Today marks 1 month since Jim's first surgery to remove the cancer in his esophagus.
I didn't sleep well. Woke first at 3 a.m., after 4 hours of sleep, then at 5 and then decided to get up at 5:30. Made some hot green ginger tea and settled down for Bible study.
I read about the Lord being my song and pursued that ....
"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid
For YAH, the Lord is my strength and song;" (Isaiah 12:2)
"Sing to Him a new song." (Psalm 33:3a)
"I waited patiently for the Lord,
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry
He also brought me up
out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay,
and set my feet upon arock,
and established my steps.
He has put a new song in my mouth -
Praise to our God;
Many will see it and fear;
and will trust in the Lord."
(Psalm 40:1-3)
My writings ...
Behold!
See!
Look!
Yahweh
My Lord
My Salvation
My Strength
My Song
My Song
of Praise
new
for every moment
a new song
where I have been
where I am now
wait silent
for Him
My Lord
who moves me
upon the rock
of His Son
My Jesus
a new song given
to me
my footsteps established
my handholds tightened
my mouth sweetness overflowing
praises come.
(c) Cathy Orrick Luders
7:05 a.m. - Jim called. The doctors just left. The report is good ... great .... actually excellent!
A resection was not necessary. Part of the colon was twisted, so it was untwisted. The area where the blockage was was cleaned out. The NG tube will be taken out in 2 days and he will resume a full liquid diet.
Jim said the doctors commented, "It wasn't as bad as they thought it could have been."
The pain button attached to the IV is back in place (like what he used right after the first surgery), so he can receive medication every 6 minutes as needed. Jim said it is real painful when he hiccups or coughs.
The nurses will be getting him up today for short walks.
Plan is he will be able to go home by Wednesday.
Hallalujah! Praise the Lord!
UnityPoint Home Medical came by shortly after noon to pick up the IV pole, travel backpack and feeding pump. It's up to us to get rid of the nutritional supplement - we have 4 cases and 2 weeks worth of IV bags that we no longer need. Jim thought Hospice Compassas could use them or maybe one of our readers. If you are interested, let us know.
We talked with each other through the day. He took 3 walks and sat up in the chair as often. His tummy still is painful.
I arrived at his doorstep shortly after 6:30. We had the room to ourselves for a while, until his new roommate, Mike, got settled in. Mike's arrival was brought about through a heart attack.
Jim and I took a walk down to the visitor lounge and looked at photos I took of our improved bath tub area upstairs. I left the hospital at 9:15 p.m.
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I didn't sleep well. Woke first at 3 a.m., after 4 hours of sleep, then at 5 and then decided to get up at 5:30. Made some hot green ginger tea and settled down for Bible study.
I read about the Lord being my song and pursued that ....
"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid
For YAH, the Lord is my strength and song;" (Isaiah 12:2)
"Sing to Him a new song." (Psalm 33:3a)
"I waited patiently for the Lord,
And He inclined to me,
And heard my cry
He also brought me up
out of a horrible pit,
out of the miry clay,
and set my feet upon arock,
and established my steps.
He has put a new song in my mouth -
Praise to our God;
Many will see it and fear;
and will trust in the Lord."
(Psalm 40:1-3)
My writings ...
Behold!
See!
Look!
Yahweh
My Lord
My Salvation
My Strength
My Song
My Song
of Praise
new
for every moment
a new song
where I have been
where I am now
wait silent
for Him
My Lord
who moves me
upon the rock
of His Son
My Jesus
a new song given
to me
my footsteps established
my handholds tightened
my mouth sweetness overflowing
praises come.
(c) Cathy Orrick Luders
7:05 a.m. - Jim called. The doctors just left. The report is good ... great .... actually excellent!
A resection was not necessary. Part of the colon was twisted, so it was untwisted. The area where the blockage was was cleaned out. The NG tube will be taken out in 2 days and he will resume a full liquid diet.
Jim said the doctors commented, "It wasn't as bad as they thought it could have been."
The pain button attached to the IV is back in place (like what he used right after the first surgery), so he can receive medication every 6 minutes as needed. Jim said it is real painful when he hiccups or coughs.
The nurses will be getting him up today for short walks.
Plan is he will be able to go home by Wednesday.
Hallalujah! Praise the Lord!
UnityPoint Home Medical came by shortly after noon to pick up the IV pole, travel backpack and feeding pump. It's up to us to get rid of the nutritional supplement - we have 4 cases and 2 weeks worth of IV bags that we no longer need. Jim thought Hospice Compassas could use them or maybe one of our readers. If you are interested, let us know.
We talked with each other through the day. He took 3 walks and sat up in the chair as often. His tummy still is painful.
I arrived at his doorstep shortly after 6:30. We had the room to ourselves for a while, until his new roommate, Mike, got settled in. Mike's arrival was brought about through a heart attack.
Jim and I took a walk down to the visitor lounge and looked at photos I took of our improved bath tub area upstairs. I left the hospital at 9:15 p.m.
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