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Perpetual Ruminations
#1096652 added September 4, 2025 at 7:13pm
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Esophagectomy
| I had my esophagus removed on August 21, with few problems. It took an hour longer because my stomach didn't want to stretch: I don't blame it. During my stay in the ICU, I went into Atrial fibrillation because of the intensity of the surgery, so I was put on a medication to stabalize my heart beat, which it did after a few days. I spent two weeks in the hospital healing before being discharged yesterday. I'm home now, feeling pretty good considering the size of the incision in my abdomin and neck (they had to be larg enough for the surgeon to use his hands). I went ten days without any food, but I was put on IV nutrition. Now I'm home learning to eat all over. Soft moist foods like pudding and mashed potatoes, as well as a bland diet for a few days as my system gets used to food again. But the good news is, I'll eventually be eating all my favorite foods again, it's just a matter of time. On the downside, however, I now have less stomach to put that food into. I currently can eat about a cup of food, and that's pushing it. But it's getting better fairly quickly and I should be able to increase that amount. It's much like having one stomach banded, you have to eat nutrient rich foods or a supliment, and instead of two or three meals a day, I have to eat five or six. Also, I can't drink very much when I eat because it will fill me up and I won't have room for the food. I started with some vegetable broth four days ago, about one fourth cup. Two days ago I consumed a half a cup of broth, and yesterday before leaving the hospital, I had three quarters of a cup of cream of potato soup. After getting home I also enjoyed about a half cup of coffee and for supper ate almost a cup of mashed potatoes. Today went pretty good, feeling more of my old self and have been up for most of the day. I don't know how much I'll be around, however, I have follow up appointments with the surgeon, I have appointments with the oncolgist to find out when I restart chemo, and I have to set up an appointment with a cardiologis to get off this heart medication safely. I will pop in when I can to keep everyone updated. |
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My writing doesn't follow any set genre, it's interdependent of my mood and all that's taking place in life. I'm still finding myself, what I write constitutes the markers along the path of that journey. With time, many things will manifest in my work and perhaps I will pursue one or two genres. For now, it's not, "What type of writing is my passion?"
"Writing is my passion."
