Yesterday a Home Health Nurse made her first visit. My vitals all look good, as does the incision area, which is good because tomorrow I get my staples removed! Among other things, I had concerns about extreme hot flashes to being very chilled... that's evidently common after surgery for a few weeks. She oversaw what Doug has to do for me, and asked questions from her forms generally meant for more senior patients (i.e. Have you fallen down since you returned home?, etc.). I'm one of the younger ones to get colorectal cancer, but it obviously can happen, so as I've hoped to stress all along this journey, if you haven't done so yet please get yourself checked.
Thanks to our friends and neighbors for the dinners brought by, and those yet to come. How wonderful! To Mary for the 15+ minutes of sunshine on your deck, and the items from the store. And to my Aunt Janice, Aunt Betty Tim, Mom, and sisters - I love you guys, and love hearing your inspirational comments so often!
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Debbie,
Catching up on your blog this morning...I'm so glad to hear surgery went so well. Everyday the pain will lessen and you will get stronger. I do understand that cleansing cry!! A person needs that at times to move ahead. Follow the doctors orders...rest when you can, move around as much as you can without over doing it. (I know from experience that's a tough one!!) Your job is to take care of yourself! Think of you often, and hoping the next few months of treatment will breeze by!
Thinking positive thoughts....
Beth
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