Monthly Archives: November 2010

Although we are not quite ready to breathe a collective sigh of relief, we have let out just a bit of the collective breath we’ve been holding.  The weekend passed and Gary didn’t end up in the ER with an … Continue reading →

Hi, Marcia here with a quick update. Another day, still no signs of an infection.  We’re liking this.

Hi, Marcia here with an update. I saw the Olsons yesterday.  Gary seems to have avoided the infection Dr. Tseng was so very worried he would get. KNOCK ON WOOD.   Was it the antibiotics he is on?  Was it … Continue reading →

Marcia here with a quick update. Gary and Anne saw Dr. Tseng today and he was more than happy that Gary was not in the hospital.  When he arrived home from his vacation on Sunday (at midnight), the first thing … Continue reading →

Hi, Marcia here with an update. I saw the Olsons today.  Gary couldn’t visit for very long because he was off to take his swallow test.  He is such a gadabout.   The test had been postponed from yesterday so … Continue reading →

I have become obsessed with food. Not to complain, but I haven’t had a substantial meal in two months.  For the most part I’ve been fed through a little tube, which isn’t as bad as it sounds.  But I don’t … Continue reading →

Hi, Marcia here with the Tuesday update. The Olson’s saw Dr. Tseng today.    They decided that Gary would stay on TPN feeding and work towards the goal of him getting all of his nutrition from food he actually eats. … Continue reading →

No hamburgers, Hawaiian pizza, meaty chili, or macaroni and cheese drenched in catsup allowed.  Only soft foods. Butterscotch pudding is soft, so I made some.  (See picture)  Made it from scratch.  Added extra butter. It is so good. Now that … Continue reading →

As I speculated in my last post, I think my intestines have been giving me so much distress because they are pissed off I didn’t consult with them before having my stomach surgically removed. This is entirely understandable, though I … Continue reading →

I can eat turkey! I have to cut it into itty bitty bites, chew it until my jaws cramp, but I can eat turkey. We visited with Dr. Tseng yesterday.  He said he thought it was time I graduated to … Continue reading →

We visited with Dr. Tseng today.  It went well. To bring you up to speed, I enjoyed a great Thanksgiving dinner where I ate a little bit of everything and seconds of some things. Unfortunately, my GI tract rebelled over … Continue reading →