WOW! I have been on the Ohio River! Just last January when my boat was on the shipyard, they sent me up there. We work 28/28.. I am the cook. The whole first year I was out there I was on the Ohio.. It is SO pretty up there. I am assigned to a lower Mississippi boat so I mainly stay on the LMR... nothing to see out there much but levies and some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I have been out there going on 15 years. Does your hubby work local or is he on a long haul boat?

Sounds like you are right on top of things with your babies. I don't recall anyone here having a kitty with that colectomy but since I am gone half the time, I do miss a lot. That IS what you need, someone that has been through it. Maybe you could PM some of the people who posted on that caster sight and someone answer you and you can learn more..

Yes, when it rains it pours and you can only hope and pray it all comes out good in the end.. Good luck on your search for answers, let us know what you find out and how it goes.. OK (please)?