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So only small glasses of Durif for the next 6 weeks? And someone else will need to operate the heavy bottle for each refill? A big ask Ray ....Greynomad wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:43 pm TARAAA!!
I'M BA-A-ACK!
Had a short revisit to the hospital.
When my favourite nurse asked why I was back, I told her I couldn't resist the excellent food.
She almost had a severe case of hysterics… she was aware of my opinion of hospital food. They have a special knack of making a wide range of meals inedible! Even plain scrambled eggs!
The reason for the sudden revisit was Atrial Fibrillations in the heart, apparently fairly common after major surgery.
It was only three days but it felt like an eternity.
This time, Joy brought in some home-cooked food for lunches so I didn't actually starve. A gold medal for SWMBO!!
Still, between my initial admission and yesterday when I returned home, I have lost 5.5kg… only part of which is attributable to the removal of 2/3 of my large intestine. The rest is the Hospital Food Diet.
At least the surgeon reckons he's removed all the tumour and the suspicious bits which could have grown into more tumours. I didn't want him to install a zipper…
Atm I'm shuffling about like an old man, but getting better at navigation. I can almost walk a straight line down the hallway now. Only slight deviations from the compass bearing. Better than when I came out of hospital the first time.![]()
Thanks to Dottie for keeping you all posted on my progress, and to all of you for your good wishes.
Looking forward to getting back OTR soon, however that may be mid-year according to the Doc. Erk.
Discharge instructions included "no lifting in excess of 5kg for the next six weeks." That means I can't even grab the six-pack of longlife milk for the supermarket trolley!![]()
It's going to be a long recovery.![]()