Thursday, April 9th -
I went in for second surgery on Tuesday afternoon. They spent about 2 hrs & 15 minutes opening me up on the original incision, locating problem sites (adhesions), and fixing them. I had 2 or 3 serious adhesions that would not have resolved themselves with out surgery. I woke up Wednesday morning wondering what had hit me. I was sore! But I could tell right away that I did not have the pressure, cramps, and distended belly I had before the surgery. Docs said that a couple of the problems were pretty dramatic; they unkinked a section of bowel which allowed them to remove over 2 liters of gastric liquids upstream from the kink. No wonder I felt pressure & cramps!
Since Wednesday morning, I've been improving quite rapidly. I went for a walk for the first time this moring & expect to continue walking throughout the day. I'll be lapping the slower drivers before you know it.
If things continue to improve on this pace, I may get to go home by Saturday.
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Jim - Glad to hear that the second surgery went well and that you're on the upswing!!
-Mackie
Hey Jim,
Things are looking up again! Good news indeed! You've got a typical spring weekend ahead of you, so have a Happy Easter and find the eggs before the color washes off. . .
Go Jim Go,
Hope you are on your way home today. Lapping people in the hallways is fun, but trips up and down your own driveway are hard to beat. May your internal plumbing continue to work correctly and the belly muscles heal quickly. Thanks for the updates.
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