Dear Family,
One week ago at this time, I was being wheeled into the operating room for my date with the DaVinci Robot and my human surgeon. BOY, am I glad that's a week behind me! The surgery went fine, despite being postponed for 4 hours and taking 4 1/2 hrs to complete, during which time I was laying head down at a 30 degree angle while my insides were being rearranged by the robot. My main difficulty (as it was during the hip surgery) was trouble coming out of the anesthetic. (I was aware of nothing in the recovery room and only really knew where I was at about 9 pm.) That was followed by 12 hrs of vomiting. Narcotic pain killers and I don't get along well, either, and although I came with a complete report of all the anesthetic information from the hip operation, and they assured me they would try different things, the results were exactly the same. By late afternoon on Wednesday I felt better and tried a little solid food. It stayed down and I was released the next morning. The trip home was tolerated well, and I am feeling better every day. The biggest surprise was the swelling and bruising in the abdominal and pelvic areas, but advil and heat are helping that. I have not received word about the pathology report, but the surgeon/ gyn/ oncologist who did the surgery thinks things were contained and removed by the surgery. That's what I'm counting on until I hear differently. I have an appointment with her next Wednesday. All in all, I'm glad I didn't ignore the rather minor symptoms I had, I'm thankful for the seemingly optimistic outlook, and I am so glad the surgery is over. I don't believe I'll be planning any elective face lifts in the near future!
Our friends, of course, have brought in lots of food, which Paul appreciates, even though my appetite hasn't exactly come roaring back yet. We are blessed to have some long-time and dear friends, and I don't know how one gets through something like this without some kind of support. Three weeks ago, the wife of one set of friends had a hysterectomy here in town and Paul went and sat with him during the procedure. Last week, he drove to Omaha and sat with Paul during that long day. I was very touched. We never expected him to take an entire day to be with Paul, but I know it helped.
Now, how are the rest of you? I imagine those twins are making themselves more apparent all of the time. Of course, we hope Elissa's pregnancy is going well, too. I wondered if Debbie and Nancy ran in the Lincoln Marathon. Suzanne and her cat have moved into an apartment here in Hastings. She decided if she wasn't having any luck finding a different job, she would at least try a different address. I am pleased to say she seems to be really enjoying it. Not so sure about the cat. She doesn't have a computer now, so don't know if she will be posting much soon about her adventure.
Take care, all of you dear ones, and write back.
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