We started this week with an early morning trip to the Liver Transplant Unit, for my husband to have a check up after having hernia surgery. Post Transplant clinic is very familiar to us….we have been going for over two years…however, today was the most chaotic clinic we have ever been to! We like to […]
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Day Four – Thank You!
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant 2 Comments Tags: hernia, Liver Transplant, surgery, thank you
Now as hopefully all the excitement has subsided, I would like to say thank you….a very big thank you to all who have sent messages, posted comments etc wishing my husband all the best during his surgical adventure this week! A hernia operation is usually pretty routine, with many people able to have it done […]
Day Three – Time to go Home!
By Sarah in Liver Transplant 1 Comment Tags: hernia surgery, hospital, Liver Transplant, surgery
My husband has found this hospital stay a totally different experience from when he had his liver transplant. He has been well looked after….including by a nurse who actually looked after him pre-transplant…and was in a quiet ward with good roomies, but as of yesterday lunchtime, he just wanted to get out of there. The […]
Day Two – Post Surgery
By Sarah in Liver Transplant 1 Comment Tags: hernia, hospital, Liver Transplant, surgery
After leaving my husband looking pale and nauseous yesterday, I was very glad to find him looking much more alive and well this morning. Turns out the anti nausea meds actually made him feel worse so he did have a pretty rough night….thankfully that seems to have all passed, and he was able eat some […]
Surgery Day
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant 10 Comments Tags: hernia, Liver Transplant, surgery
So today was “fix the hernia” day….and what a hell of a day it has been! Yesterday, they told us to be at the Day Surgery Centre at 9.30am. We got there about 9.20am and got asked “where were you, we needed you at 9am!” Safe to say that wasn’t the best start…. However, unlike […]
All Systems Go for Hernia Surgery
By Sarah in Liver Transplant 1 Comment Tags: hernia, hospital, Liver Transplant, surgery
This week is potentially full of hospital visits….appointments and surgery for my husband, and various appointments for me! In fact, October has shaped up to have more than our usual share of seeing the inside of various hospitals! Today was all about preparations for my husband’s hernia operation, which is currently scheduled for tomorrow. If […]
Monthly Rewind – September 2014
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant, Thyroid Cancer Tags: monthly rewind, September
Another month has zoomed past us, and the footy season is now over! The weather has suddenly got warmer and I am pleased to see a few plants that I thought were dead, awaken from their winter slumber! Hay fever has arrived early, and has made me stock up on Telfast for when the sneezing […]
My Friday Five – Transplant Games
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant 2 Comments Tags: Australian Transplant Games, donatelife, Liver Transplant, Melbourne, My Friday Fivce, organ donation, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, PSC
We were able to experience being a part of the Australian Transplant Games earlier this week, and we loved every minute! My husband competed as a transplant participant, and I was able to indulge my passion for taking photos by joining the volunteer photographers! For those who don’t know, the Australian Transplant Games are held […]