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I survived!!!

Pretty much out of it yesterday, pretty severe surgery, more tubes sticking out of me than a New England Sugar Maple....

The damn thing was one of the largest P's the Dr had ever worked on. Was able to do a partial (ream out) so I may have my "prescription" still. I am on a spinal tap for pain ....

I guess everything "down there" is large .....

I will update as I feel better. Probably be in the hospital till at least Monday .....

Dennis /Benush, you made me laugh just before surgery ... thanks!

Thanks everyone, I have some hurdles to go over yet, but I am on my way back .....

I am very thankful that all has worked out.

Do not rush discharge. Being in the hospital where some one can care for you is not all bad. When I was there for my bleeding colon I managed to talk them into two extra days. With eight days on hospital food and portion sizes, I lost 5 pounds.

Dusty, I can't even walk yet. I am so weak my "goal" right now is just to get from the bed to a chair. I sat up and dangled my legs and OMG I am sore! By the time I got back into the bed, I was totally worn out. I will have to hire (by Dr's orders) a home care person for a week or so to help me manage the tubes. A month ago, I was making Nook Boxes ....

The Dr. said that I had as much prostate tissue IN the bladder as I had outside.....

Obviously it was a difficult procedure. Modern Medicine is an amazing thing. There are pros and cons of course, but all in all pretty amazing experience. I bet there were 20 doctors and nurses in the OR .....

I am a very blessed man. This should have been life threating. I should walk away with a little loss of time ....

You have had significant surgery while all I had was a serious inspection of the colon (twice) coupled with some significant bleeding. I would expect you to be sore and immobile. Recovery is also going to be a physical and mental challenge. The folks in recovery will push hard but they also know when to back off.

You are in good hands. Eat and try to sleep when they allow you to do so. Both are important for you to get back where you can even smell saw dust let alone making Nook boxes.

I'm curious about Nook boxes. I'll look forward to a post or two about what you make. I wife just bought a Nook two weeks ago. She insisted that she needed something like the Nook so that she had something to read the next time I go to the ER/OR.

rjent wrote:Dusty, I can't even walk yet. I am so weak my "goal" right now is just to get from the bed to a chair. I sat up and dangled my legs and OMG I am sore! By the time I got back into the bed, I was totally worn out. I will have to hire (by Dr's orders) a home care person for a week or so to help me manage the tubes. A month ago, I was making Nook Boxes ....

The Dr. said that I had as much prostate tissue IN the bladder as I had outside.....

Obviously it was a difficult procedure. Modern Medicine is an amazing thing. There are pros and cons of course, but all in all pretty amazing experience. I bet there were 20 doctors and nurses in the OR .....

I am a very blessed man. This should have been life threating. I should walk away with a little loss of time ....

Glad to hear it all went well. I bet you will heal quickly. Doctors today are great.

My wife had her right hip replaced in October of 2013. Two hours after she came out of the operating room they had her up and walking. We had a home nurse because she was on the blood thinner Worfrin (SP) and a physical therapist.

Mary was talking to the therapist about the shop and her scroll sawing. He expressed an interest in seeing it. This was the third visit in the first week when she came home from the hospital. She walked down the 13 stairs of the back deck and then about 60' to the shop and then came back without help. The therapist said there is nothing more I can do for you , good buy. She did go through 6 months of physical therapy to build up her strength but it was never an issue.

My guess is that there were so many people in the OR is because, by your own admission, this was a bit unusual. This is how they educate other medical professionals.

You will be making Nook Boxes in no time. Trust in God. My prayers are with you.

dusty wrote:You have had significant surgery while all I had was a serious inspection of the colon (twice) coupled with some significant bleeding. I would expect you to be sore and immobile. Recovery is also going to be a physical and mental challenge. The folks in recovery will push hard but they also know when to back off.

You are in good hands. Eat and try to sleep when they allow you to do so. Both are important for you to get back where you can even smell saw dust let alone making Nook boxes.

I'm curious about Nook boxes. I'll look forward to a post or two about what you make. I wife just bought a Nook two weeks ago. She insisted that she needed something like the Nook so that she had something to read the next time I go to the ER/OR.

I started a thread here: http://www.shopsmith.com/ss_forum/viewt ... ok#p186008

They are a couple of designs that I was playing around with. Both work amazingly well, but I can do better ... I have another design that I think will be awesome, look good, very functional, sliding dove tail top to cure a problem discussed in the thread. I am looking forward to try this design ....

jsburger wrote:

rjent wrote:Dusty, I can't even walk yet. I am so weak my "goal" right now is just to get from the bed to a chair. I sat up and dangled my legs and OMG I am sore! By the time I got back into the bed, I was totally worn out. I will have to hire (by Dr's orders) a home care person for a week or so to help me manage the tubes. A month ago, I was making Nook Boxes ....

The Dr. said that I had as much prostate tissue IN the bladder as I had outside.....

Obviously it was a difficult procedure. Modern Medicine is an amazing thing. There are pros and cons of course, but all in all pretty amazing experience. I bet there were 20 doctors and nurses in the OR .....

I am a very blessed man. This should have been life threating. I should walk away with a little loss of time ....

Glad to hear it all went well. I bet you will heal quickly. Doctors today are great.

My wife had her right hip replaced in October of 2013. Two hours after she came out of the operating room they had her up and walking. We had a home nurse because she was on the blood thinner Worfrin (SP) and a physical therapist.

Mary was talking to the therapist about the shop and her scroll sawing. He expressed an interest in seeing it. This was the third visit in the first week when she came home from the hospital. She walked down the 13 stairs of the back deck and then about 60' to the shop and then came back without help. The therapist said there is nothing more I can do for you , good buy. She did go through 6 months of physical therapy to build up her strength but it was never an issue.

My guess is that there were so many people in the OR is because, by your own admission, this was a bit unusual. This is how they educate other medical professionals.

You will be making Nook Boxes in no time. Trust in God. My prayers are with you.

I do absolutely and without question, and thank you!

Sounds like your lady is an amazing woman!

PTL!

And your surgeon.

Good News.

Obviously your fingers and mind are 'intact'.


Welcome back.

Dick, if I undersood correctly, it sounds like your prognosis is "A-OK".  That's wonderful news!

Now that the scary part is in the rear-view mirror, this could be a great opportunity for you to make some sawdust in the "virtual" world.

http://sketchupforwoodworkers.com/

I've been wanting to get proficient with Sketchup for quite some time. But my day job demands a lot of sitting-at-the-computer time, so learning Sketchup rarely wins the competition for precious leisure time. But, if you have to rest anyway ...

Way to go, Dick!! Like JPG, I sit here amazed at how well you navigate the digital/computer stuff.

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