It's day 11 and still not much movement in the bowel. The new resident, Dr. Fatima, and the nurses all say that patience is needed, in addition to lots of walking. Everyone's system reawakens following surgery at an individual pace.
Despite the fact that I am not yet allowed to take food by mouth, I am well-nourished through the IV drips and feel stronger each day. I walked well over a half mile of hallways today and sat in the chair much of the rest of the day.
I feel well enough now to watch movies on the "movies on demand" feature on my room television. When I am finally allowed to eat and no longer connected to the IV tower, I will feel much more free to move about the hospital while waiting to see if the food I eat goes through my system as planned.
Thanks to Spencer, Andy, David, and Lauren who visited on Saturday and brought a beautiful basket of flowers from LSM, and to Norma and Harley for bringing me a contraband lime to put in my water. Small things sometimes make a big difference.
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It was great to see you on Saturday, Ed. I hope that we can catch up again at some point when you get back to Decorah!
ReplyDeleteDavid
Hi Ed,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you're through the toughest part! I'll bet even hospital food will taste delicious after this. When my grandmother was in the hospital she said she should toss the food directly into the bedpan and save it a trip!
Diane Lingen