Well, as I have been telling my doctors for about a year now, I am suffering from malnutrition.... I went for my second opinion as requested from my current G.I. and within 3 minutes of this new doctor looking at me, he said I'm malnourished. Needless to say, he wanted to admit me on the spot, however, due to my children and needing to make arrangements for them, I will be going into the hospital on Monday for TPN. I'll be in there for 7-10 days then go home on TPN as well. This should "bulk me up" (as the GI put it) for the surgery I will then be having. The "plan" is to slice the scar tissue to open things up. If not, they will take a piece out and reconnect what small amount I have left. They are also going to change sides of my stoma. I will now be playing left field due to the hernia I also mentioned to the doctors I had, but they didn't seem to think I had because they couldn't "feel" it. Seriously... why don't they LISTEN to the patient?
I plan on bringing my laptop with me to pass the time, I hope I can get internet from my room.
Looks like the summer of 2011 is going to be a bust. Me lounging around doing nothing but being catered to by my boys as I heal.....

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