Surgery Outcome

March 1, 2015
Surgery went as well as could be expected, a little longer than predicted, they had problems with his blood pressure going up during the op. Doctor feels he got it all, will wait for the biopsy this week.
Here is what went on yesterday.

Chuck had a rough day yesterday, they had trouble keeping his bp up and stable, normal for him is 100/60, his dropped to 80/50 so they pushed some extra fluids and it came back up, he sat up twice for a half hour each time. The oncologist will decide if he has to have treatment, hoping not. I called the gynecologist my Dr recommended and he said august for an apt. So I called another one and she said the same, but she asked why I needed to see one, so I explained about tamoxifen, she said you can not wait 6 months and told me she would call me back, she rang around and got the name of one starting business in march, got me her number and I called, she rang me back and I have an apt on march 6, so will go in for a DNC asap and go from there, they will test the lining and see if it shows anything, then we will go from there. So hoping for Scotland, it may have to be in sept, we may have to delay coming back, depends on how chuck heals. He still has morphine and panodol drips and injections of anesthesia in his wound site and only receiving if fluids. The morning nurse yesterday got up on the wrong side of the bed and told his he was the first patient to have this operation, he was asking her to many questions and she didn't like that, she brought his panadol tablets, he asked what it was for and the side effects, she said can cause vomiting on an empty stomach, he said I haven't eaten since Wednesday, then she offered him a stool softener, lol he said again I haven't eaten since Wednesday and I had 2 enemas before surgery, what is if going to soften. Lol she through them in the garbage lol, I guess she was glad to be off shift at 3, last nights nurse never stopped talking to her patients and telling them what she was doing, I complimented her on her approach and how nice it was to see a nurse who was doing it because she loved her job not just the pay check she thanked me. Will keep you posted, they will get him walking today. 

I have chosen to write in dark blue today to bring awareness to bowel cancer. 

Today's Quote:

 Don't get hung up on the hard times, the challenges. Tell your story by highlighting the victories. Because it's your victories that will inspire, motivate, encourage other people to live their stories in grander ways.
~Iyanla Vanzant