The first 3 pictures came off of my daughter's cell phone. I guess if I would have died she would have had something to remember me by. Must have been 10 monitors hooked up to me. I have no idea at what point, or where, in time I was at. 1st week in ICU, 2nd week? I still look like I have some weight on me so it must have been pretty soon after the surgeries. As I said am not sure when was taken. Hold the presses - - I just figured out how to tell when it was. Looked at the pictures properties and the first 3 were taken on 14 July 2010 at around 4:30 PM. I do know (well not really but is what I have been told) I was in restraints because I kept trying to remove the hose in my nose and my mouth. Only one faint memory do I have and that is when 4 nurses piled on top of me to restrain me and I was begging them to not put the hoses back in me. They ignored me and put them back in. What a bad patient I was . .sheesh.
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| In ICU |
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| In ICU |
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| In ICU |
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| # 4 taken on 19 July 2010 @ around 7:10 PM |
This was the start of my most drastic weight loss. My body started to reject any and everything in my system. Somewhere and I will try to find it is picture of a white board where I started to write down the times I had to go to the bathroom.
Ahh here is one, only used as a representation, Oct 2010 stay in the hospital.
*WARNING* * EXPLICIT INFO * * * *
I was going once every 45 minutes and there were times I would leave a trail of blood and feces from the bed to the bathroom. I became extremely dehydrated and the nurses were giving me hell because I would not drink anything. I was so afraid of going to the bathroom I would almost cry every time I would have to go.
Below pic #5 - - This picture just kills me. Must have been one my wife took and sent to my daughter. It was my first meal once I was out of ICU about a week before I went home. I could not believe how much food they piled on the tray or at least it seemed that way to me. I think I drank a little bit of whatever they gave me and nothing of the solids.
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| #5 - - My first REAL meal and which was not TPN
And now a couple of before and after.
Before
AND After
Although I'm 75-80 pounds lighter it does not seem like there is much difference but believe me there is.
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