Craig home from hospital

Lovekitties
Lovekitties Member Posts: 3,364 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1

Just to let you know that Craig got home from the hospital Wed. evening (10/30/13).  I beleive that he will have home health care coming in to help take care of his surgical wound.

There is no place like home.

Hugs and love to Craig and Kim.

Marie who loves kitties

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  • jen2012
    jen2012 Member Posts: 1,607 Member
    #2
    Thanks for keeping us updated

    Thanks for keeping us updated Marie - home is the best place to heal!

  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #3
    jen2012 said:

    Thanks for keeping us updated

    Thanks for keeping us updated Marie - home is the best place to heal!

    Amen!
    Welcome home Dr.!
  • johnnybegood
    johnnybegood Member Posts: 1,117 Member
    #4
    pepebcn said:

    Amen!
    Welcome home Dr.!

    so glad

    to hear you are home now,there IS no place like home....Godbless...johnnybegood

  • annalexandria
    annalexandria Member Posts: 2,571 Member
    #5
    So glad he's out of the hospital!

    Tell Craig we are all thinking of him, and pulling for him to get through this.

    And thanks for keeping us updated, Marie.  It's much appreciated.

  • LivinginNH
    LivinginNH Member Posts: 1,456 Member
    #6
     
    Great news!   Yes, nothing

     

    Great news!   Yes, nothing like being back in your own comfy bed.  :)

    Craig, rest up now, and take care. 

    Luv,

    Cyn

  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #7
    Thanks for the update

    Thanks for the update Marie.

    Craig if you are reading this I am glad you are home.

  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #8
    Great

    Sure he will feel much better at home.  Hope he feels better soon.

    Kim

  • karguy
    karguy Member Posts: 1,020 Member
    #9
    Thanks

    Thanks for the information,get well soon.It's good to be home. 

  • Chelsea71
    Chelsea71 Member Posts: 1,169 Member
    #10
    Thanks Marie
    Craig and Kim -

    Thanks Marie

    Craig and Kim - Thinking of you guys.  That couldn't have been easy on top of all the other stress with which you're both dealing.  Hoping for a quick, pain free recovery.  Will this delay the chemo?

  • YoVita
    YoVita Member Posts: 590 Member
    #11
    Welcome home Craig!

    Thanks, Kim, for posting the news.  

  • danker
    danker Member Posts: 1,276 Member
    #12
    Craig

    Glad you are home!!  Dorothy said it all !! 

  • hippiechicks
    hippiechicks Member Posts: 509 Member
    #13
    Great news!  
    Comfy bed, good

    Great news!  

    Comfy bed, good food, no binging or ringing ... aaaahhhh home sweet home!  

    Wishing Craig well and ease with healing. 

     

    Thank you Marie! 

  • thxmiker
    thxmiker Member Posts: 1,278 Member
    #14
    We are glad that you are home

    We are glad that you are home Craig!

     

    Remember to always click your heals three times.... there is no place like home, etc....

     

    Best Always!  mike

     

    PS  Thanks for the Mag!

  • Kathleen808
    Kathleen808 Member Posts: 2,342 Member
    #15
    Thanks

    Thank you for the update on our mighty Craig.  I will continue to hold him in my prayers and send him warm aloha

     

    Kathleen

  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #16
    Straight From the Horse's A$$:)

    Hi!!!

    I am home. 

    First, let let me tell you this....don't let anyone ever discount how easy it easy for an APPENDECTOMY.  Forget about it!  It hurts!  it is abdominal surgery after all....and it didn't help that it was performated and leakling into my peritoneal cavity and therefore was infected.  I had finally gotten obstructed as a hard piece of "rockk stool" had found its way into my appendix and shut the door on things.

    Like a man, I hem-hawed around thinking I could overcome it....

    I finally relented about midnight to make the long drive, because I was afraid it could burst and I would not make it to UTSW....and I didn't want to be stuck in my town....my hospitals are a quick place to die.......so off we went. 

    Anyway, it was an open procedure due to the infection.  They put a wound vac on the affected area.....and sent me home with a portable wound vac machine.....I get to carry it 24/7 for the next 8-weeks or unti I heal.  Home Health will come M-W-F to change the dressings and such.  So far, the reports are glowing on how it looks and everyone seems happy, so I take that to heart. 

    This was unforeseen......here's the rub. 

    I was off Zaltrap for the past 4-wks (bad drug) and that turned out to be a good thing......did you know that Zaltrap can lead to intestinal performations?

    I made a bold decision in my treatment program and decided to stop the treatment for a couple of cycles, so I coiuld try and meet my family and LMS.....I had checked my scans and 50% Folfiri was a mixed bag....it held my liver tumors stable....but i grew a cm all around on my lung tumors.  My mouth was burnt and I couldn't taste.....I figured the 5-week break would get some of that back and my energy too...and I might be able to taste something. 

    I'm down close to 50 lbs now and have lost 4-6 waist sizes.....I had to buy new pants and shorts for the trip......

    So, all looked on track until this derailment....

    Funny thing, I'm not bitter about it.....extremely disapointed.....but I've seen the bigger picture....and here it is.....

    First, if I had still been on chemo and ZALTRAP......honey baby, we'd have been in big trouble with this surgery.....as Zaltrap severely hinders healing of cuts.....I cut my leg open in August and it's not healed yet.....just as an example.

    This could have been potentially life threatening but we'd have to have operated anyway......

    Second, thank God, this did not happen while we were out on the road travelling down that way...can you imagine?

    What happened?

    Well, God knew how much this trip meant to me.....how badly I wanted it above my own life as I had temporarily discontinued chemo for the trip and was taking a risk to try and get something for me for a change.

    So, He knew all of this.....and in his infinitre wisdome, pulled the plug on my trip.....but just may have saved my life.

    I always look for the good....and this was the best I could come up with.  So I thanked him....rather than curse him. 

    I'll meet back with the doc on the 15th and re-evaluate where we are going to go......I would imagine I need to raise the dosage to give this a chance.

    With lung growth, the pain is there....current meds are now not meeting proper pain suppression, so will have to talk him about that.  We've just got to do something with this lung .....chemo is not going to shrink that tumor.

    My hopes are to eradicate the liver involvement so we can switch to the lung.....in the meantime, hope the chemo can at least hold the advance.

    I don't know I truly feel right now....some days I'm ready to go....some days I think if we can just get a foot hold on this thing.

    Every now and then for a moment or two....I get a little scared.....but you didnn't hear that from me:)

    Glad everybody got their mags1

    Thanks for your continued support and i just wanted to fight through the pain to get to the keyboard to personally touch base with all of you.

    Take it EZ....all my love to you!

    -Craig

  • geotina
    geotina Member Posts: 2,111 Member
    #17
    Sundanceh said:

    Straight From the Horse's A$$:)

    Hi!!!

    I am home. 

    First, let let me tell you this....don't let anyone ever discount how easy it easy for an APPENDECTOMY.  Forget about it!  It hurts!  it is abdominal surgery after all....and it didn't help that it was performated and leakling into my peritoneal cavity and therefore was infected.  I had finally gotten obstructed as a hard piece of "rockk stool" had found its way into my appendix and shut the door on things.

    Like a man, I hem-hawed around thinking I could overcome it....

    I finally relented about midnight to make the long drive, because I was afraid it could burst and I would not make it to UTSW....and I didn't want to be stuck in my town....my hospitals are a quick place to die.......so off we went. 

    Anyway, it was an open procedure due to the infection.  They put a wound vac on the affected area.....and sent me home with a portable wound vac machine.....I get to carry it 24/7 for the next 8-weeks or unti I heal.  Home Health will come M-W-F to change the dressings and such.  So far, the reports are glowing on how it looks and everyone seems happy, so I take that to heart. 

    This was unforeseen......here's the rub. 

    I was off Zaltrap for the past 4-wks (bad drug) and that turned out to be a good thing......did you know that Zaltrap can lead to intestinal performations?

    I made a bold decision in my treatment program and decided to stop the treatment for a couple of cycles, so I coiuld try and meet my family and LMS.....I had checked my scans and 50% Folfiri was a mixed bag....it held my liver tumors stable....but i grew a cm all around on my lung tumors.  My mouth was burnt and I couldn't taste.....I figured the 5-week break would get some of that back and my energy too...and I might be able to taste something. 

    I'm down close to 50 lbs now and have lost 4-6 waist sizes.....I had to buy new pants and shorts for the trip......

    So, all looked on track until this derailment....

    Funny thing, I'm not bitter about it.....extremely disapointed.....but I've seen the bigger picture....and here it is.....

    First, if I had still been on chemo and ZALTRAP......honey baby, we'd have been in big trouble with this surgery.....as Zaltrap severely hinders healing of cuts.....I cut my leg open in August and it's not healed yet.....just as an example.

    This could have been potentially life threatening but we'd have to have operated anyway......

    Second, thank God, this did not happen while we were out on the road travelling down that way...can you imagine?

    What happened?

    Well, God knew how much this trip meant to me.....how badly I wanted it above my own life as I had temporarily discontinued chemo for the trip and was taking a risk to try and get something for me for a change.

    So, He knew all of this.....and in his infinitre wisdome, pulled the plug on my trip.....but just may have saved my life.

    I always look for the good....and this was the best I could come up with.  So I thanked him....rather than curse him. 

    I'll meet back with the doc on the 15th and re-evaluate where we are going to go......I would imagine I need to raise the dosage to give this a chance.

    With lung growth, the pain is there....current meds are now not meeting proper pain suppression, so will have to talk him about that.  We've just got to do something with this lung .....chemo is not going to shrink that tumor.

    My hopes are to eradicate the liver involvement so we can switch to the lung.....in the meantime, hope the chemo can at least hold the advance.

    I don't know I truly feel right now....some days I'm ready to go....some days I think if we can just get a foot hold on this thing.

    Every now and then for a moment or two....I get a little scared.....but you didnn't hear that from me:)

    Glad everybody got their mags1

    Thanks for your continued support and i just wanted to fight through the pain to get to the keyboard to personally touch base with all of you.

    Take it EZ....all my love to you!

    -Craig

    Criag:

    I have been gone for a few days.  Yikes, you have been thru the wringer.  From what I have read on Zaltrapp, it is just awful.  Well, you and Kim know how I feel about the two of you and how I am pulling for you to get everything on track again.  Love back at ya.....

     

    Tina

  • lp1964
    lp1964 Member Posts: 1,239 Member
    #18
    Sundanceh said:

    Straight From the Horse's A$$:)

    Hi!!!

    I am home. 

    First, let let me tell you this....don't let anyone ever discount how easy it easy for an APPENDECTOMY.  Forget about it!  It hurts!  it is abdominal surgery after all....and it didn't help that it was performated and leakling into my peritoneal cavity and therefore was infected.  I had finally gotten obstructed as a hard piece of "rockk stool" had found its way into my appendix and shut the door on things.

    Like a man, I hem-hawed around thinking I could overcome it....

    I finally relented about midnight to make the long drive, because I was afraid it could burst and I would not make it to UTSW....and I didn't want to be stuck in my town....my hospitals are a quick place to die.......so off we went. 

    Anyway, it was an open procedure due to the infection.  They put a wound vac on the affected area.....and sent me home with a portable wound vac machine.....I get to carry it 24/7 for the next 8-weeks or unti I heal.  Home Health will come M-W-F to change the dressings and such.  So far, the reports are glowing on how it looks and everyone seems happy, so I take that to heart. 

    This was unforeseen......here's the rub. 

    I was off Zaltrap for the past 4-wks (bad drug) and that turned out to be a good thing......did you know that Zaltrap can lead to intestinal performations?

    I made a bold decision in my treatment program and decided to stop the treatment for a couple of cycles, so I coiuld try and meet my family and LMS.....I had checked my scans and 50% Folfiri was a mixed bag....it held my liver tumors stable....but i grew a cm all around on my lung tumors.  My mouth was burnt and I couldn't taste.....I figured the 5-week break would get some of that back and my energy too...and I might be able to taste something. 

    I'm down close to 50 lbs now and have lost 4-6 waist sizes.....I had to buy new pants and shorts for the trip......

    So, all looked on track until this derailment....

    Funny thing, I'm not bitter about it.....extremely disapointed.....but I've seen the bigger picture....and here it is.....

    First, if I had still been on chemo and ZALTRAP......honey baby, we'd have been in big trouble with this surgery.....as Zaltrap severely hinders healing of cuts.....I cut my leg open in August and it's not healed yet.....just as an example.

    This could have been potentially life threatening but we'd have to have operated anyway......

    Second, thank God, this did not happen while we were out on the road travelling down that way...can you imagine?

    What happened?

    Well, God knew how much this trip meant to me.....how badly I wanted it above my own life as I had temporarily discontinued chemo for the trip and was taking a risk to try and get something for me for a change.

    So, He knew all of this.....and in his infinitre wisdome, pulled the plug on my trip.....but just may have saved my life.

    I always look for the good....and this was the best I could come up with.  So I thanked him....rather than curse him. 

    I'll meet back with the doc on the 15th and re-evaluate where we are going to go......I would imagine I need to raise the dosage to give this a chance.

    With lung growth, the pain is there....current meds are now not meeting proper pain suppression, so will have to talk him about that.  We've just got to do something with this lung .....chemo is not going to shrink that tumor.

    My hopes are to eradicate the liver involvement so we can switch to the lung.....in the meantime, hope the chemo can at least hold the advance.

    I don't know I truly feel right now....some days I'm ready to go....some days I think if we can just get a foot hold on this thing.

    Every now and then for a moment or two....I get a little scared.....but you didnn't hear that from me:)

    Glad everybody got their mags1

    Thanks for your continued support and i just wanted to fight through the pain to get to the keyboard to personally touch base with all of you.

    Take it EZ....all my love to you!

    -Craig

    Hey Craig,

    Don't know how you have been feeling, but you sound great. You got your groove back. You are a delight to all of us. Let us know what's next in your treatment and whatever it is, good luck with it.

    With brotherly love,

    Laz

  • rls67
    rls67 Member Posts: 127
    #19
    Hey Craig,

    I am sorry to hear about all you have been through. I hope you recover quickly. I know that zaltrap is pretty rough, my wife is on it and it really wipes her out. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. We need you to recover quickly, we all enjoy reading your posts. 

  • joemetz
    joemetz Member Posts: 493
    #20
    good news!

    I haven't been on here in awhile.... but always good to see good news of getting home from a hospital!!!

     

    keep up the battle.

     

  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #21
    joemetz said:

    good news!

    I haven't been on here in awhile.... but always good to see good news of getting home from a hospital!!!

     

    keep up the battle.

     

    ohhhhh

    Craig that is an amazing story....good grief what a trial.....glad that you are home and hope you can start healing.....gosh soooo hard for you.....hang in kiddo

    much love and thanks for the mag....azine that is

    mags

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