take a shower but once or twice a week
sleep on my stomach
practice jiu jitsu
ride my motorcycle
go to church
go for a mountain bike ride
swim
leave the house
have sex
eat fruits or vegetables
exercise at all/lift anything over 5lbs
stay hydrated
wear the clothes I want
eat anything with a high sugar or potassium content
have a job
drive.
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I have a fancy IV that goes from my left arm to almost my heart. It is my life line and nothing bad can happen to it. I am hooked up to it in someway or another for up to 18 hours in a day. I also have an ileostomy. So that is where everything I eat or drink ends up. I have to change that bag and everything twice a week. It is not fun. I also have that big open scar down the middle of my belly. My abdominal muscles have been cut through 7 times now. You should have seen this wound a month ago, this is beautiful in comparison.

This is why I can:
nap during the day
take pain pills
play video games
read whatever I want
be on the internet
have a mini fridge and dresser full of medical supplies
have a nurse come to my house 2 or 3 times a week
sit in the driveway and paint
watch lots of dvd's and tv
loose weight
learn patience
have faith and hope/pray lots
learn who is really concerned about me.
I wish I could mash these two lists together and pick only the best. But that's not how my life is supposed to be right now. So chin up, eyes open, face forward and doing what I need to do. With lots of help from others and hope and faith in something greater than myself.
Rowdy-
ReplyDeletePLEEEEEEEEze hurry up and get better. Everyone misses you. Jessica is visiting for Thanksgiving. Jeff's technique is beginning to kick some serious butt. I wish to high heaven I had the perfect sage words that would make it less of a giant annoyance, but alas, I only have positive thoughts.
Have you read all those corny dragon tattoo books? Good page turners.
Dag
I have total faith that you can handle this. Thinking of you. :)
ReplyDeleteRock on brother....keep rockin' it! You own this!
ReplyDeleteNo worries brother, you totally own this! It was hard to look at that scar! Makes it all seem more real. It will soon all be over!
ReplyDelete@Molly--that is a gazillion times better-looking than it was at the beginning. Your mom has photos from 2 days postop.
ReplyDeleteAnd FYI--you're looking at insides on the outside in those pictures.
I simpathise I had the same thing but i didnt take any pic's
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