IM HOME!!!! After a 9 hour surgery with an unexpected problem during a completion Proctectomy and a double parastomal hernia repair. When they opened me up the surgeons found my bowel was twisted directly behind the parastomal hernia and it would have only been a matter of time before major complications would have occurred so I’m extremely thankfully that it was found and was corrected too. I woke up in a HDU or POCU (which I was expecting). Hooked up to 4 machines, a drain in my abdominal/pelvic cavity a catheter and needing O2. I spent 2 weeks in hospital gradually getting better and over the past week I’ve come off one after the other machine each day and finally had the catheter out as I could now get to the loo with the use of my trusty new friend Zoomy the Zimmer frame!! I had a few ups and downs but nothing could have stopped me when I was signed off by my surgical team, stoma nurse and physio team to go home. I’m extremely thankful to all who were involved in my care and recovery during this admission from The surgical team, nurses and nursing assistantship to the auxiliary staff who supplied the teas and food. All were professional and kind throughout. I’m home now and being extremely well looked after by my hubby and youngest daughter. So so glad I’ll be home for Christmas although I’ve been warned already that I’m not to over do it. So for now let me just say a big massive THANK YOU! To all involved at Royal Gwent Hospital and my family for putting up with me. I love you xxx #royalgwenthospital #crohnsdisease #ibd #chronicfatiguesyndrome #cfs #proctectomy #colectomy #stoma #ilestomy #sjrogrens #ankylosingspondylitis #fibromyalgia #wykyk #nocolonstillrollin (at Royal Gwent Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck38ffqs-tU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=