Cody Updates by Mom

Hi there!

Well, I am back.  Thank you so much to everyone that kept us in your prayers.  Day 3 has been an eventful day.  I have been upgraded to food and have had some pureed meatloaf, pureed mashed potatoes and pureed carrots.  I gained around 8 pounds in water weight that I was retaining the day after surgery.  Needless to say I have had a lot of trips to the bathroom.  That is a lot of water weight to “dispense”.

Thank you to my visitors over the last two days.  How nice to see your faces.  🙂

Long story short, my esophagus is shorter than normal.  This caused for additional work initially.  Then the pathologist wanted the surgeon to go back in and remove more of it to ensure that there wasn’t any stomach tissue left.  This caused even more work.  There was really only a small amount of time that I was in significant pain.  I vaguely remember telling them that my pain number 1-10 was 400.  After that I don’t remember much.

Good news – NO CANCER ANYWHERE!!!!!

I got to shower today and take a few walks.  They are still working to get my digestive track working.  Apparently this takes longer when you have abdominal surgery.

Looks like I should be able to home on Monday.  Thank you all for the prayers!  They are very appreciated!

Caring Bridge Comments

Joan Gilmore|Feb 2, 2015 8:21am
Thanks be to God! He is GOOD!

Bev|Feb 1, 2015 12:05pm
Prayers and wishing you good luck

Deb Bell|Jan 31, 2015 7:32pm

Been praying and thinking about you. Glad to hear you are improving! Keeping updated through Alex.

Lorelie|Jan 31, 2015 10:39am

Wonderful news! So good to hear everything is going well! Maybe pureed meatloaf will be the new food fad.

Lorelie|Jan 31, 2015 10:33am

You go girl!! You’re amazing. So good to hear things are going well. Pureed meatloaf might be a new fad….

Kathy Schuldt|Jan 31, 2015 9:06am

Love and prayers!

Julie Halloff|Jan 31, 2015 8:13am

You are a rockstar! I can’t wait until you get out of there and you can turn all these journal entries into a book! Bestseller!  You and Jim are constant in our thoughts and prayers! 💗

Love and prayers..from mom|Jan 31, 2015 7:23am

I thank God that there is no cancer. Love and prayers. You are awesome.

Joe Capezza (FL)|Jan 31, 2015 5:49am

That’s it champion! Life gives you meatloaf and you purée it. Maybe we created a new cliche.  Best wishes for a quick return home and perfect recovery.

Denise and Chadd|Jan 31, 2015 12:00am

YAH!!! Sending Prayers For Healing!!!

Benjy|Jan 30, 2015 11:40pm

Great news..stay focused minion! Prayers for a speedy recovery.

Pam|Jan 30, 2015 10:24pm

That’s awesome news, Mel! You and your family have been in my thoughts and prayers!

Jan Hartkopf|Jan 30, 2015 9:15pm

Which hospital are you in, Mel? Methodist or St. Mary’s?
Day Three is often difficult; naturally, yours was good. You continue to amaze me.

Jan Nielsen|Jan 30, 2015 8:58pm

Praise God!

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