Wound Vac is History

buckeye2
buckeye2 Member Posts: 428 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1
After being tethered to something since Nov. 29, the date of his HIPEC surgery, my husband is finally free. He had to go home from the hospital with a machine that suctioned moisture out of the open wound 24/7. It was a pack that he had to carry around like a purse. It has been a long haul but what a trooper he has been. I would not have been as good of a sport. Life is good. Lisa

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  • janie1
    janie1 Member Posts: 753 Member
    #2
    Yay
    Are you guys too young to remember that song Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd (i'm sure i butchered the spelling).
    That just came to mind....it must be getting late......bad humor.
    Congrats and enjoy .......no more man bag.
  • buckeye2
    buckeye2 Member Posts: 428 Member
    #3
    janie1 said:

    Yay
    Are you guys too young to remember that song Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd (i'm sure i butchered the spelling).
    That just came to mind....it must be getting late......bad humor.
    Congrats and enjoy .......no more man bag.

    I am definitely not too
    I am definitely not too young. We probably both danced to it at S & S in Coldwater, followed by a late night trip to Burkettsville. Lisa
  • lauragb
    lauragb Member Posts: 370 Member
    #4
    Congratulations to your
    Congratulations to your husband on becoming a freebird. It sure sounds like a long haul.
    Glad it's over!

    Laura
  • Sonia32
    Sonia32 Member Posts: 1,071 Member
    #5
    yay
    great news big hugs
  • tommycat
    tommycat Member Posts: 790 Member
    #6
    One hurdle overcome---yay!
    One hurdle overcome---yay! Nothing like progress being made. Thanks for sharing Lisa~
  • karguy
    karguy Member Posts: 1,020 Member
    #7
    I'm glad
    I'm glad he's off the wound vac,I bet he feels alot better.
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #8
    Great!
    That is wonderful news!

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • buckeye2
    buckeye2 Member Posts: 428 Member
    #9
    This journey has been two
    This journey has been two steps forward, one step back the entire way. Yesterday my husband went to the restroom and came out telling me he thinks something split in his wound. When changing dressing this morning, that is exactly what happened. He has about a three inch long, 1.5 inch deep split in the fatty layer of the wound. I called visiting nurse who said go ahead and pack it which I did but he is feeling horrible today. We are at a hotel for our daughters b-day so I am understandably nervous. I am praying he wakes up and feels better so I don't have to take him into the hospital. He is having tremendous anxiety over the whole thing. Lisa

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