So very sorry for your loss, brother. Keeping you and yours in my prayers.
"When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Thanks to y'all who have prayed for my family in the past. Renewed prayers would be much appreciated...
1. Mrs. Puff's mom, who has been recovering from a broken hip, has been diagnosed with cancer and is scheduled for surgery on July 5th. Hoping it's localized and not in the lymph nodes.
2. Our 16-year-old (Sam) is prepping today for an endoscopy and colonoscopy tomorrow, which will tell us if the meds he's been taking for the last several months have worked, or if he will need surgery to remove a section of his small intestine.
3. I'm still sorting out job options - waiting on three possibilities and need wisdom on what path to take.
Thanks!
"When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Thanks, brothers. Sam had his scopes today, which confirmed he will need to have surgery in the next two months. We'll meet with his GI doc next Wednesday to discuss details.
"When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Very sorry to hear this, brother. I'll be thinking of you in the days to come.
On a related note, I once wrote a research proposal concerning post-surgical confusion in hip surgery patients. Hip surgery has been noted to have just about the highest incidence of confusion of any surgery, and no one knows exactly why. It can be quite scary for the family.
Possible causes include pain, hypothermia, blood loss, micro-clotting leading to transient ischemic conditions in the brain among others. Interestingly, one thing I saw in my researching the research was that accupuncturists put the needles in the hip region to treat confusion. A possible link? I don't know.
The good news is that it usually passes in a couple weeks, and they usually have no memory of it. It's like, one day they wake up and suddenly you've got your Mom / Dad / whoever back. So, if you see it, be patient, it will most likely resolve.
(And don't yell at the nurses, it's not their fault, and it doesn't help.)
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Don't really know you...but any member of this forum is my brother/sister. So your family is in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Should go without saying but if you all need anything....just reach out and let us know!
1. Mrs. Puff's mom, who has been recovering from a broken hip, has been diagnosed with cancer and is scheduled for surgery on July 5th. Hoping it's localized and not in the lymph nodes.
2. Our 16-year-old (Sam) is prepping today for an endoscopy and colonoscopy tomorrow, which will tell us if the meds he's been taking for the last several months have worked, or if he will need surgery to remove a section of his small intestine.
3. I'm still sorting out job options - waiting on three possibilities and need wisdom on what path to take.
Thanks!
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If you are a newbie I got Dem nachos....
Cancer surgery is a scary prospect but techniques get better all the time, as does the success rate. Be strong, my friend.
I can kinda relate. I’m currently recuperating from a re-section of my small intestine, though not cancer related this time. Still not fun, though.
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves lives
It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
Keep us informed on all fronts.
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves lives
It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
If you want to bomb me send it to Tony @0patience
If you are a newbie I got Dem nachos....
On a related note, I once wrote a research proposal concerning post-surgical confusion in hip surgery patients. Hip surgery has been noted to have just about the highest incidence of confusion of any surgery, and no one knows exactly why. It can be quite scary for the family.
Possible causes include pain, hypothermia, blood loss, micro-clotting leading to transient ischemic conditions in the brain among others. Interestingly, one thing I saw in my researching the research was that accupuncturists put the needles in the hip region to treat confusion. A possible link? I don't know.
The good news is that it usually passes in a couple weeks, and they usually have no memory of it. It's like, one day they wake up and suddenly you've got your Mom / Dad / whoever back. So, if you see it, be patient, it will most likely resolve.
(And don't yell at the nurses, it's not their fault, and it doesn't help.)
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain