MY RECTOCELE SURGERY ON JAN. 16TH

 DR. HOWELL DID MY SURGERY.  I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN HIM FOR 2 REASONS.  FIRST OF ALL HE DID A GREAT JOB WITH MY BLADDER MESH AND HYSTERECTOMY AND HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH.

DR. HOWELL SAID THAT AS SOON AS I WAS OUT AND RELAXED, HE WAS SHOCKED AT HOW MUCH OF MY INSIDES CAME OUT OF ME.  HE PUT LOTS OF STITCHES IN TO PUT ME BACK TOGETHER.  HE TOLD ME THAT EVERYTHING WAS IN IT'S PROPER PLACE.  NOW IT WAS UP TO ME TO NOT LIFT OR DO ANYTHING  FOR 6 WEEKS.  I COULDN'T DRIVE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK.

DON BROUGHT THE SURFIN BIRD TO WATCH OVER ME AND KEEP ME COMPANY.
THIS WAS DON'S WAY OF SHOWING LOVE FOR ME WHEN HE LEFT FOR HOME.

IT WAS SO NICE TO HAVE DON WITH ME THE WHOLE DAY.  HE ALSO BROUGHT MY LIFE STORY AND READ IT TO ME.  THAT MADE THE DAY GO FAST.

TAMI AND JEFF CAME OVER AFTER WORK TO VISIT ME.  IT WAS GREAT SEEING THEM AGAIN.

TAMI HAD TAKEN THE NEXT DAY OFF WORK SO THAT SHE COULD DRIVE ME HOME AND STAY WITH ME UNTIL DON GOT OFF WORK.

 READY TO LEAVE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.  IT WAS OVER AND NOW I NEEDED TO BE PATIENT WITH MY HEALING.

I FELT PRETTY GOOD THE FIRST DAY HOME.  THE STITCHES HURT BUT AS LONG AS I WAS STANDING OR LAYING DOWN, THEY WERE OK.  TAMI AND I EVEN MADE SOME COOKIES.

THE SECOND DAY WAS MORE PAINFUL.  IN FACT, THE NEXT WEEK WAS PRETTY HARD.  I TOOK SOME PERSCRIPTION MOTRIN AND THIS HELPED.

JANET HAD COME HOME FROM SALT LAKE AND IT WAS HARD TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE HER.  AT LEAST I COULD TALK TO HER ON THE PHONE.  SHE KNEW ABOUT MY SURGERY AND WHY I DIDN'T COME TO SEE HER.