December to remember

Di has made it home after spending 3 days and two nights at Presbyterian Hosp. Her hysterectomy took a little longer then expected. The doctor had to go back in and do a second procedure to stop some internal bleeding. So what was supposed to be hysterectomy surgery Tuesday morning, with her going home Wednesday evening, ended up being surgery Tuesday morning, fixing the bleeding Wednesday afternoon and returning home Thursday late afternoon. Needless to say it's been a long few days for her. We are home know, so we are thankful for that. We were told that recovery will take 2 to 3 weeks.

We are happy to be home and are looking forward to spending Christmas at home with family and friends.

Thanks everyone for the kind words, flowers, cards, texts, emails and calls expressing your good will and hoping for her quick recovery. She is a fast healer and I'm sure she will be up and at it soon. Possibly to soon. I'll have to watch her so she doesn't try and do to much.

Thanks for reading, and if I don't see/talk to you before Christmas then I hope you have a very merry one.

Hysterectomy Surgery Day

Di's hysterectomy surgery was done on December 13. We arrived at 7:20am for a 9am surgery with Dr. Bernstein. Surgery was uneventful. I slept the night at Presby with her. On the morning of the 14, about 11:30 Di was up and walking. Unfortunately she wasn't able to pee...and that isn't good. She was able to pass a nasty blood clot. That isn't good even more. Back to surgery it is. Di was taken back to the surgery room around 3pm. Dr. Bernstein finished up around 4:15. He said he put 3 stitches in where there was a little bleeding. He checked her platelet count and it was really low. He said it was due to her chemo, so he has been in contact with Dr McIntyre about it. He said we should expect a visit from her and she'll discuss what she plans to do about getting her counts up.
I'm in the waiting room...waiting for her to get out of recovery. It looks like I'll be spending a second night at Presby. Di has been OK.. seen her better that's for sure.
Di is always so strong. I rarely see her down. Surgery always makes her really nervous. She seems to get a little emotional right before she is wheeled away for surgery. That's' when sad thoughts creep into my head. I kick them out because I feel I'm a rational man..and because others are usually with me and I need to be strong for them. But it breaks my heart every time...