surgery 1/22

[joycenalex]

i'm going back again on thursday 1/22/09 to have the same incisional hernia repaired, this time with meshing to keep it in place....wooo hoo. i'll be in the hospital 3-5 days. i'm looking forward to the mext month to 6 weeks away from work, however this isn't the easiest way to get time off:p. talk to you next week

[Karen]

Oh, good luck, and we'll be thinking of you!

[Lady's Human]

Good luck with Sir-Jury.

[Daisy and Delilah]

I hope all goes well. My thoughts and prayers are going out. Enjoy your time off work!!:)

[K9karen]

No sirjury is ever fun, but at least it's an excuse to relax, get pampered (even when you feel great..milk it for all it's worth! :p)
Praying your operation goes perfect and that you don't have too much discomfort. Take care of yourself. I know the furries will take good care of you.

[shais_mom]

good luck Joyce!

[4 Dog Mother]

Will be thinking about you, Joyce during your surgery and recovery!

[Medusa]

Prayers going up that all will be well. :)

[carole]

I hope everything goes well for you and wish you a speedy recovery,good luck.,be thinking of you.:love:

[joycenalex]

thanks for the well wishes. i've got a half day at work today, then home to finish the last minute things....like pretending i can do all the house tidying and laundry (HA!). princess peanut has taken to sneaking onto my bed in the middle of the night, the cats already know they own it and this means that i'll be sleeping with a pillow on my stomach for a while.....and oh yeah...never read a janet evanovich comic novel with sutures in your abdomen...i laughed until i hurt for real. see you next week

[beeniesmom]

Good Luck!

[lvpets2002]

:) Best of Good Healing Wishes.. Sending Lots of Positive PT Vibes & Prayers & Huggss..

[JenBKR]

I hope all goes well, good luck! Lots of prayers coming your way!

[Cinder & Smoke]

Hi God ~

Did Alex, da Wonder Dawg Angel, tell Ya about his Mom, Miz Joyce?
She's havin fixzit sir jury tumorrow - You gonna be there?

OK, great!
So Alex made allua arrangements, huh?
Tubby an Peanut have the Silver Klowd Express all gassed ta go, gotz a MapQuest
printed out, an Alex got Your kleen *skrubbies* all laid out fur mornin!
Ya say Alex is doin a ride-along as Your 'assistant'? NEET! :cool:

Kan You take da Big Book along fur reference, God?
Dis izza 'repeat' fixzit job ... try ta show da White Coat how to Do it Rite dis tyme.

THANKS, God!
/s/ the Prayer Pups

[lizbud]

Best of luck with the operation.:) Will you have help if you need it?
Take it easy & feel better soon.:)

[lizbud]

I hope you are well on the mend & resting up at the hospital. Prayers
for a good recovery.:)

[Daisy and Delilah]

I just wanted you to know that I'm sending out more thoughts and prayers and I hope all is well. I look forward to an update.

[momcat]

Count on my prayers for a swift and full recovery. Groucho is sending you lots of get better purrs and kitty hugs :love:

[joycenalex]

got home a little while ago. i'm pretty fuzzy, narcotics, properly used are good, i no longer have a belly button, and the hernia is gone....massive hernia and massive adhesions indeed..
princess peanut and mojo are glued to me. off to the recliner, does this mean i get to control the remote?;)

[Catty1]

"A better life through pharmacology." ;)

WOW - sounds like a lot of work was done. I hope you are feeling ok and that your fur nurses are working full time!

Hog the remote - you've earned it! :)

Get well soon.:love:

[Cinder & Smoke]

got home a little while ago.

i'm pretty fuzzy, narcotics, properly used are good ...

off to the recliner,
does this mean i get to control the remote? ;)

Welcome Home, "Fuzzie"!

Control the remote?
SURE - as long as you can hang onto it!
(And agree to watch Animal Planet.) :p

FEEL BETTER!! :)

[lizbud]

got home a little while ago. i'm pretty fuzzy, narcotics, properly used are good, i no longer have a belly button, and the hernia is gone....massive hernia and massive adhesions indeed..
princess peanut and mojo are glued to me. off to the recliner, does this mean i get to control the remote?;)


I wonder how routine these 2nd surgeries are for the same hernia?

I also had to have a 2nd surgey to correct what the Dr missed the
first time. The thought of re-opening a first surgical scar just about
freaked me out..:eek:

I'm glad you are home now & resting. Get well soon.:)

[Karen]

Glad you are home, let the healing begin!

[RICHARD]

I wonder how routine these 2nd surgeries are for the same hernia?

I also had to have a 2nd surgey to correct what the Dr missed the
first time. The thought of re-opening a first surgical scar just about
freaked me out..:eek:


I'm glad you are home now & resting. Get well soon.:)

Hernia repairs are very common and have to do with the condition of you area you are having the sugery in.

Abdominal/inguinal hernias are very common and sometimes a repair can put stress on the outlying area, making it a necessity to have a repair 'fixed'.

The mesh repair is done with a material called 'marlex' and covers more of the area that just a simple incisional herna repair. It's like a patch that covers it up.

An incisional hernia is a weakness in the muscle wall of your abdomen. The 'fix' is to sew up the incision in the muscle wall. If the muscle wall cannot hold the 'bulge' in, a surgeon wil place a patch of material over the area, secure it with stiches and that helps spread the tension across more of the adominal muscles!

All in all they are a very common surgery and sometimes have to be redone for many reasons!

[Medusa]

Rest is probably the best medicine right now. Get plenty of it and get better. :)

[joycenalex]

1-mojo generates a fair amount of heat as a lapcat 2-vegging out infront of lolcats and ihasahotdog isn't a good thing when percoceted. *snork*

[joycenalex]

[QUOTE=RICHARD;2115863]Hernia repairs are very common ....
The mesh repair is done with a material called 'marlex' and covers more of the area that just a simple incisional herna repair. It's like a patch that covers it up.marlex and me? LOLLOL...narcotics..hee heehee time to go lie down heeheehee

[Karen]

Oh, Joyce, posting under the influence of narcotics are we? I hope you feel better sans percoset soon! Glad you have your furnurses handy!

[lvpets2002]

:eek: Ouchy Ouchy that all sounds Painfull.. Enjoy thems Drugsss.. Glad your home & all went well.. Now you get some rest & heal && for sure Hog the Remote..:D

[cassiesmom]

1-mojo generates a fair amount of heat as a lapcat 2-vegging out infront of lolcats and ihasahotdog isn't a good thing when percoceted. *snork*

Uh-oh.

I'm glad you are home and everything went well! Take good care!

[RICHARD]

marlex and me? LOLLOL...narcotics..hee heehee time to go lie down heeheehee

LOLOLOL,
That took me a second...........Posting while medicated is better that posting while angry!

Feel better!

[joycenalex]

the surgeon removed the drains and the staples this afternoon, and i am sooo glad. i feel 60% better and i'm looking forward to continuing to improve. if the warm weather keeps melting the snow, i can start walking again, sadly without the princess tho, she pulls too hard (poorly trained human, head hung in shame). time to update the mom now.

[Karen]

Glad things are looking better for you!

[lizbud]

Well, so far, so good.:) I'm glad to hear you are feeling better.

[joycenalex]

i had my last post op visit, i can return to work on 3/2, with light duty for the first 2 months,maybe one month longer possibly longer since my clinic has the bariatric equipment (the hospital put the xray/cat scan/mri/bone density tables that can handle 450-700 pound patients) and i'm never going to try to move a patient of size by myself ever again. i had a small post op wound infection that responded very nicely to bactrim. the wounds are almost closed. the recovery room nurse who hooked me up to a pain pump when i started crying in the PACU was an angel. posting under narcotics made for some fun reading afterwards.
thank you for the well wishes, it really helps.

[lizbud]

It's good to hear how well you are healiing up.:) Please be sure to follow
Dr's orders when you do get back on the job. NO HEAVY LIFTING.:D