A Little Fable - Page 13

Thats insane they sent you home so soon. :(  I hope you are having a better day today, jackie! Feel good!!!

I went home in our SUV, my hubby driving the 1 hour commute, with Vicodin  for pain. I was in tears by the time we negotiated all the speed bumps in my community, at 1 1/2 miles an hour! So no ambulance fees! But I feel much better now, thank goodness!
jackie harris

Jackie, my daughter had similar surgery and a very short hospital stay; she received the bum's rush too. For days she was in excruciating pain from all the gas they pumped into her abdominal cavity. She had to beg the surgeon to see her again, he said there was nothing he could do. It took her the best part of a week to be able to move around on her own. Keep the faith, there are better days ahead.

Sometimes it's best to be at home - less chance of icky bacteria. But they really shouldn't rush people out, that's terrible. Especially for major surgery!! We were rushed out after the delivery of our daughter - 38 hour labor, 14 hours in the hospital, 3 hours pushing, out the door the next day. Didn't offer me a wheelchair, walked ahead of me 30ish feet and occasionally looked back as if to say hurry up! Walked about a half mile...lovely. Guess they thought I was up for it! And I DEFINITELY hear you about the bumpy ride home....holy sh!t...and I didn't even have surgery!

Jackie,
Glad to hear you are doing better.... hang in there. I will keep praying for a quick recovery!

Thanks for the well wishes! And thanks for letting me whine to you all, having friends to talk to means so much! Thank you, thank you! 
jackie harris

I'm glad you are ok, but sorry you had to go through such an ordeal. You poor thing....   I'm sure you will start feeling better soon. Hang in there, Jackie. We are all pulling for you.

Yeesh, that is awful! I had pretty major back surgery a few years ago, and even I was in the hospital for a full week! I can't imagine having gone home those first couple of days. Sorry you had to go through that!

 Feel better soon!

Jackie, I just read this post, so forgive me for being late to reply.  First, I want to say how sorry I am that you are forced to fight this horrible disease.  Unfortunately, I have way to much experience with cancer as I lost my best friend to cancer when she was just 31 and more recently my parents.  There is a lot of support out there via the American Cancer Society.  I have been involved in fundraising for them since 2000, first via the Relay for Life and then later via the Bark for Life.  The NE IPO region is also doing their part to raise money by supporting my clubs Schutzhund Olympics.  In April 2014 we will be hosting our 5th Annual Olympics and have raised over $10,000 to help take a "Bite out of Cancer". I started doing these fundraisers for my friend and my parents who I have lost, but the reason I keep dedicating so much of my time, resources and energy is for people like you. I hope that soon a cure will be found and or a breakthrough will be made in early detection.  You were so kind to me last year when i was struggling losing my Libby to cancer and just 6 weeks ago I lost my Falon to an aggressive form of histiocarcoma.  May all the kindness and support that has been expressed on this board continue to give you courage to face what comes.  I am sending you warm thoughts and prayers that you have caught this in time and that 30 years from now we will still be reading your posts.

If I can be of any help in identifying resources available through the ACS, please don't hesitate to ask.

Also, our Bark for Life feature stories of people like you who have been affected by cancer.  Would love to be able to share your story with the Bark for Life's, which started with us in Pottstown, PA and within just a few short years has become a Trademarked National event for the ACS.  The Bark would love to share the story how your dogs detected your cancer and were persistent enough for you to realize something was wrong and thus discovered your tumor.  Just another way that our dogs are helping to take a bite out of cancer.

Sending you positive thoughts and prayers for a complete and speedy recovery.

Cheryl