Hi! I'm Lindsey and my mission is to inspire and encourage others to live a happy and fulfilling live through health and fitness. I am married with one child. I am a former registered nurse, online health and fitness coach and personal trainer. I enjoy competing in the bikini division of the NPC and am working towards earning my pro card. My hobbies include: shopping, dancing, traveling, and pretty much anything to keep me active. I am looking forward to meeting like minded people though this blog!
Tomorrow will be one month since the removal of the GIST (Gastro-intestinal stromal tumor) in the lining of my stomach. Quite a few people have been reaching out to see how I've been feeling and for an update on what's next. First off, the surgery went well. My surgeon only had to make one incision in the mid-line of my abdomen, because as he started to cut, the tumor was visible immediately. He said I was a "surgeons dream" since there wasn't much to cut through! My pain was controlled well post-op and I did not have near as much nausea from the pain meds as I did from the lung biopsy. They made sure to stay on top of giving me anti-nausea meds and even put a scopolamine patch behind my ear pre-op. I stayed in the hospital for two nights and then was able to go home. Recovery went well with no complications. Over the last month, I've had a lot of emotional ups and downs. Waiting on the results from the pathology on the tumor was difficult. O
Comments
Post a Comment