Tube free me! Glad to be alive!

[nprcowboy 533]

Added some pics of my journey. I'm down 61lbs since pre-op. Lost too much too fast when sick but can of focus on working towards goal as last 2 months was focused on just surviving. Pic with fish in white shirt was in July at 295,got to 308 now at 247. Pic with large bass was a month ago when sick, but wanted to feel normal for 5 minutes and used all my strength and first cast got this 9 lb monster! Ty again to all for outpouring of support!

[Babbs 14,681]

So sorry you had to go through all that, but happy you are on the mend! Take care of yourself, and you look great!

[barbb3 115]

Thanks for the update! So glad you are doing better!

[Chuckie 9]

I have followed your journey and I am so happy you and your wife are getting better. Keep us posted! You look wonderful!

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

Ty again to all for outpouring of support!

@@nprcowboy

you are very welcome

its interesting how people on a board like this get so involved with a "strangers"

now we all feel like close friends

you have through such times

congrats on staying strong and getting through this

i can't imagine going through what you had to do

glad that nasty NG tube is finally gone

how is your eating going??

or are you still only drinking? pureed?

hope the worst is over and you continue to improve

how is wifey??

cancer - what is the situation?

what is going on with her sleeve?

of course dealing with the cancer is the first concern

don't know whats in store for her

but best of luck to her

good luck cowboy

kathy

Edited January 17, 2015 by proudgrammy

[JALUVIC 79]

Great pictures! Especially the tropical beach one - oh how lovely that would be to be there! Glad you are on the road to better health and wishing the best to both you and wifey.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

No cancer treatment (for wifey)

@@nprcowboy

saw this in your last thread

thought i would do a cut and paste if anyone missed it

wonderful, wonderful news about your better half

after what you two have been through - you deserve some good news

sounds like you two can walk into the sunset

hand in hand

working the sleeve

ride 'em cowboy

kathy

Edited January 17, 2015 by proudgrammy

[Chelenka 827]

Lookin good! Glad you are doing so much better and wifey too!

[nprcowboy 533]

last part of transformation back to me was shaving off my "sickness" beard. Hadnt shaved while sick.

@@proudgranny -I am doing ok with eating and such, today was best day and firstfull day w/o NG Tube, I managed 700 calories and 60 grams of Protein (no Protein shakes) Turkey slices, some grilled fish etc....and I drank 60 oz of Water. Far cry from 0 & 0 three weeks ago or so!

I do need to start my supplement Vitamins back up now. I do notice that even the turkey slices or anything is giving me bad heartburn. I have tried different PPI's (within first couple weeks of post op b4 I got sick, and since I got the tube and thru now, I get bad heartburn, I am on omeprazole, have tried protonix and nexium, no luck yet). I am also gettingregular faintness (starting to black out) and dizziness for a few moments almost everytime I stand up or get out of bed. Surgeon said yesterday that may be to poor hydration. I thins its because I was weening off of tube feed, so was probably not getting enough Water & nutrition, today should help and of course coming days as I continue to hydrate and get nutrition. He also said maybe the Vitamins too ( I need to go on them again as was off for past 2 months). only other thing bothering me is the blurred vision. Its now about 10" out from my eyes where it starts to get blurry, started when they put me on Compazine when I went in hospital last time. Today is first day with no nausea medicine. So no just PRN. Its a side effect of that strong med, but he said it may not come back (the vision) That sucks, but if getting some reading glasses out of my ordeal is the only change from pre-near death experience, I'll take it!

My wife is doing great post bypass, and with yeterdays news of no cancer, she has a better outlook too.

[nprcowboy 533]

@@proudgrammy , sorry, typo on proudgranny, nn is next to mm on keyboard@@proudgrammy, blame it on the meds hehehe

[RenewMe 64]

Glad things are going in the right direction for both of you.

[mnmlst 249]

This is great news! I'm so glad things seem to be turning around for you.

[Pac-woman 325]

Good job with the fish!