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| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 03 2008 : 06:25:08 AM
Please pray for my sister, Janice (the sister who lives in CA). She is undergoing surgery this morning to remove two very large ovarian cysts. The cysts are roughly the size of a deck of playing cards each, one on each side.
This is very difficult for our whole family - our mom passed away from cancer almost 6 years ago, and the wait for the answer on the biopsy of these beasties is going to be harder than the wait to hear she made it out ok. It is even more difficult because she lives so far away.
Just received the following email (and a phone call) from my other sister, Nancy:
Hi all,
I just heard from Aaron (Janice's boyfriend)via text message and he said everything went great! They were able to get all the cysts (and only the cysts) laprascopically. Aaron also said she is already awake, but he hasn't had a chance to see her yet. He will be updating me again after he sees her.
I'm so relieved!
Nancy
Me, too!
Ann in Oswego
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| LivingWell4You |
Posted - Dec 29 2008 : 10:38:58 AM
Ann, how wonderful that she was able to spend the holidays with all of you and Christmas back home. God is good!
God bless -
Karen ~ Chickherder & Maven's Haven Editor
Farmgirl Sister #311 |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Dec 29 2008 : 10:03:07 AM
Ann, I am so glad you had a good visit with your sister and she's doing better. Hope she has a better new year, too.
Kris
Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori proverb |
| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 28 2008 : 08:57:48 AM
Final post - I promise (at least I hope so anyway...)
She made it home for Christmas! She looks very pale, and very fragile, and is very thin, and walks very slowly, but she came home! I'm sure she's back in CA right now sleeping off her travels, but it was so great to just have her home and doing ok.
Thank you all again for your prayers - we know they work! - and your support!
(((HUGS)))
Ann
Ann in Oswego
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Dec 18 2008 : 5:24:44 PM
Great news! Sounds like they got it all working again. I know she's a happy lady.
Hugs, Kris
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| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 18 2008 : 5:21:41 PM
She came home (to her own California house) today! AND she comes home (here to Chicago area) on Tuesday! YAY! Thanks for all your prayers... (((HUGS)))
Ann in Oswego
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| Jami |
Posted - Dec 15 2008 : 07:14:04 AM
Awesome for Janice, Ann. Thanks for sharing the upswing of events for the sis.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Dec 14 2008 : 7:39:35 PM
Yeah, there's nothing like a good poop to make a person feel better! That sounds disgusting but true. I am so glad it finally happened for your sister. Great news!
Kris |
| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 14 2008 : 7:33:51 PM
GREAT NEWS!!! Just got an email photo from Janice with the caption of "Look Ma - no tubes"! Yes, they pulled out her stomach tube today as well as the drainage tube the put in one of her original incisions. She was given a clear liquid tray today, and if she can keep everything down tonight, they may add more tomorrow. It looks like she will be returning home on Wednesday, and the doctor seems optimistic about letting her come here for Christmas (of course this is the same doctor who let her go home way too early last week, so I'll take his advice with a grain of salt). AND, if that wasn't good news enough, we had a bowel movement today! I haven't been that excited about poop since I was potty training my kids! This means that things are starting to work the way they should, and that hopefully, the end of this ordeal is in sight.
Thanks for all your prayers - keep'em coming!
Ann in Oswego
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| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 13 2008 : 10:22:57 AM
I was thinking prune juice...
Ann in Oswego
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Dec 13 2008 : 10:16:37 AM
That's such good news, Ann. I sure hope it works. She needs a good cup of coffee. It always helps me!
Sending good thoughts her way, Kris |
| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 13 2008 : 08:28:04 AM
Got the BEST birthday present of all yesterday - a phone call from JANICE! She is doing so much better after they fixed her twisted guts. Yesterday, she was up and walking around. She is using less pain meds, and NO NAUSEA!!! She still had the tube in her stomach, but it sounds like they will take that out today. We talked about how, once they can get some food in her, her bowel should start functioning again. Let's hope and see!
Ann in Oswego
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| Jami |
Posted - Dec 11 2008 : 09:20:28 AM
Ann, "gut" surgery is a painful experience, there is just no getting around it. I've just been through 1 1/2 years of this with my mom and it is so painful and hard to watch them experience. My mom is 75 and is doing much better but it's been a heckuva ride. I am just sure that your sister is going to recover nicely but the few days after surgery are really tough...thank goodness for the push button pain reliever. It takes intestines a few days to adjust to being invaded surgically and your sister just had the surgery so it's pretty routine what she is experiencing but I know it's hard when she sounds bad.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
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| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 11 2008 : 08:57:49 AM
News from sister Nancy:
"I just talked to Janice herself and it broke my heart, She sounds like she needs a hug soo bad. I've been in tears since I got off the phone with her. She and I talked for about 5-10 minutes and it took everything out of her. She does sound pretty good though and seemed happy to hear my voice as well. She said the pain isn't too bad today and that she feels the gas still moving around inside of her. She said she's sure they won't let her go until she either has a bowel movement or at least passes gas. She said she still has the tube in as well. She made a joke about feeling very high as well. She said she has the push button pain med thing, so she can get an extra dose of the narcotic as she needs it. She said the pain for the other surgery has pretty much subsided, however last night she had what she described as the worse menstrual cramps ever so she knows that is the area of the previous surgery."
Ann in Oswego
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| Jami |
Posted - Dec 11 2008 : 08:04:50 AM
Ann, you're funny and right, colic---has your sister been rollin' in the hay? Don't make her laugh too hard...might be painful but think you should ask her.
Bless her heart, she's a trooper.
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
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| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 11 2008 : 05:51:47 AM
It sounds really crazy, but if food or drink can't go down, then there's no place to go but up. That's why she's been so nauseous.
Ann in Oswego
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Dec 10 2008 : 6:16:12 PM
My goodness, what a time she's had. Poor thing. So they think she's been having all these problems because of a blockage in her intestines? I hope this gets her better and out of that hospital soon. That's alot to go through.
Kris |
| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 10 2008 : 4:23:01 PM
Just thought of this - a farmgirl analogy - she actually had colic like a horse gets colic!
Ann in Oswego
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| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 10 2008 : 4:21:53 PM
Just got off the phone with the latest update...
Surgery went well. The surgeon found a kink in her small intestine as well as a small ulcerated area. The docs snipped and clipped and stitched everything back together. She is resting as comfortably as can be expected for someone whose been through what she has. At least the anesthesiologist has been checking on her this time (gee I wonder why). So it's back to pain meds and antinausea meds and wait and see. Doesn't sound like she'll be going home til Monday, and probably won't be able to come home to IL for Christmas.
Ann in Oswego
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| Jami |
Posted - Dec 10 2008 : 1:19:15 PM
Sheesh--I hadn't seen this topic for a couple of days and figured she was home recuperating and on her feet! Let's hope this does the trick to get her back to full health. Prayers in progress!
Jami in WA
Farmgirl Sister #266
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http://farmhouseflair.etsy.com |
| Alee |
Posted - Dec 10 2008 : 1:14:14 PM
Wow Ann! Janice is sure having a rough time! I hope this helps her!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 10 2008 : 10:31:45 AM
Janice was just taken back into surgery to remove a blockage in her small intestine. According to the doctor, this is rare but not unheard of. We have already alerted everyone out there to tell the surgeon of her reaction to the anesthetic so that they can be ready with the anti-nausea meds asap after the surgery. As soon as I hear more, I will post. Thank you all so much for your prayers and support.
Ann in Oswego
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| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 10 2008 : 06:58:48 AM
Ok, after trying to understand what's going on, I broke down and called the hospital this morning...
She still has the tube in. They will be doing Xrays later today to try to see what's going on. She is on an anti-biotic because she has had a fever (which is going down now) and her white count was elevated. They have had to change the anti-biotic. She was resting when I called, although the nurse told me she's not getting much rest because there is so much they need to do all the time. I asked her what they plan on doing next, and she said she couldn't say until the dr comes in later today to evaluate the situation.
Anyway, that's the official update straight from the nurse's mouth.
Ann in Oswego
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| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 09 2008 : 07:26:41 AM
Another update as of late last night (remember we are 2 hours ahead of California time):
Because of the trouble she has been having, the doctors decided to run a CT scan to be sure something else wasn't screwed up. they found no intestinal blockages (which is what they thought they'd find), but did find some liquid in her stomach. They believe that there is a) just enough liquid to keep her from being hungry, and b)because she is lying down (go figure) the liquid may be triggering her gag reflex. Anyway, they have decided to basically pump her stomach to see if that stops the nausea and also stimulates her hunger to get things moving in the right direction again. It looks like she will still be in the hospital for at least a few more days. So much for day surgery and "you'll probably be back at work in a week"!
Thank you all for your prayers! Keep'em coming!
Ann in Oswego
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Times may be tough, but farmgirls are tougher!
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Dec 08 2008 : 07:49:03 AM
Thanks for the update, Kay. She'll be in my prayers, too.
Kris |
| soapmommy60543 |
Posted - Dec 08 2008 : 06:37:04 AM
Email from sister Nancy this morning:
Hi all,
I feel I need to get more creative with the subjects of these emails...anyways. I (and Janice) wanted to give you another update. Janice is still in the hospital (Aaron took her to the ER on Saturday night) and is having quite a rough time. She basically can not hold down any of her food/drink and basically her systems below her stomach aren't working the way they should. They did a CAT scan last night to rule out any blockages and that came back perfectly clear (YEAH!). They also did more blood work and found out that her white blood count is going up so that's good news as well. They've decided to basically stop all food and drink (and rely on the IV) to see if they can get the systems to start working again. They're thinking because she went with out food for so long that for some reason her systems are rejecting it.
As of late last night, she is still resting comfortably (aside from some throwing up). They have her on some good pain meds, some anti-nausea meds and an anti-inflammatory all to keep her comfotable as well as to keep the healing process going for her surgey area, She is very comfortable so that's all we can hope for her at this point. There really isn't any word on when she might come home. They need her systems working well, and at this point she's pretty "drugged" with pain meds so the hospital is the best place for her.
Keep the good thoughts headed her way! I'll send another update as soon as there's any other news.
Nancy
Ann in Oswego
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