update for march '09

i went to the dr. last week. i have to cysts in my epididymis glands and have to take cipro for 10 days to battle the infection. i get to meet w/ an urologist at the end of the month to get a consult. i blame all the catheters from the surgery. my family dr. says no, but we'll see what the specialist has to say. oh there is more i started physical therapy this week to try and get in shape. i guess the weight i gained after surgery, doesn't work well with cerebral palsy. my blood pressure is up, i am getting more muscle spasms and moving in general is harder. i get to meet w/ a dietician on monday. i have to lose the weight. the irony is they did the surgery so i could eat, and stop throwing up. now i'm looking healthier and not gaunt, and now i need a diet. a word on throwing up btw. when the surgeon told me i wouldn't be able to throw up after the surgery. that was a major selling point. considering before surgery most meals didn't stay down due to the huge hiatal hernia and the lower esphogeal spincter was tested working at 0%. what they fail to mention is post operatively, you can still get nausea and the dry heaves. my surgeon did warn me if i catch a stomach virus, it would be worse and last longer since it only has one way out. unless the wrap comes undone. he had 2 failures when patients caught a stomach virus a week after surgery. please consider things carefully. a big part of me wants to go back in time and just have my gallbladder out, and the hiatal hernia fixed. for the hell i experienced the last 2.5 years another part of me would like to get some financial renumeration. they probably made close to 75-80k w/ er visits, tests, dr. appts, and the surgery. the surgery was 41k. and i am still not done, my nerves cause stress which cause nausea. my family dr. says take zantac and prilosec, neither is good for long term use.
i have lost time to enjoy family, friends, hunting. i had to get a pocket calendar to keep track of appts. don't make the same mistake i did. i believed my surgeon. it is not a simple surgery they're more potential problems than you had prior and it's not just wait 8 weeks and your life will resume as normal. i'm still waiting to feel normal. i can't remember when i felt normal last.