Dh went into the or at 730 this morning. It's after two and he's still in there. He has crohns and had a colostomy so they're hopefully getting rid of that and cutting out part of his colon.
I'm freaking out that it's taking so long!
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Oh goodness! I'm sure everything is going just fine. I know exactly how you feel though. My husband had surgery in March and the doctor told us the procedure would take an hour. It took three! I was so stressed out.
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Sending you and your DH positive thoughts!!!! I would be stressed too. Hospital procedures are never fun.
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thinking of you!
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sending you my positive thoughts and juju, hope he recovers quickly!!
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sending positive thoughts and prayers to your family - have they given you a round-about finish time?
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Praying for your hubs! Good luck and keep us posted!
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Thinking of you, @artbee. I'm sure it's stressful but he's in good hands. I hope he's in recovery soon for you!
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Vibes Artbee! Please update us when he is in recovery.
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Hope it all goes well!
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Hoping for the best for you and Mr. Artbee!!!!
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Goodness! I hope that you get some good news soon.
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Hope the surgery goes well!!! Sending good thoughts your way!
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Hang in there. I hope all goes well.
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hope all is well @artbee! thinking of you guys!
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As you know, I've had the very same operation, so he's definitely in my thoughts and prayers.
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Positive thoughts coming your way!!!
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Thinking of you guys! I'm sure they are just taking their time and making sure everything is perfect! Hope he's in recovery ASAP!
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Oh my goodness, I would be so anxious! Thinking of you guys!
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Thank you so much everybody! All your positive thoughts worked- DH's surgery went well! It took longer than they thought it would because he had gained some weight and they had to get around all the fat.... ooops! We'll be started a diet together soon
Most importantly for him the colostomy is finally gone. I'm sure he'll be excited once he finally realizes... I told him about 4 times today but he just kept asking me what the doctor said over and over, so I'm 100% sure he still has no clue. Now onto recovery!
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@artbee: yaaaay! I wanted to ask when I saw you were back but I didn't want to push it. So glad it went well!
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So glad it went well for Mr. Artbee!!
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So glad it went well!
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such good news that it went well!
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Great news! Surgery is incredibly stressful, so I would have been freaking out too. I'm sending my wishes for a speedy recovery!!
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Great news! I'm glad they could reverse the colostomy! That is such a hard thing to get used to (I'm a nurse and I teach people how to care for them). I'm happy everything worked out and wish him a quick and uneventful recovery!
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So glad to hear that the surgery went well!! Hope he feels better very soon.
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Yay! Good news!!
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Oh that's awesome news!!!
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You girls are all so supportive! It really does help me to stress a little less after hearing all your kind words.
@Shimmer: immature question, but do you ever get poo'd on when helping change a bag? You're amazing for doing that job! Honestly, I do wish he got used to it and kept it. That way I wouldn't have to worry that the inflammation would come back and he'll need another surgery, or even worse cause colon cancer.
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hurray for a successful surgery!!! Hoping his recovery goes well!!!
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Yay! I had a cousin go through something similar (if not the same) - it does not sound like an easy thing to live through. Wishing him a speedy recovery!
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@artbee: It's one of the glamorous parts of my job
Yes, sometimes some poo does make its way onto me, but that's what gloves and soap/water are for! I find that some people take to it without a problem and others struggle with it regardless of how much instruction they get on how to care for it properly. It's a body identity crisis, and since we were infants our poo came out of our bottoms - now we're asking people to change the mindset that they've been in for all of their lives and be okay with pooing in a bag. There are many young men and women who live full, fulfilling lives with a colostomy - but I wouldn't doubt that they struggled at some point with the very idea of what was happening to their bodies.
I hope the inflammation stays away so he doesn't need to have the colostomy placed again. Crohn's really sucks; I can't even begin to imagine. I have IBS and that's bad enough sometimes!
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I am glad the surgery went well! Hope he has a smooth recovery!
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So glad it went well! Hoping for a fast recovery!
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So glad everything went well, you guys sure have been through enough lately. Hopefully you guys will both be feeling happier and healthier very soon!
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@artbee: So glad the surgery went well!!!
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@artbee: that is awesome!!! I'm so glad things are looking good for him. You have been through SO much, it's great to hear that he is on the road to recovery now.
Most importantly for him the colostomy is finally gone. I'm sure he'll be excited once he finally realizes... I told him about 4 times today but he just kept asking me what the doctor said over and over, so I'm 100% sure he still has no clue. Now onto recovery!
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