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General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: syman on November 15, 2011, 03:11:17 pm

Title: surgery in two days
Post by: syman on November 15, 2011, 03:11:17 pm

Leaving for Phoenix Barrow Institute for sugery on Thursday Nov 17th.  Will have retrosigmoid on 2.5 growth.  All support systems are in place.  Ready to begin this journey.  This site and the local contact in Tucson have been a big help.  I will post again on the other side.

Title: Re: surgery in two days
Post by: Jim Scott on November 15, 2011, 04:03:12 pm

Syman ~

Thanks for the heads-up!  Our thoughts and prayers go with you.  See you as a 'postie'!  :)

Jim

Title: Re: surgery in two days
Post by: ombrerose4 on November 15, 2011, 07:59:43 pm

We will be with you in spirit. Let us know how you are doing. Good luck:)

Title: Re: surgery in two days
Post by: rvb755 on November 15, 2011, 08:47:36 pm

Will keep you in prayer on Thursday as you go for surgery.  Hope everything goes well.  Please keep us updated.

Rick

Title: Re: surgery in two days
Post by: Peter325 on November 15, 2011, 10:50:32 pm

Good luck!

Title: Re: surgery in two days
Post by: syman on December 05, 2011, 10:58:59 am

Posting a lot later than expected post surgery.  The surgery went well.  But complications with pneumonia and fluid kept me in ICU for awhile.  It was rough.  Now I am in Neuro Rehab Unit at St Josephs Barrows Institute with good prognosis.  Balance is shaky, lost strength, and some swallow issues that are keeping me from eating by mouth.  Therapies in place for all of these issues.  Expect to be home in 1 to 2 weeks followed by rehab and adjustment at home before return to work.  Not much functional hearing in affected ear left but Im told that may change.  Im open to suggestions on work on regaining balance both at rehab and at home soon.