Here in Vegas

I had surgery on Wed. Feb. 21. Dr. Rutledge said "I have a healthy liver, and he did a 7 foot bypass". I am happy for that. 6 feet is his average/topical bypass. He does not make a determination on ones bypass until he is looking in one's body. Anyway, surgery went well. I was very sick in recovery and that did last a couple of hours. The nurses at the hospital were wonderful and nice. They took good care of me. I ate only because I had too. We walked the halls a lot and kept me moving. I was very tired and felt run over, but able to walk the halls. Only eating a few sips of soup, little yogurt, and saltines and of course Gatorade. Not eating enough for my body with all the drugs I am getting. As soon as I am out of the hospital I can have no more meds... period! Dr. rules! I am using the pain pump, and sleeping a lot. I really have no pain, and the staples are more annoying than hurtful. I'm just beat and very tired. Sleeping a lot. When I got out of the hospital the next afternoon I stared feeling sick to my tummy. The nurse already took out my I.V, so she gave me a pill for my tummy rather that a shot. We got back to our hotel room about 5pm or so after getting lost in Vegas. I was very sick that first night out of the hospital in my hotel room. I have been dry heaving most of the night. I did use the pain pump in the hospital. As long as I used it I felt pretty good. I could find the strength to walk the halls over and over again. They took me off the pain pump the next morning and started giving me oxycodone. I really feel I was not eating anything (bite or two) and my body did fine while the drugs were given to me through an I.V. But as soon as they gave me a pill and I put it in my empty tummy… RALPH 5am was the last time I got sick. Kept taking Benadryl and the anti nausea pill Dr. R prescribes for us post-op. It finally worked..

Today is Friday-

I have not got sick since 5am this morning. Was a very rough night last night. Thought something was wrong and I worried. I was crying and sad. Kept telling Derrel I'm sorry. He has been taking really good care of me. The last two days I have been given lots of meds from the hospital. That last shot of meds they gave me yesterday really over did my body. I think it was the meds and no food combo made my body sick. It's 6pm here now, and I did get a shower today and feel a bit better this evening. I am so tired...

I have ate 2 crackers today and just now getting to some chicken broth down as Derrel is going to start nagging at me if I don't eat. I did this to feel better, and feel better is what I want from myself. Tomorrow we will try to get out and walk all I can feel like doing. I'm just so tired today. I can not believe how beat, and tired I am from surgery. I felt getting a shower and brushing my teeth was all I could do. I am able to sleep and rest alot. Derrel is taking wonderful care of me, and doing for me, helping me and loving me. I am walking here at the hotel just back and fourth here in the room. I know I need to walk, walk, walk so I'm trying really hard. Were here till Tuesday mid morning and I'm already wanting to go home.

Till later....