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General Discussion and Announcements => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fierofool on January 30, 2016, 05:41:25 pm

Title: Doing great
Post by: Fierofool on January 30, 2016, 05:41:25 pm

 :D. Got up this morning and went for a long walk. No pain meds.  No solid foods yet.  Just ice.

Good surgeon.  Good nurses.  A good God.

Thank all of you for your prayers and well wishes.

Charlie.   :D

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: oldone on January 30, 2016, 07:04:26 pm

glad you are doing great Charlie!

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Roger on January 30, 2016, 09:34:34 pm

Love to hear it!
How soon can you drive a Fiero?

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: f85gtron on January 31, 2016, 09:21:05 am

yipee!

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Slyp on January 31, 2016, 11:41:29 am

Glad to hear that all is going well.

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Raydar on January 31, 2016, 02:52:52 pm

I'm happy that you're doing well, Charlie. I enjoyed talking with you.

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Fierofool on January 31, 2016, 06:36:59 pm

I enjoyed the chat too.  Sorry I kept you so lomg.

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Roger on February 03, 2016, 07:47:38 pm

Sooooo...Are we at home and healing well?

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Fierofool on February 03, 2016, 08:09:08 pm

Not home yet.  I got sick this morning.  Doc says intestines not ready yet.  If nothing else by morning, maybe Thursday.

Doc says all signs removed.  Ten percent chance of returning.  Pathology showed it was confined to colon.

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: oldone on February 03, 2016, 11:11:45 pm

outstanding!

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Fierofool on February 04, 2016, 05:38:25 pm

Got home about 2.  Sore.  Just resting for a few days.  Can't drive for at least a week.

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: GrannyLinda on February 04, 2016, 05:56:22 pm

Great News !

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Roger on February 04, 2016, 07:55:45 pm

WELCOME HOME!!!

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: proff on February 07, 2016, 03:33:29 am

thats great news charlie
its a good thing that you got this early

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: carnut122 on February 12, 2016, 12:04:03 am

Charlie,

   Glad to hear that all went well with your surgery. 

Tom

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Fierofool on February 12, 2016, 11:22:05 am

The outcome couldn't have been better.  A minimum removal was required, only to get the affected length of colon.  There was enough blood supply to support the remaining portion.  Pathology of lymph nodes shows no signs of spread but I will need tests every 3 months for a few years just as a safeguard.  No chemo or radiation will be needed.

Staples were removed yesterday and a couple of places on the incision opened up.  They repaired that with Doctors Duct Tape, so I'm prohibited from lifting for about 3 months. 

Melanie and I are very grateful for your support through visits, phone calls, cards and prayer.  We are blessed to have friends like all of you. 

When your doctor asks you when was the last time you had a PSA test, a colonoscopy, a PAP smear, or a mammogram, if you haven't had one within the recommended time span, be sure to schedule one immediately.  I didn't.  This might have been prevented had I followed doctors recommendations at my last colonoscopy. 

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: f85gtron on February 12, 2016, 02:34:16 pm

Glad to hear you're doing well!  Is shifting gears considered lifting?

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Fierofool on February 12, 2016, 03:25:46 pm

I don't know but non-power steering may be equivalent.

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Robs Fieros on March 01, 2016, 07:11:55 pm

I sure am glad you're back. I will be soon.

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Fierofool on March 01, 2016, 10:23:19 pm

For those of you that don't know, Robbie has been in the hospital for the past couple of weeks.  He still has the infection in his leg from the accident many years ago.  They still haven't taken the rod out of his leg.  He also had to have one of his toes removed, which is the main reason for the hospitalization.  Spoke with him tonight and he's due to go home in a few days. 

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Roger on March 01, 2016, 10:36:36 pm

 :(
Sorry to hear this news about you Robbie.  Here's hoping you're better very soon!   ;D

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Donster on April 01, 2016, 01:43:54 pm

As I have not been here for a while, it seems we have missed quite a bit. I wanted to send our well-wishes from across the pond and hope you get well real soon Charly.
Please also give our best to Mel.

\D

Title: Re: Doing great
Post by: Fierofool on April 01, 2016, 05:26:03 pm

Thank you, Don.  I'm well.  I go back on May 2 for my first blood test follow-up to see if any thing shows up, but for the moment I've been given the all clear signal.  Mel's doing as well as can be expected.  Occasional flareups of RA and the pollen being major events for her. 

Hope Anne and Shanine are good, too.  I had recently asked Roger if he'd heard from you and he said he hadn't.  We were wondering how you were doing and how your health was holding up.  I had checked your signature link months ago and couldn't get through.  Update your profile so we can contact you from time to time. 

Kind Regards