I'm home! :)
Actually, I have been for a while - since Friday, Feb. 1. Friday was a really hoary day. 6:30am on rounds they said I might go home as early as Sunday. 10:30am they pulled my naso-gastro tube and said "Go home now." By 2:30pm I was gone.
But not eating! Oh no! I have a home health care service and a nifty little backpack-based IV nutrition system. It is amazing how well I am maintaining energy on IV; I'm really impressed. And I have been supplementing with liquids. Thus far I have graduated to 'full liquids', which includes pudding. I don't think I've made real pudding in 20 years. I'd forgotten how a) easy and b) damn tasty it is, although at this point I am desperately craving food which requires *chewing*. *sigh* :-P
But I'm being very good and not cheating although sometimes the temptation is harsh. Other than that... my pain control is excellent, my energy levels are good under the circumstances (although I'm really just vegging, and expect to for another few weeks), my spirits are mostly good.
I have a checkup and meeting with my oncologist tomorrow, and we'll be discussing the pathology and the battleplan. My understanding is that there will be a couple more weeks recuperation before any battles ensue, although they keep changing stuff on me so fast, you never know.
So, more later, and "Hi!". I missed y'all.
(Heh, and I have to get a new userpic because I have hair now, and not much confidence that I still will in another couple/few months.)
But not eating! Oh no! I have a home health care service and a nifty little backpack-based IV nutrition system. It is amazing how well I am maintaining energy on IV; I'm really impressed. And I have been supplementing with liquids. Thus far I have graduated to 'full liquids', which includes pudding. I don't think I've made real pudding in 20 years. I'd forgotten how a) easy and b) damn tasty it is, although at this point I am desperately craving food which requires *chewing*. *sigh* :-P
But I'm being very good and not cheating although sometimes the temptation is harsh. Other than that... my pain control is excellent, my energy levels are good under the circumstances (although I'm really just vegging, and expect to for another few weeks), my spirits are mostly good.
I have a checkup and meeting with my oncologist tomorrow, and we'll be discussing the pathology and the battleplan. My understanding is that there will be a couple more weeks recuperation before any battles ensue, although they keep changing stuff on me so fast, you never know.
So, more later, and "Hi!". I missed y'all.
(Heh, and I have to get a new userpic because I have hair now, and not much confidence that I still will in another couple/few months.)