Surgery News

After spending almost 3 hours waiting to see the Dr. this afternoon. ( my appt. was suppose to be at 3:30pm, and I saw the Dr. at 6:15pm), he has decided to wait to do any surgery this week. I am totally bummed.
He is going to consult my Gastro Dr. first to see just how bad my gallbladder is. He doesn't know what, if anything will be done about my feeding tube.
And the surgery to fix my stomach issues is NOT done in my hometown. I will either go to Dallas or Houston to have a "gastric neurotransmitter- or pacemaker" inserted into my stomach. The pacemaker will send signals to the nerves to tell them to work again. Just like a pacemaker for the heart. This surgery is very new, and there aren't any surgeons in my hometown that do it. But, my surgeon is going to call his friends in both cities to see who wants to take my case.

Thank you for continuing to praying, and I will keep you updated about a surgery date.

Emily

Trying Again & Relapsing

I went to the Dr. yesterday for a post-hospital check-up and I mentioned that I had the stomach flu last week, but was still not feeling well. I am still get so naseauous when I eat and have been throwing up more recently. (I can't really throw-up, but anything that HASN"T reached my stomach will come back up.)
She mentioned that I try to give up gluten for 2 weeks and see if that helps, because I might have a gluten allergy which may be causing my stomach issues. Well, after talking with my cousins today about how hard it is do follow a non-gluten diet; I have decided to resume my tube feeds. Thankfully my feeding pump is small, and I can put it in a backpack or a medium size bag.
I will start tube feeds on Saturday, giving Thanksgiving lunch enough time to leave my body.
I had a feeling that I would relapse, which is what is happening, so I am glad that we didn't remove the tube when I was feeling better.
I don't think that I will try to eat anything while taking tube feeds, which will be a huge temptation for me since I have been eating "real foods" for the past 3 months. A normal tube feed can take anywhere between 3-4 hours per can, which is 8 oz of formula.
I have been relying on my morphine and anti-neaseau meds everyday for the past 3 weeks, which is another sign that something is going wrong again.
I hate that I have relapsed, but I know that this is all in God's timing.
Please pray for me as I start my tube feeds again. Pray that I won't feel so home-bound and will feel like getting out.