Jim called me from the local hospital this morning. Vicky was having horrible stomach pains last night & it appears some of the meds she's on have caused a perforation in her stomach :(

She's in surgery now & if all goes well, she'll be sedated for the next few days while it heals.

I'll keep everyone posted.

Wishing all the best to Vicky, you are in our thoughts.

Update - Vicky's out of surgery. She had a tear in her colon & they had to remove it. There was also an infection that they have to keep an eye on for the next few days, which means they didn't close her up.

Oddly enough, this is better than what they thought it was (tear in the stomach) as she should be home in about 2 weeks (fingers crossed)

The really bad aspect of all of this is that the surgery pretty much shits on the NYC thing :(

Sorry to hear about Vicky and the surgery may stop or postpone her treatment. Hopefully it all works out for her. My prayers go with them both.

Oh my.. I wish her the best, a quick recovery and whatever she needs now and a lot of strength to Jim. These med.s have horrible side effects. I wish them the best.

Jim and Vicky stay strong, you guys are in my thoughts.

Sending lots of positive vibes to Vicky, hope everything will turn out ok.
Hang in there Vicky and Jim.

All my best wishes to you both, Jim and Vicky.
Stay strong and make it through this one like all the others.



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Thanks for the updates Greenie.

It seems like it's one thing after another for her which is so sad. My prayers are with both of them.

That's terrible news. Glad the surgery went well at least. Best wishes Jim. :)

Our thoughts are with you Jim and Vicky

My prayers are with you in this difficult time Jim. Stay strong

Im sorry to hear that, my thoughts and prayers are with you Vicky and Jim

best wishes Jim and Vicky

Yes, thanks for the updates. Wishing them the best!

Best wishes, I hope everything turns out fine!

Hi Guys
I am home for a couple of hours to shower and make sure the house is still in order. Vickie is doing and feeling much better but we are still far from being out of the woods.

My thoughts are with you, Jim.

And thank you guys for your thoughts.

i am glad she is feeling better after the troubles with the meds and i am sending my good dutch vibes to you both and i hope all goes fine and in a good way. (stu<----wishes she could say it in a better way, but hopes jim and vicky will understand what i mean)

Wow.. so sorry to hear this development but glad that it seems to be taken care of and hopefully Victoria will have a speedy recovery from this and get back to kicking cancer's ass. |thumb

Quick update and then back to the hospital. She is feeling about the same as this morning. I don't think she is in a lot of pain but the hydromorphone has a lot to do with that. They are moving her from ICU tomorrow and she may be able to eat. She will be able to drink something for sure.

All this is a huge change from yesterday morning when the surgeons suggested they just make her comfortable and not do the surgery. They said it would all be over in a couple of days without the surgery.

Anyway, I am off again. I'll post another update tomorrow.

My best wishes to you and your wife Jim.

I haven't been paying attention to this forum much so I missed the original thread. In any case, my thoughts are with you and your wife Jim, hope it all goes well and that she's better soon.

And as an Aussie who has access to universal health care, I can only feel shocked that you guys have to deal with all the bullshit about insurance on top of a major health problem like this. I'm glad that was relatively easy, anyway.

Like everybody is saying, our thoughts and hopes are with ya man.