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« on: October 27, 2010, 06:16:07 AM »
Just wanted to say, today my MIL had a big operation, lasted almost 5 hours.  They finished at 9pm and let us see her briefly.   An ileostomy due to bowel cancer.   When we saw her at about 9:30pm they had just put a neck catheter in and she hated that, so she was upset as well as groggy and busted up from the operation, but she was awake enough to see we were all there.  We weren't sure she would make it through this operation, she had an 8 hour operation earlier this year, then 21 days of radiation in august and now this, but she's tough and she's breathing!  Hooray!  She will be 80 years old soon and has 12 great grandchildren.
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Natalya – Sydney, Australia
wife of Gregory, who is the kidney patient: 
1986: kidney failure at 19 years old, cause unknown
PD for a year, in-centre haemo for 4 years
Transplant 1 lasted 21 years (Lucy: 1991 - 2012), failed due to Transplant glomerulopathy
5 weeks Haemo 2012
Transplant 2 (Maggie) installed Feb 13, 2013, returned to work June 17, 2013 average crea was 130, now is 140.
Infections in June / July, hospital 1-4 Aug for infections.

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« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2010, 08:21:16 AM »
Quote from: natnnnat on October 27, 2010, 06:16:07 AM
... but she's tough and she's breathing!  Hooray!
Hooray! indeedy.  Thinking of you and yours.  *huggles*
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« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2010, 08:25:01 AM »
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2010, 09:35:11 AM »
Goodness, she has really been through the wars, hasn't she!  Good for her for fighting her way through it all.  Don't know if I could do it.
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2010, 11:37:44 AM »
Prayers to you and your family.
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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2010, 01:51:40 PM »
There is an ileostomy association on line if she needs advice and help.  http://www.ostomy.evansville.net/     If she needs support.  This site has a monthly email with ostomy advice.
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2010, 01:19:35 AM »
God bless her, 80 years and still fighting.   :cuddle;
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2010, 06:07:25 AM »
MIL made it through operation, then her kidneys packed it in again, and it also sounds like her wounds from surgery opened.  The ICU staff and she fought with badness from 1-4am.  This morning they asked if we wanted the next level of treatment or to "let her go".  Her husband and daughter said yes to some kind of heart affecting injection;  later, she said, no I don't want "those chest things" (that they use to resuscitate you), just let me go if it goes any worse .. and when family members met in the morning in the waiting room we thought it was the endgame.  She has her wits about her, remembers everything that is happening, remembers people who were in the surgical team.. and goodness knows, she has been through "enough", no need for heroic medicine if it will only buy her another month of this kind of misery (she's had a shocking time most of this year).  And having had that kind of morning, she was sitting up eating ice cream this afternoon.  fingers crossed.  Tough bird that she is, and i say that in a most loving and admiring way.   They are measuring her pee in the ml tonight, and hoping her kidneys come good again.

Your hugs and huggles have had their usual amazing effect.  : 0 )  Thanks for ileostomy association KK.  Isn't the web amazing, do you think there's a discussion group for every chronic ailment?  This evening I think maybe she will have use for her ileostomy ... and an ileostomy website... after all!   

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Natalya – Sydney, Australia
wife of Gregory, who is the kidney patient: 
1986: kidney failure at 19 years old, cause unknown
PD for a year, in-centre haemo for 4 years
Transplant 1 lasted 21 years (Lucy: 1991 - 2012), failed due to Transplant glomerulopathy
5 weeks Haemo 2012
Transplant 2 (Maggie) installed Feb 13, 2013, returned to work June 17, 2013 average crea was 130, now is 140.
Infections in June / July, hospital 1-4 Aug for infections.

Over the years:  skin cancer; thyroidectomy, pneumonia; CMV; BK; 14 surgeries
Generally glossy and happy.

2009 - 2013 PhD research student : How people make sense of renal failure in online discussion boards
Submitted February 2013 :: Graduated Sep 2013.   http://godbold.name/experiencingdialysis/
Heartfelt thanks to IHD, KK and ADB for your generosity and support.
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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2010, 11:51:49 PM »
Best wishes to you all.
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« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2010, 12:43:58 AM »
That is good news too!!!
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