Urgent request for Rudie power

[Irish Beth]

Dragonlady called last night to say that she is having emergency surgery to remove her inflammed gall bladder today at noon. She has been in a significant amount of pain and the MD said her gall bladder was loaded with stones, some of which may have migrated to her ducts.

She is hoping that she can have this surgery on an out-patient basis as there is a chance they can do it with laproscopy (sp?) however, if that is not possible and they have to do a bigger surgery she will have to stay in the hospital longer.

So please send all Rudie good thoughts and prayers to Dian - Kathleen will be right by her side. As soon as I hear anything I will let you all know.

Thanks

IB

[AceOn6]

Oh my, that sounds painful! Rudie power coming in from Massachusetts. Keeping my fingers crossed that they can do the minimally invasive procedure.

[RedjackRyan]

Thanks for letting us know, healing vibes and well wishes heading to the dragonlady!

[PeteCC]

Please convey my best wishes and empathy. (I had exactly the same problem 18 months ago, with the same treatment, and all is now well.) So I wish you the same luck, Dragonlady, and if it is a 'lap choly' they do, then you may be well be walking around again within an hour or so. :D

Take care,

PeteCC

[MARILYN/GEMINI]

Dragonlady......sending you healing thoughts !!

[mixtymotions]

Dian, you've been there for me - I'm sendin' Rudie POWER your way now. I know you had to be in some awful pain, and I hope they gave you that delicious "G.I. Cocktail" !

[moe75]

So sorry to hear about Dragonlady's pain. My mother had that particular operation, and I know it can be frightening for anyone to go under the knife. My thoughts are with you Dragonlady.

[Agnes]

Rudie Power to you, Dian! And to Kathleen as well.

IB, thanks for letting us know.

[GodSistah]

Here's to a speedy recovery, DragonLady!
My prayers and thoughts are with you!

Be Blessed and Get Well Soon! :) ~Andrea~

[Cardiffgal]

to dragonlady. For a successful surgery and quick recovery.

[RandyVa]

Dian, Kathleen. Call me if you need me to do anything at all.

RandyVa

[Rickster]

Sending Prayers from New York. Dragonlady, Hope you will be healing soon!

[david uk]

Prayers and strenghth from Nottingham as well Dian and Kath, and good to see Pete's encouraging words as well:)

[Randy & Betty in Pa]

Di.... Our prayers for an easy surgery go to you...You and Kath are in our hearts.... Be well and stay safe.... Irish Beth, me dearest, thank you for posting this... Please let us know if we can be of any assistance....

Best to all

R & B + Critter

[pammy]

Dragonlady,
"get well quick
oh please do
because I'm crying
boo hoo hoo"
Edith Bunker

Hope that makes you laugh when you feel well enough.
Rudie power showering down on you.
pammy

[KarenSews2]

Wishes for a speedy recovery, Dian! I want my "birthday buddy" back in top form! Hugs to you, too, Kathleen!

Karen

[Dar]

Best wishes for a quick surgery and outcome!
Kath, keep us posted!!

[diver_boy]

thoughts and prayers are with ya dragonlady for a speedy recovery~!


chris

[SongDragon]

From one dragon to another, healing thoughts. Wishing you a speedy recovery, our friend, hoping there is very little pain.

~Song

[Dee]

Just got home and saw this now. Hope the operation went well and that you'll have a speedy recovery, Dian.

[marjan]

Diane I hope your surgery went well. Wishing you a speedy recovery :)

[invsbl_wife]

My thoughts and prayers are with you! Feel better soon!

[Oak Kitten]

I have a friend at work whose husband just went through the same thing. My strongest Rudie thoughts and prayers go out to you, Dian and Kath.

OK

[Melba]

Our prayers for a speedy recovery are with you. Hope you can get away with the easier route and not the big surgery. Rudie power does wonders.

[Jan de Vries]

A speedy recovery, take care!!

Jan from Holland.

[Des]

Sending you speedy recovery thoughts:)

[hoops]

I'm sending out my prayers and thoughts for healing right now! God be with her and all my rudie family
peace
Hoops

[Marcia Drummergal]

Dian, I have been thinking about you today and not knowing why until now. Rudie vibes were coming this way and they go back out to you. Wishing you well. Hoping you are pain-free soon!!!

Marcia :)

[Bat]

We're with you, girl! I think we were both having sympathy pains!
Hope it was easy, quick, and you're better now!
Bat

[Denise]

Thinking of you Dragonlady and hoping you are up and about real soon!

[RedjackRyan]

Dian is home and resting now. Everything went smoothly and all is well :)

She may get online tomorrow, to check in, otherwise she wanted to let everyone know she appreciates the support and well wishes and will be back as soon as she can.

[Gigglepottomus]

Glad things went well Dragonlady. You are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope you have a speedy recovery.

[saxman]

ive been trying to post a good wish but for some reason being it my mind or others ? i cant seem to type the keys to say i understand.last night was a very difficult time and i apriciate this to say im with you and i understand . ok that said its Randys fault tell Randy to take the glasses off next time and the eyebrows will follow , please dont tell that i stuck a thumb tack on my kims head to keep the Pink bow tie on LOL she was bald for 3 years i always put the nail in the same place to keep the bow on her head. LOL sorry kim i just had to be real i used thumb tacks because we ran out of tape. my point i is . if i could have half the pain and someone would direct to me i would except it with open arms . i understand and can help

[Marcia Drummergal]

Great news, RJR! Hope to hear from the lady herself when she is feeling up to it!

Marcia :)

[SongDragon]

That's great news, Redjack! Wishing our Dragonlady a speedy recovery, and hoping to see you online again soon Dian!

~Song

[Changeling]

Drats! I just wrote a beautiful lyrical message to the board & of course I lost it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let's try again, but I am at work & may need to break this off.

Dearest Rudies,

Thank you for the support & good wishes. Dian is indeed doing well and will probably drop in later today.

The relief was profound when the surgeon poked his head in & let me know that they had sucked that gallbladder & its gallstones out & she should need no further procedures. She's sore, uncomfortable & foggy, but so much better than earlier in the week.

Facing the pain & mortality of the person who matters the most to you in the world is sobering (ok, once she was home I may have indulged a little, but it was in warm skim milk so that makes it OK, <giggle>). I am here at work today and nothing here with its petty problems and annoyances can really touch my core, my perspective has been contracted & strectched so that what is closest to my heart is what matters the most. Very few of us in this time or any other can really say that we have or can change the whole world. But the thousands of small interactions, thoughts and actions that we all commit in our lifetimes are the the important ones.

shoot must run, more later

Kathleen

[marjan]

Thanks for the update Kathleen.
Good to hear the surgery went well, now we all need to pray for a speedy recovery

[Bat]

Great news, Changeling! I know whereof you speak...nothing is important when the one you love is in pain. I remember the last time I took Marcia to the Emergency room...I forgot my teeth, and I really didn't give a damn.
So happy Dian will be ok!
Bat

[hoops]

thank you so much for the update. so glad the dragonlady is doing better! can't wait to see her lovely face on the board again
peace
hoops

[dragonlady]

...alive and sorta kicking!! Moving slowly and in pain but that should ease up once the various gases they pump into your abdomen get out of my system and I can get the residual anesthesia out of my lungs I should feel much better.

I'm really glad that the surgery stayed a laproscopy (even with all those gases in my belly) and they didn't have to make it a more invasive surgery. Rudie power at work once again. :)

Doc says I can go back to work on Monday if I feel like it..we'll see... it might be Tuesday. It can't be later than Tuesday or FMLA leave is supposed to kick in. But I'm not eligible for that yet. You need to be at your job 12 consecutive months before that applies, I've only been there 6. :(

My only concern at this point is that my incisions stay clear of infections and heal up quick. They don't feel too good simply based on where they are placed.

I'm really lucky to have Kathleen in my life. The number of times she's had to drop everything and take me to the ER...:eek: ...unbelievable! Her boss is a very understanding man in this regard.

I appreciated coming back to the board to find so many get well wishes. Rudies Rule!

-di

[AceOn6]

Dian... so happy to have you back and almost kickin'! Stay away from the oils and body lotions for a while and those incisions should heal up just fine. Keeping my fingers crossed that the return to work will be as comfortable as possible.

[BeckyVA]

dragonlady, glad to hear all went well and you are home. Many well wishes and continued prayers from Va Beach! Please let us know if there is anything you all need, and if you need government leave donated to you for your recovery, let me know, I have plenty. Take care and know you're in my thoughts.

;)

[Kath of the Guitar]

Speedy recovery Dragonlady, you've got all the rudies with ya.
Take it slow...take it easy.
Kath:)

[Agnes]

Dian! Good to hear from you :D Glad you're home and on the mend. Please do take it easy now! And Kathleen, you're great :)

[dragonlady]

see...I'm building up the strength to go back to work. I'll probably be wiped out by 5:00 but hopefully I'll make it the whole day. I'm still in some pain but nothing like before. I hurt just from the surgery now and I'm stiff, moving kinda slow. I feel like I could sleep for about another week but it's time to start earining that paycheck again...:D!

Thanks for everything ya'll,

-di

[Marcia Drummergal]

see...I'm building up the strength to go back to work. I'll probably be wiped out by 5:00 but hopefully I'll make it the whole day. I'm still in some pain but nothing like before. I hurt just from the surgery now and I'm stiff, moving kinda slow. I feel like I could sleep for about another week but it's time to start earining that paycheck again...:D!

Thanks for everything ya'll,

-di

Hey Di! Don't push it! Can't you start with half-days and see how you feel? Or at least give yourself a break if you feel like you need to go home a little early. It's no comparison, but when I had *THE* flu several years ago, it took about 2 weeks until I was really back to normal/abnormal!! Worked a few half-days until my strength came back.

Marcia :)

[Dar]

PHEW!! Glad to hear they didn't have to be more invasive and that you are on your way to 100%.

[Eva]

Dian, good to see that you are stone-free now. Dragons don't need stones in their body!! Take it as easy as possible. I hope your workdays went allright.

Eva

[dragonlady]

Boy am I pooped! One tired dragon tonight! I'm glad we're in a low production cycle at the moment.

Don't worry Marcia, my boss will send me home if I'm wobbling too much. Just really tired and sore from moving around.

I have a pain level to watch for and if I'm in too much pain by Thursday something is wrong and I'll get checked out. So far I think it's just left over from surgery. I need to build back up to my normal workday.

You all are wonderful and Kathleen is my rock. I don't know what I'd do without her. I'm damn sure not gonna find out either! :)

-di

will catch up with the rest of the board later...bedtime for me.