Can you spell jealousy??? Wow, how supportive :( It's funny, I don't know
many "large" people, I've never had large friends (my husband's large
though) anyways, everyone in my life, friends, family, co-workers... have
been so supportive. They see how I've struggled, so they are so happy for
me. I'm sorry you've had to deal with any negativity.
Anyways, my leak: (warning, I'm going to be graphic), my surgery was
Thursday, on Friday morning, I woke up went to the bathroom and had a bloody
bm, I saved it in the toilet for them to see (luckily), I came out of the
bathroom and a nurse was in my room, I told her, "I just had a bright red
bloody bm", she said, "old blood right", I said "no bright red", they said,
"like maroon looking", I said, "no, like bright red, but you can go look
at I saved it for you". So they all went in to see it, and they called the
resident on call to come look at it, so they could contact the surgeon. The
surgeon came and talked to me, he thought it was a small hole in the first
connection (top of the Y) and that it would probably spontaneously heal, and
to not be surprised if I had 2 or 3 more "movements". Of course I had
3 more bloody bm's but it did heal spontaneously. Later that night (Fri)
after the 3rd movement, I was talking to the nurse to ask what would be
next, if it did not spontaneously heal, and she said and egd (a camera down
your throat), but had I not refused blood products, I would be having a
blood transfusion now. I asked when and why did I refuse blood products?
She said, well because your a Jehovah's witness (not!), once they figured it
out, my hemoglobin started to stabilize and they knew I was healing, so a
transfusion was not necessary. Because of this, I did start this journey
out anemic, which is not what you want to happen, but I'm faithfully taking
my iron, and feeling better every day. A lesson to learn from this,
question your nurses, ask what is happening. It's your body, ask.
Good luck,
Edie
11/15/07
lap rny
305/292/263.8/150's
hw/sw/cw/goal