Sorry for the delay. There just hasn't been too much to report.
I went to the doctor in May and he said everything looked great...so far so good. I go back next week.
This summer has been a whirlwind. I spent a wonderful week with my mother-in-law in June after celebrating her birthday and anniversary. It was very emotional since we lost my father-in-law last December. He was there in spirit and everyone shared some fond memories. For her birthday, I made her a scrapbook of their life together and she LOVED it. I wish I would have done it sooner so that he could have enjoyed it as well.
Last week, Ron and I bought a new, much needed, one-story house. I just had too many issues with the stairs at the other house. We love the new place and everyone who has seen it so far does as well.
My birthday was Tuesday and I truly loved spending time with my wonderful friends that have become family to me. There were several who couldn't be there but they were there in my heart. One cool birthday bonus was our friend Steve from Florida was in town working this week. We've really enjoyed spending time with him again. This weekend means more work on the house(s) so we can get the other one on the market ASAP, and hopefully spending time with friends that we haven't seen in a while.
I'll try to get better at updating on here.
Love to you all!
P.S. Shelly, I'm going to get back to work on the cookbook as soon as my office is set up. Stay patient! <3
Friday, August 23, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Dr's checkup
Ok, so yesterday, I posted the following:
"Now, I see my Oncologist tomorrow and it worries me. I noticed yesterday that my colostomy doesn't look and isn't working exactly like it should. You know what that means kids: more surgery and more hospital stays. YAY! It's not 100% but again, with my luck, I'll be back in the hospital either in the next few days or next week. Keep your fingers crossed."
Reading that again, I noticed a mistake...the nurse noticed the abnormality and showed the doctor that I had over the weekend which, in turn, wanted to call in a specialist. That got me to thinking (too much of course) that they knew what they were talking about and of course, got me completely worried.
I saw my Oncologist today and he said that everything looks fine. There is nothing wrong with it. He even laughed at how little the people at Baylor of Irving knew. He is happy with my progression and I don't see him for another three months.
Again. DO NOT go to Baylor of Irving. I've heard it from many other people as well. Personally, the last time I was there, I had no issues but apparently, I just got lucky that time. If you have another hospital to choose from, please go there.
Sorry for the scare folks but thank you for all of your well wishes and love.
"Now, I see my Oncologist tomorrow and it worries me. I noticed yesterday that my colostomy doesn't look and isn't working exactly like it should. You know what that means kids: more surgery and more hospital stays. YAY! It's not 100% but again, with my luck, I'll be back in the hospital either in the next few days or next week. Keep your fingers crossed."
Reading that again, I noticed a mistake...the nurse noticed the abnormality and showed the doctor that I had over the weekend which, in turn, wanted to call in a specialist. That got me to thinking (too much of course) that they knew what they were talking about and of course, got me completely worried.
I saw my Oncologist today and he said that everything looks fine. There is nothing wrong with it. He even laughed at how little the people at Baylor of Irving knew. He is happy with my progression and I don't see him for another three months.
Again. DO NOT go to Baylor of Irving. I've heard it from many other people as well. Personally, the last time I was there, I had no issues but apparently, I just got lucky that time. If you have another hospital to choose from, please go there.
Sorry for the scare folks but thank you for all of your well wishes and love.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Long overdue
I know, I know, I haven't updated in a while.
Here's the short story:
My surgery went very well. I was in the hospital for three weeks. I came home right before Christmas. Since I've been home, my sister has been helping me/us by doing stuff that involves bending over such as dishes, laundry, stuff with puppies, etc. She's been a huge help. I'm starting to bend over better now but it just all depends on the day. My doctors so far have been very happy with my progress.
Jump to 1/24/13: I go to my Urologist to get the stents taken out of my ileostomy. They come out fine, he's happy, says that my kidneys may spasm for a bit but other than that, he'll see me in six months. Yeah, right. Not with my luck. Later that evening, I start vomiting. I initially attribute it to taking some pain pills on an empty stomach. However, even after the pain pills wear off, the vomiting continues. I can't even keep water down. So, I talk to my Urologist. He tells me to go to the E.R., something is wrong and is probably attributed to him taking out the stints. YAY! After seven hours in the E.R., they come in and say they are admitting me for a SEVERE kidney/urinary tract infection. Apparently, those stints grew a lot of bacterial bugs and when they were taken out the bugs said "nope we like it better here, we're staying!". So, I got to spend Friday night through Tuesday evening in the hospital. Just what I wanted to do after being home from a three week stay for only a month. Now, I see my Oncologist tomorrow and it worries me. I noticed yesterday that my colostomy doesn't look and isn't working exactly like it should. You know what that means kids: more surgery and more hospital stays. YAY! It's not 100% but again, with my luck, I'll be back in the hospital either in the next few days or next week. Keep your fingers crossed.
By the way, if you have the choice, DO NOT stay at the Baylor hospital in Irving. They are slow, they don't listen and they don't check your name/birthdate BEFORE they give you meds etc. like they are supposed to. The only thing good I can give them is that their food isn't bad.
I hope everyone is doing well!
Here's the short story:
My surgery went very well. I was in the hospital for three weeks. I came home right before Christmas. Since I've been home, my sister has been helping me/us by doing stuff that involves bending over such as dishes, laundry, stuff with puppies, etc. She's been a huge help. I'm starting to bend over better now but it just all depends on the day. My doctors so far have been very happy with my progress.
Jump to 1/24/13: I go to my Urologist to get the stents taken out of my ileostomy. They come out fine, he's happy, says that my kidneys may spasm for a bit but other than that, he'll see me in six months. Yeah, right. Not with my luck. Later that evening, I start vomiting. I initially attribute it to taking some pain pills on an empty stomach. However, even after the pain pills wear off, the vomiting continues. I can't even keep water down. So, I talk to my Urologist. He tells me to go to the E.R., something is wrong and is probably attributed to him taking out the stints. YAY! After seven hours in the E.R., they come in and say they are admitting me for a SEVERE kidney/urinary tract infection. Apparently, those stints grew a lot of bacterial bugs and when they were taken out the bugs said "nope we like it better here, we're staying!". So, I got to spend Friday night through Tuesday evening in the hospital. Just what I wanted to do after being home from a three week stay for only a month. Now, I see my Oncologist tomorrow and it worries me. I noticed yesterday that my colostomy doesn't look and isn't working exactly like it should. You know what that means kids: more surgery and more hospital stays. YAY! It's not 100% but again, with my luck, I'll be back in the hospital either in the next few days or next week. Keep your fingers crossed.
By the way, if you have the choice, DO NOT stay at the Baylor hospital in Irving. They are slow, they don't listen and they don't check your name/birthdate BEFORE they give you meds etc. like they are supposed to. The only thing good I can give them is that their food isn't bad.
I hope everyone is doing well!
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