Got to visit with Meg, she is a little sore I think from moving around yesterday. She has been drinking a lot of water and had a blue Popsicle, which is good. Dr. Meddich (spelling?) came in today to chat. He is the one that did the surgery and he said Meghan will be one of his more memorable surgeries based on what he found, but nothing bad, just made his job a little more difficult.
We had to take off before Jack tore the room apart. He had already dumped fruit loops all over the floor!
Hopefully Matt and Meg are laying down for an evening nap. It sounds like she'll have a steady stream of visitors over the next couple days, I am hoping Matt takes us up on an offer to take him out for dinner to get some fresh air tonight.
-Kalen
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Meg called me tonight. She sounded pretty good. She told me she was able to take her first lap tonight and actually ate a popsicle. In her words, she is moving up in the world!
She said she hasn't felt she would be able to focus enough to actually post on the blog, but she really appreciated how many people have commented on it via Facebook. I guess the comment section is hard to use on Blogger for some folks (my mom) so I apologize about that.
We are going to be headed that way tomorrow morning. We are excited!
-Kalen
2:30pm Friday
Meghan has been up and walking twice already today. It sounds like she has the most pain getting up rather than moving around. From what I have read, being upright and moving is very important to the whole process, so her activity is promising.
My mom sent a photo to a couple folks of Meg laying in her bed. I have been around women enough to know that it is not acceptable to put a picture of her in a hospital bed. I'll let her post it if she wants to, but I was surprised how good she looks. I am not saying all things considered she looks good, I am saying you wouldn't have a clue what kind of Hell she just went through if you saw her on the street looks good. Seeing the picture was the first time I felt a little relief since yesterday morning. You'll just have to take my word for it.
-Kalen
Meghan has been up and walking twice already today. It sounds like she has the most pain getting up rather than moving around. From what I have read, being upright and moving is very important to the whole process, so her activity is promising.
My mom sent a photo to a couple folks of Meg laying in her bed. I have been around women enough to know that it is not acceptable to put a picture of her in a hospital bed. I'll let her post it if she wants to, but I was surprised how good she looks. I am not saying all things considered she looks good, I am saying you wouldn't have a clue what kind of Hell she just went through if you saw her on the street looks good. Seeing the picture was the first time I felt a little relief since yesterday morning. You'll just have to take my word for it.
-Kalen
9:00am Friday
Meghan got to her room around 1am last night per Matt. Matt and mom stayed up to see her and then slept in the room overnight.
They are all up and Matt sent me this update via text:
"She got up to the room about 1 this morning. She looks great, good color, shes talking and doing well. She has some pain from time to time but not a whole lot all together."
Some folks have asked about a room number. She is in 6522 and the address for the hospital is:
UPMC Passavant–McCandless
9100 Babcock Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
I don't know for sure, but I suppose you could just send cards there with her name and room number, but I am going to see if I can get some more info. Fortunately, our family hasn't spent too much time in the hospital, so I don't know I have ever needed to get a card mailing address for a patient. If someone else knows how it should be addressed, please chime in.
[An alternative may be to take advantage of an e-card program from UPMC. From what I can gather, you fill out the card and the staff at UPMC will print it out and deliver it. I can't vouch for how well it works, but here is the website:
https://ecards.upmc.com/default.asp ] added after initial posting
She'll be there for about 7 days. If you want to send a card to my mom's (where I expect she will be spending most of her recovery) if you aren't sure it will get to the hospital before she gets out, you can send it here:
Meghan Fausset
5707 Rt 219
Brockport PA 15823
Other than that, I don't have much more of an update. From what I have been told, the doctor seemed pleased with how the surgery went. I did some quick research this morning on things to watch out for post op for the surgery, which was a little discouraging. Keep your spirits up by not Googling that. Good news is that similar surgeries are used for other digestive problems as well (like Crohns disease) so it is pretty common, but it is also pretty common not to get back to "normal" for months or years. Based on Matt's report though, it looks like things are looking pretty good for Meg.
-Kalen
Meghan got to her room around 1am last night per Matt. Matt and mom stayed up to see her and then slept in the room overnight.
They are all up and Matt sent me this update via text:
"She got up to the room about 1 this morning. She looks great, good color, shes talking and doing well. She has some pain from time to time but not a whole lot all together."
Some folks have asked about a room number. She is in 6522 and the address for the hospital is:
UPMC Passavant–McCandless
9100 Babcock Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
I don't know for sure, but I suppose you could just send cards there with her name and room number, but I am going to see if I can get some more info. Fortunately, our family hasn't spent too much time in the hospital, so I don't know I have ever needed to get a card mailing address for a patient. If someone else knows how it should be addressed, please chime in.
[An alternative may be to take advantage of an e-card program from UPMC. From what I can gather, you fill out the card and the staff at UPMC will print it out and deliver it. I can't vouch for how well it works, but here is the website:
https://ecards.upmc.com/default.asp ] added after initial posting
She'll be there for about 7 days. If you want to send a card to my mom's (where I expect she will be spending most of her recovery) if you aren't sure it will get to the hospital before she gets out, you can send it here:
Meghan Fausset
5707 Rt 219
Brockport PA 15823
Other than that, I don't have much more of an update. From what I have been told, the doctor seemed pleased with how the surgery went. I did some quick research this morning on things to watch out for post op for the surgery, which was a little discouraging. Keep your spirits up by not Googling that. Good news is that similar surgeries are used for other digestive problems as well (like Crohns disease) so it is pretty common, but it is also pretty common not to get back to "normal" for months or years. Based on Matt's report though, it looks like things are looking pretty good for Meg.
-Kalen
Thursday, June 28, 2012
8:00pm Thursday
Whoa, that was a tense evening. Meg isn't out of surgery yet, so not out of the woods, but the PA came out and said things were looking good and she would be out soon. She didn't actually go into surgery until 3:15, so although it is lasting a little longer than expected, it wasn't crazy long.
The doctor is supposed to be coming out afterwards to explain everything to Matt and family. I don't expect to hear anything from that conversation until well after it has occured, so I'll get something on here as soon as I hear. In the past, Meg hasn't dealt well with anesthesia, so I am hoping that she doesn't have to deal with any discomfort from that, since she'll have plenty from the surgery.
I have been chatting with Matt. He still has his sense of humor which is good. I hope he is up to the challenge of dealing with Meg when she wakes up. She is a cross between a bear waking up from hibernation and a three headed monster when you wake her up on a Saturday morning, so I can't imagine what she'll be like after surgery. Good luck pal!
Obviously, your prayers and thoughts are still needed. In the next couple days there are some important milestones. You don't want to know the details, so I will keep it as vague as possible while posting the good news as she progresses past them.
Well over 700 views today on the blog. Thanks to all who have shown interest and sent well wishes to Meg and Matt. They sincerely appreciate the support. Peace and good vibes to you and your families, as I am sure most of you have hurdles that you are dealing with in your lives today as well.
-Kalen
Whoa, that was a tense evening. Meg isn't out of surgery yet, so not out of the woods, but the PA came out and said things were looking good and she would be out soon. She didn't actually go into surgery until 3:15, so although it is lasting a little longer than expected, it wasn't crazy long.
The doctor is supposed to be coming out afterwards to explain everything to Matt and family. I don't expect to hear anything from that conversation until well after it has occured, so I'll get something on here as soon as I hear. In the past, Meg hasn't dealt well with anesthesia, so I am hoping that she doesn't have to deal with any discomfort from that, since she'll have plenty from the surgery.
I have been chatting with Matt. He still has his sense of humor which is good. I hope he is up to the challenge of dealing with Meg when she wakes up. She is a cross between a bear waking up from hibernation and a three headed monster when you wake her up on a Saturday morning, so I can't imagine what she'll be like after surgery. Good luck pal!
Obviously, your prayers and thoughts are still needed. In the next couple days there are some important milestones. You don't want to know the details, so I will keep it as vague as possible while posting the good news as she progresses past them.
Well over 700 views today on the blog. Thanks to all who have shown interest and sent well wishes to Meg and Matt. They sincerely appreciate the support. Peace and good vibes to you and your families, as I am sure most of you have hurdles that you are dealing with in your lives today as well.
-Kalen
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)