Archive for August 2011

ANGIE’S JOURNEY   Leave a comment

Praise the LORD!!! Out of the hospital again, let’s keep it that way. Had a good night and Angie feels pretty good just really weak (imagine that laying in a hospital bed for 26 days) WOW!!! how time flies when they have you on drugs!! haha!! Actually she in a lot better shape physically and mentally than first […]

Posted August 31, 2011 by admin in Post Surgery Recovery

ANGIE’S JOURNEY !!!   Leave a comment

Still in hospital, but hopefully will be dismissed today. Last couple of days have gone really well. I still want to reiterate if you are admitted to a hospital be sure and have someone if you can’t, check and recheck every med they are giving you, why they are giving it to you and document it!!!!!! This […]

Posted August 30, 2011 by admin in Surgery

ANGIE’S JOURNEY   1 comment

Praise the LORD!!! Angie is getting out of hospital. It is Friday day 21 in the journey, we are so excited.Sleep in a real bed for Angie and her mother(Beth). Wow three weeks after surgery. They told us before surgery it would be 2 – 3 weeks for hospital stay, leave it to Angie to […]

Posted August 28, 2011 by admin in Post Surgery Recovery

ANGIE’S JOURNEY   3 comments

Praise the LORD!!!! Angie is doing really well. Had a hiccup night before last with feeding tube. Plugged feeding tube, made for a long night. All her medicine now is given through tube and some of it is quite sticky. They crush all of her pills and mix them with water, if the tube isn’t flushed […]

Posted August 25, 2011 by admin in Surgery

DAY : 16 or 17 ANGIE’S JOURNEY   2 comments

Another good night, two in a row . Praise the LORD!!! They have taken the morphine pump away again everything now is oral( J-tube) which is her feeding tube. They are looking at Wednesday or Thursday for dismissal. Afternoon nurse had Angie give herself an injection of insulin, she needs to learn, hopefully just for […]

Posted August 23, 2011 by admin in Surgery

DAY 15 : ANGIE’S JOURNEY   1 comment

Praise the LORD!!!  Last night was a good night after 5 days we slept blocks of 3 to 4 hours.  She had good pain control and was able again to walk halls which helps with strength  and prevention of blood clots and healing. She decided that the Morphine short acting was too strong so she had them […]

Posted August 21, 2011 by admin in Surgery

DAY 14 : ANGIE’S JOURNEY   Leave a comment

Day 14 I can’t believe it, sometimes it feels like it flies, other times it seems to drag. This morning was the first morning with no vomiting, our big celebration was the bowels have began to move so the abdominal cramping is improving in that aspect. The hematoma in the abdomen around the gastric tube […]

Posted August 19, 2011 by admin in Surgery

DAY 13 : ANGIE’S JOURNEY   Leave a comment

Sleep wasn’t too bad as long  as she didn’t have to get up, unfortunately they get you up to walk a couple times a night. Did get some sleep though. Mom did sleep through most of it!!! Thank you LORD!!! Awoke with vomiting again this AM so this morning its CAT scan time. Praise GOD!! We […]

Posted August 19, 2011 by admin in Surgery

DAY 12 : ANGIE’S JOURNEY   4 comments

Rough night again, hopefully day is better. Morning hasn’t gone real well Dr. Borja came in and injected lidocaine (a numbing medicine) all around area G-tube goes through stomach wall. Very painful but she is strong(small whimpers) GOD bless Angie!!!They were hoping for 6 – 8 hours of relief, she got maybe 2 hours. She did […]

Posted August 19, 2011 by admin in Surgery

DAYS 10 & 11: ANGIE’S JOURNEY   2 comments

Last couple days have been kind of rough. Seems if she has had a good night the days aren’t so good and vice versa. Dealing with lots of pain in area of tubing (G-tube and feeding tube) exiting her body. G-tube seems to be giving her the most discomfort but it is also larger than feeding tube. […]

Posted August 17, 2011 by admin in Surgery