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Deserve · 01-14-2008, 08:14 AM

OK. I'm back. It was a good weekend. I slept a lot and read a lot. I did manage to even take a walk and sit outside. I've been reading a lot.

I need to focus on eating. I have lost even more weight and I don't like it. I got on the scale this morning and I weight 147 lbs. So much for those new pants. My appetite is coming back so hopefully things will level off.

OK here is part three.

When we last left I was being wheeled into surgery. I briefly spoke to the anesthesiologist and the surgeon. For the life of me I can't remember what they said. I was on so much morphine that everything really is a blur. The next thing I know I'm resting "comfortably" in my room. I did manage to walk that first day which I understand is a good thing. I attribute a lot of my fast recovery to my being in good shape as do many of the nurses. We all laugh about our reasons for being fit but trust there are times besides the beach that it comes in handy.

I understand now from my wife that I lost a lot of blood and that made me anemic but otherwise the surgery went fine.

For the next 3 days I ate nothing but the ice chips that would fit under my tongue or the amount of water that would fit in a sponge the size of a tooth brush. Trust me that is one hell of a diet. Eventually, I got coherent enough to understand and it appears that suffered from a perforated diverticulitis. As a result the surgeon removed about 6 inches of my intestines. The infection was so bad in my insides that he felt it best to let those 2 end heal a lot more before putting me back together so as a result some of my internal plumbing has been rerouted. It took me awhile to get used to it but given the alternative I'll take it with a smile.

5 days after surgery they let me go home. 2 days later I had my 35 birthday. I think that brings us up to speed. Let me know if I missed anything.

The biggest thing is that I need to get healthy again. I need to not only heal my insides but I need to keep my strength and weight for my next surgery. I'm going to keep this log going so that all of you can keep me going. I can't lift weights but I can walk and do other things that keep me from becoming a couch potato. I just need a little accountability.

Any questions. I don't mind.

01-14-2008, 08:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
Deserve Resident Business/Marketing Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rounding Third Posts: 5,510 My Profile	OK. I'm back. It was a good weekend. I slept a lot and read a lot. I did manage to even take a walk and sit outside. I've been reading a lot. I need to focus on eating. I have lost even more weight and I don't like it. I got on the scale this morning and I weight 147 lbs. So much for those new pants. My appetite is coming back so hopefully things will level off. OK here is part three. When we last left I was being wheeled into surgery. I briefly spoke to the anesthesiologist and the surgeon. For the life of me I can't remember what they said. I was on so much morphine that everything really is a blur. The next thing I know I'm resting "comfortably" in my room. I did manage to walk that first day which I understand is a good thing. I attribute a lot of my fast recovery to my being in good shape as do many of the nurses. We all laugh about our reasons for being fit but trust there are times besides the beach that it comes in handy. I understand now from my wife that I lost a lot of blood and that made me anemic but otherwise the surgery went fine. For the next 3 days I ate nothing but the ice chips that would fit under my tongue or the amount of water that would fit in a sponge the size of a tooth brush. Trust me that is one hell of a diet. Eventually, I got coherent enough to understand and it appears that suffered from a perforated diverticulitis. As a result the surgeon removed about 6 inches of my intestines. The infection was so bad in my insides that he felt it best to let those 2 end heal a lot more before putting me back together so as a result some of my internal plumbing has been rerouted. It took me awhile to get used to it but given the alternative I'll take it with a smile. 5 days after surgery they let me go home. 2 days later I had my 35 birthday. I think that brings us up to speed. Let me know if I missed anything. The biggest thing is that I need to get healthy again. I need to not only heal my insides but I need to keep my strength and weight for my next surgery. I'm going to keep this log going so that all of you can keep me going. I can't lift weights but I can walk and do other things that keep me from becoming a couch potato. I just need a little accountability. Any questions. I don't mind. __________________ Past performance is not indicative of future success. Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. Last edited by Deserve : 01-14-2008 at 08:40 AM.