He's Home!!!

Hello.

Picked him up around 4pm today... Temperature was down, so they released him...

Jim had chicken parmesean for dinner, ate some, refrigerated the rest... definitely did him some good to eat yummy food...

We do have to pack one hole... And it's a doosiey... About 3-4 inches long and about 2 inches deep (through the subcutaneous fat layer...) After seeing that, Jim wants to exercise a bit more when he's healed... : )

I'm happy he's out and he's tired and HAPPY he's out... Though he has an appointment next week to take out the rest of the staples.. We're hoping then to find out what "type" of PMP he has and the long term expectations...

Minor Set-back

Jim had a temperature of 101.4ºF yesterday which kept him from coming home. He was very disappointed.

Also Dr Sardi had to remove a few staples just below his bellybutton to allow the incision to drain (it was getting infected). I'm hoping it's not something we need to keep packing once he's released. Been there done that... Oh well, it's not a big deal if we have to do that again... Atleast this time it would be one hole and not five...

But Jim was able to give himself the blood thinner shot in this thigh yesterday. He thinks he will be able to do this once he's released too... That's good news...

So we'll see what happens today. Hopefully he can be released... I'll let you know.

Even Better News

Hello.

Guess who had a normal dinner yesterday (spagetti even)... : )

Also, he's been told by the resident that he may be released today... : )

We're just waiting until he sees Dr Sardi today (mostly for the pathology report and future prognosis) to confirm that he can be release today...

Then its just rest, relax, and recovery at my house... Josephine (my cat) has specifically been instructed not to walk on Jim's stomach...

More Good News

Hello.

Both the NG tube and the catheter are out! The bowels are working! And he had the liquid dinner tonight... What progress!!!!! : )

Just waiting for the pathology report now.. He's still on the morphine for pain, but there was talk today of changing to a different pain drug (don't know what).

The upsetting thing for Jim today is that he needs to inject himself once a day for two weeks with a blood thinner once he's released... I'm hoping that on Wed that they can show me how to inject Jim, since Jim is worried about doing it right... Also he's on [Prilosec-wrong] Procrit (to increase his red blood cells). Since he didn't "qualify" for a transfusion, his body needs to create the blood it lossed. I think this needs to be administered by an Oncologist. So Jim needs to find an Oncologist since we sort of skipped that step...

But we're on the home stretch (at least I think so)... Yeah!!!!!

Sunday 4/24

Hello.

Not much to update. Jim did three more walks of five laps each.. : ) His JP drain is gone (he only had one, which is amazing in and of itself) and the tubes providing anesthesia are gone too... (He did the three walks without the extra anesthesia!!!!)... Koodos to Jim

Mostly he slept today... Which is fine, aids in healing... Though at one point he thought he might have a BM, but the feeling went away... Maybe tomorrow...

Unfortunately I have to start back at work tomorrow, so Jim is left to fend for himself. I did leave knowing that he could unconnect himself for a walk when he wants one and reconnect himself when done. All but the leg cuffs (my name for them, they inflat and deflat on his legs to reduce blood clots, don't know the "real" name for them). I'll be able to check up on him (physically) on Wednesday. Until then, you and I will be getting updates from him over the phone (if he remembers the conversation)... ; )

That's all for now...

Jennifer

PS Liz (my sister) meet Anna (Jim's sister in-law)... : )