

| Subject: | Re: Mike Collum update |
| From: | Joy Hecht |
| Date: | Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:26:19 +0000 |
Mike and Mary, you are both an inspiration. I'm delighted that things are going so well! Joy On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Good news - thanks David! ;) > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:22 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> > wrote: > > > Mary says: > > We saw the surgeon for a follow up appointment yesterday and the area > > where the tube comes out of his tummy has finally started to > > heal. The long incision where they inserted all the tubing healed in > > a few days but where it comes out has taken a longer time. Looks > > like we will be ready to start our training on November 8 as > > planned. He is counting down the sessions where he has to sit for 5 > > hours, only has 4 more sessions. After seeing the surgeon yesterday > > we went to the dialysis center that is going to be training us and > > they flushed the catheter and it works very well. We were told that > > he will be coming off some of the meds he is now taking and that his > > fluid intake will be unlimited. He will have to change doctors for a > > short time until the dialysis center closer to home is up and > > running, I am not too happy about that but since it is only until > > Spring I suppose I can handle it. I have just become so dependant on > > Dr Henry to guide us in the right direction and changing doctors in > > midstream to me is not a good thing. > > > > Yrs, > > d > > > > > > -- > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van' > 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie' > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.thebassspa.com > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 >
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