ValleyRD Mailing List: Fwd: Kay's Up-Date A-5 - - - -

[Bob Heiser (w7ikt]

Good Evening  - - - -
Here is the latest on Kay and her adventures while staying at the Local 
"Bed & Shot".
It seems like every time I go up there the nurses are giving her a shot 
or taking blood.
They should know by now that this is not one of my more favorite things 
to see.  I am
proud of myself for not passing out and splitting my head open.  The 
nurses could do
this while I am not there - - -
Last night we were told that Kay would have to have surgery in the 
morning.  Not wanting
to be late I set the alarm for 5:30 so I could get up there before Kay 
went to surgery.  Well,
I did not need the alarm for I woke up at 4 and tossed and turned for an 
hours and finally got
up.  Had some coffee and got to the hospital in plenty of time.  In fact 
in time for the nurses
to stick Kay and draw blood.
The hospital wheeled her down at 8 and while prep her they blew-out, 
punctured, or lost the
IV inputs and had to start a new one.  God, I dreaded that for the last 
time it really caused her
pain.  After talking to them about the pain and how I wanted to hit the 
SOB that was sticking
her when we first got there, the nurse told me they were going to get 
the "BEST" IV putter-inner
they had in the prep area.  CHICKEN ! ! !  Kay was hoping that they 
would do this when she was
out during the surgery.  The "BEST" came in and low and behold she had 
that thing in on the first
try.  Thank you GOD! ! !
The nurses rolled Kay into surgery around 12 and by 12:45 the doctor was 
briefing me.  He told me
the infection/abscess was in the skin and the fat and had not penetrated 
the stomach wall.  He did
clean out and removed the infection.  The cut to do this was on the same 
cut the doctors did during
Kay's initial operation.  After the surgery the doctor did place a Wound 
Pump on the incision so that
the wound would heal from the inside out.  I was told that Kay would be 
in Recovery for about an hour
so I want and grabbed a bite to eat and then went to Kay's room.  About 
30 to 45 minutes later she
showed up.
I stayed with her for about and hour and then decided to leave for I had 
some running to do.  She was
still pretty well out of it from the surgery.  When I got back this 
evening around 6 she was a little better
and after her "Happy Shot" for pain she did perk up a little.  She was 
able to get some ice to wet her
whistle.  We did ask the nurse if she could get something to eat and 
after checking with the doctor she
was told she could eat anything she wanted.  Problem was the only thing 
available was sandwiches for
the kitchen was closed.  She did not want anything that heavy and she 
was able to order some Jell-O
and Ice Cream.
I left a little after 8 for visiting hours were over and when I left she 
was talking to my mother.  She had
just finished talking to Tim, Dawn and Chris.  Guys, she is getting her 
voice back so beware.
Earlier we received the impression that she would be in the hospital for 
another five days but if she gets
her strength up and the wound starts healing she could get out 
sooner.  This will depend on mainly the
doctors and how Kay is progressing.   I asked the doctor about her 
walking for this is what MDA wanted
her to do and he said no problem now.  He was contacting a Physical 
Therapist to show her how to get
up and down.  He told me that he was going to talk to a Nutritionist to 
get her on a high protein diet.  I
still believe that a lot of this is pulled muscles from the fall she 
took the first night at MDA.  I guess they
will get her straighten out to where it will not be so painful to get up 
and down in the next few days.
Well, I better be going.  Take care and have a great night. Hopefully we 
have completed this bumpy road
now and there will be nothing more than smooth roads for Kay.  Thank you 
all for yours messages with
PRAYERS, KIND WORDS and THOUGHTS & CARDS.  We both greatly appreciate it 
and want to hug
every one of our extended family for this.  Take care  - - - Ski's