Surgery is tomorrow

Good Luck to you and your husband tomorrow. We will be praying for you both. It is a rough surgery and a long recovery. Patience, patience, patience. Everything will be ok.

We will thinking of you and your husband tomorrow and sending positive thoughts your way for a successful surgery and complete recovery. It is certainly normal to have some concerns with a surgery as extensive as this, but it sounds like you have an experienced surgeon and the folks in ICU will take good care of your husband after the surgery.

Best Regards,

Paul Adams

McCormick, South Carolina

DX 10/2009 T2N1M0  Stage IIB - Ivor Lewis Surgery  12/3/2009 - Post Surgery Chemotherapy 2/2009 – 6/2009

Cisplatin, Epirubicin, 5 FU - Three Year Survivor

We will pray for both of you and ask God to send you the strength you will need to get through this. 

RKMikulski said:

Done

Surgery went well everything else sucks.  It is breaking my heart to see him suffer. You can never be prepared for this ordeal. I am grateful I found this group and I know exctaly what to expect.  It is still difficult to watch someone you love go through this and also be the strong person at the same time. 

So glad the surgery went well, It is a rough one, but thankfully he was able to have it. I can remember some of the things about my hospital stay after my Ivor Lewis, but they kept me as comfortable as they could. By the time I went home (13 days later) I only took motrin for pain. I know I was lucky. Wishing him the same success. Of course the other adjustments were difficult, and healing takes time. but it will come. Praying for him and you, Sandra

RKMikulski said:

Today is a better day. Pain

Today is a better day. Pain is under control being out of ICUs made a big difference. He actually slept a little last night. Today he will go for a walk.  Can someone answer this question. He is choking on saliva but he has a ng tube and obviously is not drinking anything.   This is causing him to panic. Do you thing it was because the head of his bed was too low?  

Each day will get better as you are seeing. Larry never went to ICU. He was up and walking the next morning. His surgeon was very strict on walking 4 times a day. He did have some choking on saliva as well, very minor and only the first 24 hours. He would panic as well. Larry's ng tube draied for 3 days, ALOT. So much that they were worried. But all resolved itself the more he walked. Good luck and I'm glad things are moving along.

RKMikulski said:

Thank You. It helps him when

Thank You. It helps him when I tell him other people had the same issues.  The caregivers on this site are truly angels send from above. I cannot help my husband without help from complete strangers. I have never been a part of a group that is so loving and caring.  its a crappy way to find a group but I am grateful I did. 

I'm glad your husband is doing well. It is very scary when you feel alone. It helps when other people are going through the same. My husband was diagnosed on his 45 birthday.  be well  each day will be better. 

RKMikulski said:

Yes he does have a jtube. And

Yes he does have a jtube. And you are right watching him fight I am amazed at his strength. I just turned to look at him and he is sleeping like a baby. He ate twice today and they walked him twice. He is exhausted. I have been following your dads progress please keep us posted

I cherish those moments when I see Larry sleeping like a baby. I often am puzzled where he gets his strength, and don't know if I could do it. He is my hero, as frustrated as I get he is still my hero. I hope your hubby continues to improve, get rest while you can. When Larry was discharged I felt like we were thrown off of a cliff.