"Jean B." > wrote in news:9o6nitFhsdU22
@mid.individual.net:

> I'm back on the laptop wrote:
>> "Jean B." > wrote in news:9o6l3pFhsdU7
>>
>>
>> The SO enjoyed her glass(es) of red with her steak, I just waited
for
>> an hour and a bit and had another G&T :-)
>>
>
> Are you ever going to be able to eat steak without pain and
> discomfort? I hope so, and it does seem like you have been making
> progress.
>


I have to have another operation to correct some 'anomolies' caused by
the first one.
When my small bowel was sewn back onto what's left of my stomach sac,
the join healed ok, with no leaks etc, but apparently healed at
different rates, and therefore caused the normal 'round' tube to become
distorted and twisted. Hence, anything with any sort of solidity to it
becomes lodged and stuck till it manages to work its way through. Which
isn't fun sitting there feeling it happening and waiting, waiting,
waiting...!!

So I have to go back, be "gutted like a pig" so that the gastric surgeon
can sew some flaps (front, sides, and back) into the join to make it
open up and allow food through without blockages. Unfortunately, it's
going to mean at least 1 - 2 months off with no driving, lifting etc....
which I can't afford to do at the moment as we are short of people, and
there's no-one trained to take over my position for that length of time.

So I'm madly training people at the moment to take over my position with
the hopes that I can get the op done in about 6 months time, when things
get reasonably quiet, so the new 'boss' won't be stressed too much by a
high workload :-)

So, for the moment, I just live with it, cope as best as possible, and
keep on enjoying my 'second chance' :-)

--
Peter
Tasmania
Australia