Things are looking up!

It's been just over 10 weeks since the surgery. Adam is feeling and doing great...a big relief!! He's back to work, and hasn't felt this good and a really long time.
His re-peat scan showed that the absess had shrunk from 3x3 cm to 1x1 cm. Dr. P kept him on the antibiotic for 2 more weeks. Next week we go in to have his J-pouch tested for leaks before they do the 2nd surgery. They will also check his blood work and his absess at that same time.

His iron levels have improved, but K told him to take an over-the-counter iron supplement. He did not tollerate it well. Got lots of stomach pain and cramping. He decided to just keep taking the multi-vitamin he's been on to see if that keeps improving things. He's gained nearly 10 lbs!!! He also had some "stomach ache" feelings...which he hasn't felt in nearly 10 years...from food he's eaten. He said he's forgotten what a normal stomach ache felt like! I will post some more pictures of the stoma next time we change the bag...it still continues to change and look different every time we change things. Adam is getting used to the bag, but it does cause some skin irritation and discomfort.

All-in-all things are going great! We are anxious for the next surgery, but worried at the same time. We want to keep seeing improvements!!

8 Weeks already!

I can't believe it's been 8 weeks since the surgery. Adam was back in the hosiptal last week with an absess. He finally called his GI about the pain he was experiencing. She told him to come in for some blood work and to get a CT. CT showed an absess so Dr. P admitted him. They were planning on placing a drain the next day. When they finally came down to get us and the Dr. was explaining the drain placement, risks, complications, etc., we decided we wanted to just try an antibiotic first to see if it would take care of it. The absess was about the size of a grape, and we were told it was in a hard spot to get to around lots of nerves and arteries, and that they weren't even certain it was large enough to get a drain in.

Well...Adam's feeling great! He's feeling better than he has in a long long time. Still gets worn out easily, but feels good! Such a relief. His pain is completely gone. We go in next week for a repeat scan to see if it's cleared up.

Blood work showed he's very anemic!

Last night on the scale the results were a 5 lb gain so far! Hooray!!!