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The Road to Recovery – Part 2

Fast forward to day 8 post-transplant: I’m home and on the mend. Did I mention I was bloated, bruised and constipated beyond my wildest dreams? Apparently 6 days of IV Dilaudid will do that to a person. Best Drug EVAR … Continue reading

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The Road to Recovery – Part 1

Getting on the list, waiting for the call and having the surgery are easy compared to recovery.  I wasn’t prepared for how difficult the first week after surgery would be, and there’s really no way to prepare mentally for it.  … Continue reading

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The Call

I went to bed on January 31, 2018, exhausted and in tears. After putting in a full days work and attending Bible study, I was wiped out.  Twelve days earlier, I had been hospitalized briefly and received  2 blood transfusions … Continue reading

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