I wasn’t going to do this because I had assumed long ago that people were mildly irritated with the topic but, since I’ve gotten a few emails questioning me about my mom’s condition, I decided to start a thread.
She had her surgery, as planned, on December 8th. The doctors found no cancer but they did confirm their suspicions that the ulcer had gotten into her pancreas. They were able to get it all out and my mom is expected to recover nicely. She wound up needing a blood transfusion on the 11th. She received two units of blood. That went fine. In January she has to go back for a second operation, a hysterectomy. Once she recovers from that, she’ll (hopefully) be as good as new.
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to follow my mom’s progress and care about her and my family. I’ll never be able to tell you how much every post, good thought, prayer, or email message I’ve received since Garfield226 started the first thread means to me. Thank you.
A few more things. My mom could come home as early as tomorrow or as late as Friday. We aren’t sure yet. And, since Hotmailsucks ass, I’ve changed my email address to xxslvrfirexx@yahoo.com. No, the Xs don’t mean porn ( :rolleyes: ), but slvrfire, silverfire, and silver_fire were all already taken.
Glad to hear everything is working out for you and your mom. ((((silver and mom)))) Please keep updating us on this, it is truly noble to care about others.
If we find out who… we’ll roast em’ alive like the pigs they are… hmmm that sounds kind of good. Maybe with a little sipcy garlic and barbeque sauce.
Hey Silverfire it is nice to hear such good news. Those who tell you they are tired of it just don’t know how to feel good, so rasberries for them! pththpth. Keep us up to date on how she is doing. I will continue to keep you in my prayers.
Eh, I’m okay. I feel bad because I haven’t gone to visit her yet, but she understands. Hearing her voice on the phone is hard enough for me, the way she sounds so tired and weak. I’m not hearing clock chimes anymore (see the thread I linked to in the OP) or any other imaginary sounds. I was totally emotionless about the whole thing for a while, but now I’m “allowing” myself to be upset. (Well, right now I’m kind of happy.) I’ll say with absolute confidence that I will be fine. Right now I just want my mom to come home. Too bad I won’t be able to hug her though.
Aww…don’t worry, Silver, soon there will come a time when you can hug your mother. still waiting for the day she can hug her own parent without contraptions and things getting in the way
As for now, my limited ways only allow me cyber hugs.
No, I never went to the doctor. But I’m okay, really. The cough went away, the fever went down, my back is no longer swollen, and I can move my head again. (To everyone who may be a bit confused; I was coughing, I had a pretty high fever, my back was swollen, and my neck hurt so bad I couldn’t move my head. Obviously.) Heh.
Is it OK if we send your mum some “thinking of you” or “you go girl” type cards?
And hey - I’m sure that your mum really appreciates how much you have been there for her. You certainly get my vote for the SDMB ‘kid of the week/month/year’ gold star.
Hope that you and your mum have a great Christmas, and if there is anything I can do to make it better, just email me. K?
), but slvrfire, silverfire, and silver_fire were all already taken. 
