At Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Rainchild wrote:
>
>Hello Robin,
>
>Thank you for the nice letter. I know that I won't be able to sprint or
>anything like that for awhile, but how much time does it take until the
>swelling goes away and it completely stops hurting? I am so worried that my
>dress won't fit or something, but I still have about 3 months until the
>wedding. Did you have surgery in Germany too? I'm assuming that you
>did......I hope I'm not assuming wrong. How long did it take for you to
>completely heal? I just can't wait to get off my meds and start my new
>life. I have an appointment with my pain doctor next week and I will begin
>going off with his scheduling. I AM SOOOO EXCITED!!! My fiance, Dan, has
>been wonderful. He was right there with me all the way and made it possible
>for me to have this surgery. Talk about loving someone so much.....I've
>never had this kind of love before. I just am so thrilled, as you can tell,
>that I get a new life with my kids and new hubby to be. Talk to you soon,
>Love,
>Tonya
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: Robin M <rmasse2333@aol.com>
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 5:29 PM
>Subject: Re: HOME FROM GERMANY AND ADHESION FREE !!!!
>
>> Dear Tonya
>> I am so happy you are home and adhesion free! It will take time to fully
>> heal and to get back to American time. I will keep praying you stay
>> adhesion & pain free. You will make a beautiful bride, WALKING down the
>> isle.
>> love & prayers
>> robin M
>>
>> At Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Tonya Fleming wrote:
>> >
>> >HELLO EVERYONE THIS BRIGHT SPRING MORNING,
>> >
>> >DAN AND I GOT BACK FROM GERMANY TUESDAY EVENING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. WE
>> >TOUCHED DOWN IN AMERICA AND WHAT A JOYOUS FEELING! IN AMERICA AND
>> >WITHOUT ADHESIONS! MY SECOND LOOK WAS ON MARCH 20TH AND I DIDN'T HAVE
>> >ANY MORE ADHESIONS. WE HAD AN EXPERIENCE THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET. THE
>> >FOOD WAS YUMMY AND THE CULTURE VERY DIFFERENT, BUT NICE. BUT THE MAIN
>> >THING IS THAT DR. KRUSCHINSKI IS BRILLIANT AND TALENTED AND THE BEST
>> >WHEN IT COMES TO DOING GASLESS LAPAROSCOPIES. I AM VERY WEAK AND TIRED
>> >FROM THE SURGERIES AND THE LONG TRIP.....WE HAD 17 HOURS OF FLYING AND
>> >IN AIRPORTS. YEP, MY TRAVEL AGENCY SCREWED UP BIG TIME BY GIVING US TWO
>> >LAYOVERS FOR ABOUT AN HOUR EACH AND WITH A COUPLE OF SURGERIES IT WAS
>> >VERY DIFFICULT TO DO. I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN YESTERDAY BUT I SLEPT AND
>> >CAUGHT UP ON MUCH NEEDED REST. I AM FEELING SO MUCH BETTER TODAY AND
>> >WILL TRY TO WRITE MORE ON MY EXPERIENCE AS I AM ABLE. BUT I WANTED
>> >EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT I AM THANKFUL TO BE IN AMERICA, MY HOME COUNTRY,
>> >AND ADHESION FREE! I WANTED TO TELL CINDY PUBLICLY THANK YOU FOR BEING
>> >MY CONTACT PERSON WHILE OVER THERE. DAN WOULD WRITE AND EVEN I DID
>> >ONCE, TO LET HER KNOW HOW WE WERE DOING. SALLY GRIGG CALLED ME THREE
>> >TIMES WHILE THERE TO SEE HOW I WAS AND TO CHAT. SHE IS REALLY VERY
>> >SWEET.....THANK YOU SALLY FOR YOU CONCERN AND GENEROSITY, THE PHONE
>> >CALLS MUST HAVE COST YOU A FORTUNE. THANK YOU CINDY FOR REPORTING
>> >ACURATELY ON MY SURGERIES AND LETTING THIS BOARD KNOW THAT I WAS DOING
>> >WELL OTHER THAN A COUPLE OF THINGS AFTER THE SURGERY LIKE MAJOR THROWING
>> >UP AND MY BLOOD PRESSURE FALLING TO VERY LOW NUMBERS AFTER THE FIRST
>> >SURGERY. LOTS OF PAIN DUE TO THE VOMITING AND RETCHING. CINDY REPORTED
>> >THAT I HAD SOME COMPLICATIONS AFTER SURGERY, AND I TOLD HER I DID....SHE
>> >DID REPORT THAT CORRECT, EVEN THO DR. KRUSCHINSKI WAS CALLED BY HELEN
>> >TO SEE WHAT THE COMPLICATIONS WERE.....THE GOOD DOC THOUGHT I HAD SAID
>> >SOMETHING ABOUT COMPLICATIONS DURING SURGERY.....NOT SO. THE SURGERIES
>> >WENT WELL.....BUT VOMITING SO PROFUSELY FOR 36 HOURS AFTER AND MY BLOOD
>> >PRESSURE FALLING INTO THE 40S WAS NOT NORMAL. THOSE WERE THE
>> >COMPLICATIONS THAT I SPOKE TO CINDY ABOUT. THANK YOU CINDY FOR ALL OF
>> >YOUR PRAYERS AND FOR STAYING BY MY SIDE THRU THIS. I EVEN WENT TO THE
>> >HUGE CHURCH IN SELINGSTADT AND LIT A CANDLE FOR YOU, MY DEAR SISTER AND
>> >SAID A PRAYER FOR YOU. I ALMOST COULDN'T GET UP AND DAN HAD TO LIFT ME
>> >UP. BUT IT WAS FROM MY HEART AND I'D DO IT AGAIN IF I HAD THE
>> >OPPORTUNITY. I AM GLAD TO BE HOME AND SLEEPING IN MY BED AND LISTENING
>> >TO MY POOR CAT GO AROUND THE HOUSE AT NIGHT MEOWING LIKE SOMEONE FORGOT
>> >TO FEED HIM, TO SEE OUR CHILDREN AND MOST OF ALL, TO GO PEE WITHOUT THAT
>> >PULLING THAT USED TO DOUBLE ME OVER ALL THE TIME. I NOTICED THAT
>> >IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRST SURGERY. I HAVE WRITTEN TO DR. K AND TOLD
>> >HIM THAT I'M HOME, AND HE'S SUCH A GOOD DOCTOR TO RESPOND SO QUICKLY AND
>> >TO SHOW SUCH CONCERN FOR HIS PATIENTS. WE HAD A LOVELY TIME IN GERMANY
>> >AND IT WAS WORTH IT. IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SURGERIES,
>> >PLEASE FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL ME. I WOULD DEFINATELY RECOMMEND THIS
>> >SURGERY TO ANYONE WITH ADHESIONS.....YOU WILL NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE
>> >RIGHT AWAY. DR. K IS THE BEST AND I HAVE PICTURES FOR ANYONE
>> >INTERESTED ALSO. THE EMMA KLINIK IS STATE OF THE ART, THE DOCTOR'S
>> >OFFICE IS NEW AND KEPT UP SO WELL. I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH CARE GO INTO A
>> >HOSPITAL AND PRIVATE DR. OFFICE. IT WAS VUNDERBAR....
>> >
>> >GOT TO REST.....LOVE AND THANKS FOR ALL THE PRAYERS....I LOVE YOU ALL SO
>> >MUCH, I HAVE MY NEW LIFE AHEAD OF ME AND THANKS TO DR. K, I WILL WALK
>> >DOWN THAT ISLE IN JUNE WITH DAN TO SAY "I DO" WITHOUT ANY HELP, OR
>> >PAIN.....NO MORE ADHESIONS!!!
>> >
>> >LOVE,
>> >TONYA
>>