I've also been wondering how she's doing. She's a fighter, that's for sure!

Me also! Hoping all is going well!

Hi guys, thanks for asking!!!

As you know she had her surgery on Good Friday. She was coming along great and enjoying eating solid food. This lasted for about a week.

They noticed that her urine in her catheter was cloudy and had some stuff in it, so it seems that her organs are Communicating again, and her bladder might have developed a leak.

They promptly hooked her back on iv....feeding her through the tube. The test is that if her urine runs clear, then she was definitely getting solids from food in her UI tract. We were hoping it would run cloudy, but it's clearish again.

They did a scope on her bladder and she does have a hole in it again. They are keeping her on iv's to see if it does heal on it's own with time. If not, they'll do surgery and yank the damned thing out. I almost wish they'd do it anyway, instead of waiting.

She was so much better and stronger when she was eating. I was so excited and happy after Easter weekend. One thing that Wally and I have noticed is she has nausea all the time (they put gravol in her iv). When she was eating, she didn't have that.

The doctor was in to see her last nite. He cut a bunch of snips of stuff when she had her surgery and the initial results showed that they were all benign. However, last nite, he said the pathologists are still combing the tests, and they did find a small, minute slow-growing cancer. He said it's nothing to be alarmed about at all.

So, she's back to where she was prior to having surgery, hooked up to iv's and getting up out of bed daily to do a little bit of shuffling with a walker and 2 nurses. Nothing major, not even around the room.

She hasn't walked for so long, that she's terrified of falling. She literally has terror in her eyes when the bed rails come down and she has to stand. I keep reassuring her that the nurses and physio nurses are there to help her and won't let her fall. She keeps telling herself that, she just has to tell her legs that.

She's planning Father's Day (for us). Tells me where things are, and don't forget to....... etc etc. So she'll have the menu planned and everything organized from her hospital bed, well in advance. lol

She really does thank you for your wishes and good thoughts. I keep telling her that you are asking about her and of course she has the cards that you sent.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that! I was thinking she was progressing well, but I guess this is just one more little setback that she'll overcome, that little miracle of yours. Please send her my good wishes for a complete recovery very soon.

Sherry, I am so glad that she is looking forward and making plans for Father's Day, that is so encouraging, even with the little set back. I think that the fear of falling is quite the norm, I know that our older relatives are the same. She's in my thoughts and prayers.

So sorry to hear that your mom is still going through all this. God bless her spirit and her will to put up such a good fight. I so hope the doctors can get to the bottom of all this real soon.

Making plans for Father's Day! Now tha'ts spunk!!! lol Sorry to hear she's had a bit of a set-back..but she's a toughy and she'll get ober this hump! Still sending Prayers her way!!!

I'm sorry for the little set back. I like to hear that she id planning Father's day! good for her. Hopefully every time she gets up and walks she will have less and less fear. would she feel safer with a 6'6" 270 lb muscle bound young man to walk her? I can send one up! LOL
give her our good vibes!

This gal is really, the Come Back Kid. I love her spunk and that she is planning Fathers Day. Was there a card shower and I missed getting her address? If so, if you would email me her address, I would love to send her a card. I so admire her and you, having to get over one hump after another. I truly hope the Drs can finally get her up and running for good. (((((Hugs)))) for both of you.