Ricky is sure glad I'm back home. He really missed me. As soon as I got in the door he was crying to get out and then got on my shoulder and was saying his name over and over and purring at me and kissing me. I missed him too.
This is the rash that has spread all over my right arm. It's on my left a bit also but not bad. You can see the welts or hives on my chest too. Now the itch has started on my belly and under my breasts. I have stopped the Benadryl and hoping it might be the cause and will go away soon. It sure drives me nuts! I'm keeping a baking soda paste on it. Helps the itching.
A male nurse came to see me on Tuesday to get all the information they will need for my home care while I'm recuperating. He measured all my incisions and was going to measure the ones on my butt but I told him I didn't feel comfortable with a man doing it so the female nurse will do that today when she comes. She will come every Friday for six weeks to take my vitals and make sure everything is healing okay.
I'm doing well enough that I don't need any other help in my home. I just can't lift anything heavy and I can't drive. My family will get my groceries for me as needed.
Before I left the hospital I had this awful itching on my left lower front leg along an old scar. I thought maybe it was from the Flo Max things on my legs but now I don't think so. I have broken out in a terrible rash on my right arm and some on the left and on my chest and now starting under my breasts. It's driving me crazy! I called my surgeon's office on Wed. to make an appointment to get my staples out and talked to one of his nurses. She told me to take Benadryl every four hours. But the rash is getting worse. I think maybe I might be allergic to that stuff. I was taking it at night in the hospital to help me sleep. So as of today I'm not going to take it any more and see what happens. I have been doing some research online and seems that a lot of people break out in rashes and hives after surgery. And most never get an answer for it. I guess it goes away with time. I sure hope so!
I'm doing real good with my colostomy bag. I have no trouble changing it and cleaning it. I feel so much better already without all that pain and pressure in my butt from the tumor. When the stitches heal up fully I should be okay.
With the cancer all through my liver I know I don't have long but I will at least be a lot more comfortable for now.
I'm catching up on my sleep and feel much more rested these days. Each day I feel a bit better. Much better than I thought I'd be after the surgery. I thought I'd be in a lot of pain but I'm not. I will never take any of those Loritabs that they gave me. If I need anything I'll just take a Tylenol but I don't even want to take that. I am getting back to my normal routine and taking the vitamins and minerals that I know I need to heal fast. I can eat anything I want now too without worrying that it would bother the tumor amd make it bleed. Now I can go back to eating my nuts!! And berries! If I only have up to a year to live then I'm eating anything that makes me feel good and that includes sweets. But I am going to do some research to see if I can prolong the liver from getting worse fast. If I can then I won't be eating the sweets.
The doctor said I might be able to live up to three years if I took the Chemo. But I won't be doing that. I don't want to be sick and putting that poison in my body. I'd rather have the one year and feel good.
After seeing what my sister went through I'd never want that stuff.
So I guess I can say that I'm doing real good right now. I just get tired and have to lie down sometimes but then I'm right back up doing things. When the pressure starts to build on my butt stitches then I will lie down. Like right now I'm starting to get uncomfortable here at the computer so I have to go. The nurse should be coming soon I hope. She hasn't called me yet though. I'll be back soon.
Thanks everyone for all the prayers and well wishes while I was going through this and still am. It helps tremendously!! But I'm in good spirits!!
Just got a call from a different nurse. She said the other one got tied up today and that she would be out tomorrow to see me instead. At least I can relax now without worrying about someone coming to paw all over me.
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