I am still using catheters at this point, my urologist is optomistic that I will be able to do without them some time in the future... in the mean time I am doing my pelvic floor exersises & doing my best to recover from the op woithout over doing things. Shane took me shopping yesterday, but he made me use the wheel chair so I wouldn't over do it! LOL
The atmosphere in this house has changed dramatically & I am laughing & smiling all the time! It feels wonderful & I hope, pray & work for the day when all of you can be well too.
At Sat, 10 Aug 2002, Millie wrote:
>
>Dear Jo,
>That is super news!!! No more catheters!!!
>Hope to get to talk more to you over the weekend!
>I didn't get in much of a walk, as there was the di"stinked"
>smell of a skunk very close by, and I wasn't in need of perfume.
>I think he was back in the wee hours of this morning.
>May all those mean pains be gone from you!!!
>Love,
>Millie.
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jo Eslick" <joanne@bombobeach.com>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS"
><adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 9:44 PM
>Subject: Thank you everyone :-)
>
>> To all those who have posted messages about my arrival home after
>> surgery. I thank you so much for your words of encouragement, love &
>> support.
>>
>> The last two years have been unbelievably hard for my family and myself.
>> I know that there are many of you who have struggled for much longer
>> than that... I pray & hope that one-day, you too will experience the
>> exhilaration of a relative pain free day, week and my next goal....
>> MONTH! LOL
>>
>> The pain I am experiencing at the moment is directly associated to my
>> very blocked bowel, very high up & I am undergoing a very extensive
>> daily regime to help remove the "blockage". If this doesn't work, I
>> will return to hospital for a wash out. NONE of my pain is a pulling,
>> tugging, stabbing, burning or continual ache. It is all a very bloated
>> over full feeling.... and I KNOW most of you have experienced THAT
>> feeling at one time or another.
>>
>> So once my bowel has been retrained & my bladder has regained some of
>> it's tone, I won't need to catheterise (fingers crossed & lots of
>> prayers) or take these HUGE amounts of laxatives, I will almost be
>> normal, touchwood!!! LOL
>>
>> Love, huggles, cuddles & hugs...
>> Joey
>>
>> --
>> Love and gentle hugs,
>> Joanne Eslick
>> Founder Australian Adhesions Support Group
>> http://www.bombobeach.com
>> NSW Australian Co-ordinator of
>> International Adhesions Society
>> http://www.adhesions.org
>>
>> --
>> I am not a medical person, and all my messages are based
>> on personal experience. I am a fellow adhesions sufferer
>> reaching out to help others.
>>
-- Love and gentle hugs, Joanne Eslick Founder Australian Adhesions Support Group http://www.bombobeach.com NSW Australian Co-ordinator of International Adhesions Society http://www.adhesions.org
-- I am not a medical person, and all my messages are based on personal experience. I am a fellow adhesions sufferer reaching out to help others.