Discharged from Hospital

This morning I am being released from the hospital. Dr. Porter arrived at 7:30am. I am tired after sleeping off and on throughout the night for about 6 hours. Dr. Porter checked my J.P. bottle (a bottle connected to a tube that is inside my abdomen) and decided to remove it. Talk about pain - it was quick but felt so painful as Dr. Porter removed it.

I have been walking since 5am. The more I walk, the sooner the CO2 leaves my body. The CO2 is used during surgery to make room in the abdomen. The CO2 makes the abdomen seem bloated. The CO2 and shifting of organs causes gas. The thought of how my insides feel is scary to me.

I am going to walk some more and then use a "breathing" device that I will take home with me. The "breathing" device is required so I can get my lungs back to their normal breathing capacity.