No need to post to this, just need you folks to up the vibes for tomorrow. Mom will be having the kidney out tomorrow, the tumor is now growing outside the kidney which means a fast out.

I told her today that all of us here had her back, you know what she said word for word?...... "They have had my back every time for the last ten years"  :'(

I cant say im not scared, but she has a strong heart and great blood pressure....the docs say no problem, they better be right!

Thanks folks!

Gob bless, and keep us updated bro.

Thinkin good thoughts.

            Potter

Vibes on the way.  I'll be thinking of your mom and you!

Jeannie

Jonny - I will be thinking of your mom and you as much as I can tomorrow. I, too, am having surgery tomorrow, so you'll forgive me if I don't actively keep you in mind while I'm out of it. But it will be comforting to me to know that we both did the same thing on the same day.

Give her our best.

Jonny,

You Mom is a kind and patient lady.  She bore you didn't she?  ;)

You and she have all I  got left.

consider nothing but good vibes to your mom and you.  LEt us know the outcome

Give Mom a hug for me and let her know we're sending prayrs her way.

Hugs
Carol

I got your vibes coming, Brew!!!!....Megatons!

You got it man! Keep your spirits high - the people closest to her will have the most effect on her! Vibe, thoughts, and prayers are coming your and your mom's way!

Bill,

What are you having done?

Take care - I'll be praying and thinking of you as well tomorrow!

Vibes coming for Edith and you too Bill... I'll be thinking of both of you tomorrow.

-Dennis-

You know I'll be sending your Mom the best I've got, Jonny.  She's one fine lady.

Brew, you got 'em.  Rest up, and get well soon.

All the best,

George

Jonny dear, we'll have her back (and yours) for as long as you both need us.  Give her big smooches from her Wisconsin kids - we'll be sending all we have.

Could you post (or PM) her address again so we can shower her with cards and well wishes?

Your Mom is such a very special lady, Jonny........Keeping her in our thoughts and prayers today......everyday.  She's gonna feel so much better in a few weeks.

Good Luck and be well to Brew too.

Positive thoughts and healing vibes to you both.

You all keep us updated, please.

Much Love,
Jackie

Prayers and lots of good vibes going to Quincey MA))))))))))) feel 'em?

Brew you got 'em coming your way also ))))))))))....

Now if ya'll will get some address posted here we'll get some cards in the mail....

Hugs BD

Jonny, your Mom and you will be in our thoughts all throughout this day. All the prayers we have heading your way for your Mom's surgery. [smiley=hug.gif]

Brew, praying all goes well for you today Bro!!! [smiley=hug.gif]

 Barry&Angie

You're probably sitting there in the waiting area about now looking like Bill the Cat............like I was 16 days ago.

Think positive.

You've got all of us holding you both up and praying.  :-*

Same to you, Bill.  Vibes and prayers on their way.

Give your Mom a hug from us jonny!

Jim and Barb

A huge bomb filled with good juju and best wishes, casting out across the skies, selectively finding those who need some 'back' today!

Got your back, take what ya need and pass it on............

Well wishes for all

Cathi

Sending lots of good vibes out to Jonny's mom and to Brew and sending prayers for a speedy recovery.

Keep us updated.

Em
x

Prayers and Get Well Vibes.
all the best ;)
thebb

  Jonny, your Mom is a tough broad.  She's going to come through this just fine.  But I will say a prayer for you...cause I know you'll be worrying and biting your fingernails and pacing and giving yourself an ulcer, til you know for sure she's out of the woods. ;)

Hey bro, vibes sent your way from the deepest darkest swamps of Norfolk ;)

Prayers coming your Moms way and yours. Keep us posted !

Lots of get well vibes from western NY

Charlie

Here's wishing Brew and Jonny's Mom speedy recoveries!!

Mom is in the recovery room as I type and will be going to her room soon. The doc said things went slow (4 1/2 hours) but very good and they got it all. He said that is was slow because he wanted to do it laprascopicly (SP?) which means he only had to make a couple small cuts instead of one big one. Mom was groggy when I saw her but she was so relieved that they were able to do it that way and so were her boys.

Now, to make 100% sure it was not cancer they have to sent it to the lab. Not sure how long that will take. Shes not in a room yet so I dont have a complete address for those that want to send cards, but I will post it when I do.

Does anyone have any info on how Brew is doing?....Sure would be nice to know that he made out ok!

Mom asked me to thank you all, so THANK YOU!  :-*

You all ROCK!!!! [smiley=headbanger.gif]

Awesome news...  :)

Jonny,

So cool to hear that your Mom is doing well.

Just a suggestion, if you don't mind.  Mom's laparoscopy incisions are gonna smart when she tries to move around so if you have a pillow or a folded towel, she can use them to hold against the incisions when she tries to get up, move around or cough.  Splinting the incisions helps to lessen the pain a bit.

She will surely have some owies for a while but I hope she is feeling better A.S.A.P.

Thanks, Cyn!  :-* :-* :-*

Thanks!

 Barry ;)

GREAT NEWS, Jonny.....thanks for taking a minute to let us know....been thinking about her (you too) all day.


One down...one to go.  Hoping Brew is out and doing well by now...

SMOOOCH,
Jacks 8-)

Brew Crew, check in.

Good news. Thanks for the update Jonny.

Here's hoping pathology comes back clean.  Still prayin.

I've sent PMs to the Brewclan but nothing yet...  Still prayin on that front too...

-Dennis-

So have I Dennis.  Don't believe Pat has a lap-top with her though.

Sigh....waiting is hell.   Oh...and has Hurricane-happy Chuck checked in yet ?

Gawd....I'm sounding more like Barb every day, worrying about her brood.


edited to say Hurricane instead of tornado.   LOL

Brew's home and as fine as he can be doped up on pain meds and sleeping.  

So glad to here Edith's surgery was done laparoscopically - less recovery time than with big incisions.  Give her a squeeze (gently) from us and then post that address PDQ.  Hospital gift shops have the BEST get well cards!

Hugs to you and yours, Jonny - and thanks for the well wishes for Brew.

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Charlie

Mosaicwench wrote on Sep 10^th, 2008 at 10:25pm:

and thanks for the well wishes for Brew.

No thanks needed, hes my bro!. Mom and Brew are in la la land sleeping it off....Cool....LOL :D

Thanks for the update, Pat......Thats two more times the folks here have pulled love ones through!

Clusterville ROCKS! [smiley=headbanger.gif]

wrote on Sep 10^th, 2008 at 10:50pm:

Thats two more times the folks here have pulled love ones through! Clusterville ROCKS! [smiley=headbanger.gif]

That it does Jonny, that it does!!

Pat,

Thanks for the update on Bill.  Hope he's not hurting too much tomorrow.

Please tell him that we all said howdy and are sending our best healing wishes his way.

He is one lucky guy to have you taking care of him.

Love to you both!

Pat, thanks for the update on Bill.  Hope he's up and around very soon.  Tell him we send our best get-well wishes.  

Jonny--that's great news--here's hoping the pathology report comes back clean (as I expect it will).  Give your Mom a hug from me, eh?

:)

All the best,

George

:), great news on your mum jonny, equally good news on brew. hope their both up and about realy soon. andrew.

Thanks for the update on Brew, Pat.......give him our best wishes for a speedy recovery....

Jacks 8-)

Thanks for all your kind and healing wishes, clusterville! I am on the mend and enjoying the effects of schedule 2 narcotics.

Since I'm a little loopy, I don't feel as inhibited about sharing a few more details of my procedure (you'll see why it might be just a little embarrassing). I had some large areas of skin removed from my inner, upper thighs and crotch due to the long-term effects of something called hidradenitis suppurativa - a skin disease where the apocrine glands have a genetic defect and aren't able to flow properly. They get plugged up from underneath and then become infected, turning into big, painful abscesses. It's something my grandmother suffered from, and hopefully I will now get some more long-term relief. My crotch is a big mass of gauze and staples.

I'm in pain, but I'm also going to be fine. My thoughts and prayers now turn to Edith Grasselli, who I'm sure will have a longer road to recovery than I. Jonny, your mom, you, and your entire family are getting everything I've got. Take good care of her (as I know you will), and let her know that she's got all the vibes I can muster through this drug-induced haze.

I love you guys.

Bill

Ok, our two "sick uns" are doing good -- and NO Chuckles Has NOT checked in.  Two down One to go....

Glad everything came out ok. Now get some rest -

Give 'em both a big hug (easy tho) from me (hugs always make sick folks feel better - trust me on that one).

PS Jonnny Cyn's suggestion is really a good one -- the tops of "tummy control" panty hose works good too to put a little pressure there (an old nurse's trick - we used to use "girdles" but I doubt you'd find one of those these days).

Hugs BD

Mega healing vibes & prayers to J's Mom and Brew!!!

love,
:)mel

Jonny,

my thoughts and prayers are with your mom. I hope that everything goes well indeed. Here's to speed recovery! :)

Sanna

Hope your mom gets to feeling better soon, and the healing process is quick.

Hang in there brother.

Great news Jonny. Be well and give your mom a hug from all of us here.

Ok, now im pissed!. I got to the hospital today and Mom was sitting in a chair out of breath, she told me that the doc had her walk down the hallway. Am I wrong to think its fucking idiodic to ask a five foot five, 270 pound, 72 year old woman to walk a hallway less than 24 hours after having a kidney out?.....Am I?

I blasted this fuck when he came back, and then he has the balls to say that Mom may be able to go home tomorrow........Lets just say they called security to escort me from the building by the time I was done with him. My older brother Anthony (the maniac of the family) is fit to be tied and will be there tomorrow to make sure that dont happen, I have feeling that I will be arrested if I show back up. >:(

Mom is much better than she was in the recovery room, but no way good enough to go home that soon.

Some of you asked for an address and seeing that this shit is happening, if you PM me I will send you her home address.

Thank you all for caring!

I'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on the internet.  I have no idea what the standard recovery/hospital time is for a kidney removal.

That said, and at the risk of pissing you off Jonny, I think it's a good thing that she's well enough to move around so soon after surgery.  A lot of what lengthens recovery time is large incisions and secondary infections and since her incisions are of the smaller variety, it's probably good she's moving as much as she is.  The longer one is inactive, the weaker one can become.

I've always felt hospitals are no place to get rest.  They are places to be watched for additional or unusual symptoms (usually at the expense of rest).  Home is for rest.  I'll bet she does well at home getting the rest she needs.  But remember, I'm not a doctor and just know what I've observed, rather than learned in Med School.

And yes please, PM me her home address so I can send a card.  :)

Deep breaths dear - she'll come through this fine.

Jonny,

First of all, try your best to calm down.  I know it's tough to see your Mom sick and there is a lot of stress and anxiety for everyone when a family member goes through a surgery as your Mom did.

Most physicians feel that the sooner a post surgical patient can get out of bed and walk, the better they will recover.  When I had my appendectomy, the nurses had me out of bed the night of my surgery...less than 6 hours post-op.  I am in no way comparing my little appendectomy to your Mom's nephrectomy.  She surely had a far more complicated surgery than I did.

Moving around post-op can help to prevent bloot clots in the legs and lungs and also helps with many other areas of the body systems.  If your Mom stays in bed or stays dormant, she is at risk for complications.

It's hard to see someone we love in pain but please try to stay calm.  Getting upset is only going to upset your Mom and she doesn't need that right now.  She needs you to be there to help her.

Please try to stay calm and if we can help in any way, just give a holler, k?

The reason they try to get patients up so soon is to ward off blood
clots that travel to the heart, brain and lungs.  It is pretty hard to get up so soon after surgery, but they really push everyone to do it.

I have no idea why they would send her home so soon tho.

Thanks ladies, im much calmer now after reading what you wrote.

Just hate seeing Mom being pushed like that, had no idea that it could help in any way. I will call off Anthony...LOL

Thank you!  :-* :-* :-*

Glad we could help, Jonny.

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So how is our Brew doing tonight?  Hoping to hear a good report.

I'll remind him to look into this thread.

Thanks, Pat.  Hope he is being a good patient. ;)

Shyaaa . . . right . . .

I went in to tell him to pop in here and update and he was folding laundry.  

Not much to update. All things considered, I'm doing okay. Counted the staples in my gooch - 44. Okay, the wench counted 'em cuz I can't see down there very well.

Folded most of a load of laundry, had Chinese for dinner (Hunan shrimp and moo shoo pork), appetite is fine, enjoyed about a 2-hour nap this afternoon. Sitting on an icepack right now watching the Brewers lose to the Phillies.

Did I mention that percocet is a wonder drug?

Thanks for your concern.

P.S. - Jonny, I got that big kiss from you via the wench. It was a good one. :-*

wrote on Sep 11^th, 2008 at 9:40pm:

P.S. - Jonny, I got that big kiss from you via the wench. It was a good one. :-*

I love when a plan comes together.  :D

Its good to hear your doing well, bro.....We may not agree on ceartin things, but that will never stop brothers from the love!  [smiley=headbanger.gif]

Now, Charlie on the other hand.....We may need to drag him from a pickup for a few miles......LMMFAO!!!!  ;D

Sorry Charlie (I love saying that  ;) )

Jonny:

Best wishes to Mom from me!

Ray

Yowza, Bres.  44 staples?  Owie for sure!!!

As for the Percocet.....doc prescribed it for me after a couple of surgeries and even though the literature provided by the pharmacist stated "May cause drowsiness", I was hyped up as all heck.  It's tough when your mind says, "Go, go, go" but the body can't cooperate.

Glad to hear you and your "gooch" are on the mend. ;D ;D ;D

Pat, you are indeed a Saint!!

cynjeep89 wrote on Sep 11^th, 2008 at 10:06pm:

Pat, you are indeed a Saint!!

That she is!

Lovely Bride Saint Pat...I like the sound of that. ;)

Ah geez - you're canonizing me and I'm not even dead!

I just do what any good Cluster/HS/wife would do.  I do for him, he does for me . . it all evens out.

Now stop - you're embarrassing me! ::)

Jonny - I agree with the movement being a good thing. When I woke up from one of my knee reconstructions they had my leg in a machine that was making me "run" in my sleep (just the one leg)!

She does need to be sure not to over do it though! Why do I have a feeling you'll be all over that!?!? You're a good boy no matter what Charlie says...... ;)

Bill,

Good to hear your staples are not interfering with your husbandly duties  ;D

Seriously glad your doing fine.

superhawk2300 wrote on Sep 11^th, 2008 at 11:56pm:

Good to hear your staples are not interfering with your husbandly duties  ;D

I don't care who you are, that right there is some funny stuff. ;D

Sending speedy recovery wishes to your Mom!!! hope everything goes smooth from now on and she gets to feel better real soon.

                               Hugs

                                        Rosy.

how's your mom doing today, Jonny?

Margi wrote on Sep 12^th, 2008 at 10:35am:

how's your mom doing today, Jonny?

Mom is doing a little better today, but not good enough to be discharged. Thanks for asking, Margi!  :-*

For anyone picking up a card for my Mom, think about getting one for Donna's daughter Judy. Judy is in her own private hell right now and could use us to lift her up. [smiley=engel017.gif]

Judy Gilbert- Room #552
Naples Community Hospital
Comprehensive Rehab Center
350 7th St N
Naples, FL 34102

Thank you, this is an amazing family!!! :'(

Glad to hear your Mama's doing well.

Her card is on her way to her home.

Jonny... I am so sorry I wasn't here this week while you were going through this ordeal... I know very well how scarey it is when your parents are in the hospital... I am praying for her...

love to you Ree