Yellow Roses Garden » surgery http://yellowrosesgarden.com This is where I plant my thoughts, this place we call the garden of life. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:36:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MIA http://yellowrosesgarden.com/2009/07/28/mia/ http://yellowrosesgarden.com/2009/07/28/mia/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:42:55 +0000 Sherry http://yellowrosesgarden.com/?p=3371 So if you have checked in, you’ve noticed I’ve been MIA…if you haven’t checked in, you could care less. lol I’ve just had a hard time with inspiration lately. It’s hard when you go everyday with no good news. Since my surgery, or that would be surgeries, it seems I’ve gotten nothing but bad news…staph infection, strep infection, the canal isn’t closing, etc. etc. etc. I’ve been attached to the Wound VAC now for four weeks, and boy is it getting old! I go in three times a week to see the wound care nurse, who I like to so nicely put it proceeds to “torture” me for the next 45 minutes. I am not only physically tired, but emotionally exhausted. This has taken a toll on me like nothing I have ever been through. Thankfully, I have a wonderful, supportive family. The hubby has been great, he’s done everything and that includes standing by my side when the doctor was digging in my stomach (that was a lot to ask of him!!) Miss Priss has been wonderful at taking over household duties and my mom has been fantastic. She has gone above and beyond, taking me to my wound care 3x’s a week, staying with me, and being a calming effect when I am not. Then there’s my sister and other family members and friends who check on me regularly and let me know that I’m loved and thought of all the time. If it weren’t for that, I think I’d go nuts right now. 

So I may not be to regular right now on my blogging, but I’m trying to get better and it’s taking a lot more from me than I have to give.  But if I do capture a great photo, I’ll be sure to post it, like this one……   innocent

Thirsty 

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This week is all about what I’m thankful for…

1. Getting through my first surgery with no major problems. I spent 8 days in the hospital that time and 5 days after the second surgery, and I had wonderful nurses with both my stays.  Believe me, it makes a difference!

2. I’m thankful for my family and friends who came to see me, called or emailed. Knowing you were thinking and praying for me has been a blessing.

3. I’m extremely thankful for my husband, daughter, son and mom who make sure I am taken care of at all times. Whether it’s just sitting with me or seeing that I make it to my many appointments, they have been awesome!!

4. I’m thankful for a wonderful surgeon who was on the ball and took action when infection set in even if it meant I had to go into surgery again. (I wasn’t very happy the day I got the call, more like shocked but I’m thankful now, )   )

5. I’m thankful for the ET nurses who though I call it my torture sessions, 3 times a week they bring me closer to being whole again and rid of this Wound VAC!!! roll

6. I’m thankful for the special time I have had spending with my mom while she has been staying with me. A gal is never too old for her momma and I have loved having mine here.

7. I’m also thankful for all the beautiful flowers and plants I have received!! My sister got me the coolest plant, a Zebra plant…very cool! If there is any perk of having surgery and being in the hospital, it’s getting gorgeous floral arrangements and plants!! innocent

8. I’m very thankful for a husband who is not only being a nurse, but has taken over all the household duties, and overlooked my uncontrollable emotions, one minute I’m fine the next I’m crying….it’s driving me nuts. The man is a saint!!! I love this man more than words can ever say!

9. OK, this one is a bit selfish, I’m so thankful for my new laptop!!!! Hubby bought it for me knowing I would need it while recuperating. Is he not the best?

10. The sweet watermelon and cantaloupe that hubby has kept in stock for me…..very thankful! yum

11. Thankful for the 20 pounds I have lost since my surgery!!! party

12. Thankful for drugs…the legal kind, of course…seriously, I thank God for them right now!!

13. And last, I’m thankful that I can share this beautiful photo with you….

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