one of my incisions (1" maybe) is black and blue, but that's normal. No pain medicine (narcotics or otherwise), no nausea medicine. Another day of clear liquids, then tomorrow I introduce full liquids (ie protein shakes).
Ended up getting in 3 miles of post-op walking yesterday (just circles around the house) and 40oz of fluid, plus 1 4 oz jello.3 -
Sounds like you are in a great groove! Good work, Nic.
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Wow sounds like you are doing great post op. Glad things are working out so easily. I was amazed at how little pain I had post surgery. I was up and back to normal within a few days. Crazy that they removed an organ and I was ready to be back in less than a week.2
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scoutmom1981 wrote: »Wow sounds like you are doing great post op. Glad things are working out so easily. I was amazed at how little pain I had post surgery. I was up and back to normal within a few days. Crazy that they removed an organ and I was ready to be back in less than a week.
My big thing today is muscular soreness. I'm sore and stiff from my neck to my knees. I took a nap on the sofa and it was a bit of a struggle to right myself after lol. Otherwise, I'm at 7k steps, shooting for 8 or so, still time to finish, and tolerating fluids and jello well. Still no narcotics or nausea meds.5 -
You are doing incredibly well. What a strong determined person you are!1 -
So glad to hear that the surgery went smoothly and so far recovery has been good Nic!2
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You’re an Amazon warrior princess Nic! 🧝♀️🏅2
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Another boring update. Finished my (hopefully) last clear liquid day. Couple of sugar-free jellos, 40oz of water/liquid, over 10k steps. Still sore basically all over and my incisions are starting to itch. No narcotics, no nausea meds.
Tomorrow is the start of full-liquid diet. I prepped some sugar-Free butterscotch pudding today with fairlife skim milk and a scoop and a half of unflavored protein, then portioned it into 6 tiny containers. Plan tomorrow is pudding for breakfast and supper, a chocolate protein shake for lunch with some decaf coffee concentrate added. Works out to about 45 grams of protein, but I don't want to jump from basically nothing at all the 70-80 grams I am reccomended.
Slow and steady is my mantra right now. I want good healing and a good outcome. If I am tolerating everything we'll, I might try a cup of chicken bone broth as well.5
